September
The pre season top five was 1. Nebraska 2. Oklahoma, 3. Texas, 4. Penn State, and 5. Auburn. Miami was not ranked.
In the kickoff classic on August 29, Nebraska routed defending national champion Penn State, 44-6. Penn State opened with 3 losses and never made it back into the top 20. They were replaced in the top 5 by Notre Dame.
September 17 was a day of shakeup in the top 5. #2 Oklahoma lost at home to #6 Ohio State, 24-12. #3 Texas won at #4 Auburn 20-7. #5 Notre Dame lost at home to Michigan State, 28-23. The new poll was 1. Nebraska, 2. Texas, 3. Ohio State, 4. Arizona, and 5. North Carolina. Nebraska and Texas would hold their spots at #1 and #2 for the remainder of the regular season.
On September 24, #3 Ohio State lost at #7 Iowa 20-14. The new poll was 1. Nebraska, 2. Texas, 3. Arizona, 4. Iowa, and 5. North Carolina.
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