The Times’ college football rankings

Rankman was so impressed with Oklahoma’s win over Florida State that he bumped the Sooners, everybody else’s No. 1 team, up two spots to No. 2. Actually, No. 3 Louisiana State will be the undisputed Creole Kings if Les Miles’ Tigers are undefeated on Nov. 5 after wins over West Virginia and Alabama. Four teams bottomed out of the top 25 this week and were topped by Clemson, Georgia Tech, Houston and Illinois. Georgia Tech has not enjoyed a drubbing like 66-24 over Kansas since John Heisman’s team clobbered Cumberland, 222-0, in 1916.

1; Alabama 3-0; Fans asked to cheer but not go “Hog Wild” on Arkansas on Saturday. (1)

2; Oklahoma 2-0; Perk in Stoops’ new contract allows unlimited use of school’s private tractor. (4)

3; Louisiana State 3-0; Whoa stat: Team has scored on last 40 trips into red zone (28 TD, 12 FG). (2)

4; Boise State 2-0; Tulsa complains bodies can’t adjust to ridiculously early 6 p.m. MDT kickoff. (3)

5; Florida State 2-1; Hang in there: After Clemson this week, the schedule really tapers off. (5)

6; Stanford 3-0; One player plans to use bye week to invent a new Internet search engine. (7)

7; Wisconsin 3-0; Fanning is not the Dakota the Badgers are hosting this weekend. (6)

8; Oklahoma State 3-0; Doctors say being attached to Oklahoma’s hip could cause long-term damage. (8)

9; Nebraska 3-0; Huskers are at Wyoming, where stadium capacity minus elevation equals 22,016. (9)

10; Texas A&M 2-0; Big 12 says it’s doubtful Aggies will get their security deposit back. (10)

11; Oregon 2-1; Jolly Green Giant shelves idea for “Frozen Pea Pod 16” division format. (12)

12; Virginia Tech 3-0; Ends Grapefruit League play with split-squad game at Marshall. (11)

13; Florida 3-0; Gators have won 24 straight consecutive games against Kentucky all in a row. (13)

14; South Carolina 3-0; NCAA allegations notice tossed in back seat with crumpled parking tickets. (14)

15; West Virginia 3-0; Light a candle and couch for ESPN “GameDay’s” first appearance. (16)

16; South Florida 3-0; Outscored powers Notre Dame, Ball State and Florida A&M, 130-44. (19)

17; Arkansas 3-0; Hog-podge for $200: Scored touchdown on opening drive in each of three wins. (20)

18; Baylor 2-0: Any team leaving Big 12 subjected to school’s Sunday Sunrise Summons Service. (21)

19; USC 3-0; Trojans ask that Syracuse victory count as win against Big East and ACC. (22)

20; Texas 3-0; Oklahoma seeks 100% control of Red River Rivalry revenue stream. (24)

21; Texas Christian 2-1; Three Horned Frogs have RSVP’d for Big East 2012 welcome party. (25)

22; Clemson 3-0; Leave it to Alabama-grad coach to end Auburn’s 17-game victory streak. (NR)

23; Georgia Tech 3-0; Team’s 768 yards vs. KU fall just short of exceeding Kansas’ population. (NR)

24; Houston 3-0; Cougars had more problems with La. Tech than they did with UCLa. (NR)

25; Illinois 3-0; It just doesn’t feel right that Ron Zook is no longer on a hot seat. (NR)

Dropped out: Ohio State (23), Auburn (21), Arizona State (18), Michigan State (15).

Moved in: Clemson, Georgia Tech, Illinois.

chris.dufresne@latimes.com