In sports stuff happens that surprises us and coming into this week of college football nobody expected 4 out of the top 6 teams in the country to lose. Well, that’s exactly what happened. The Oregon Ducks, Alabama Crimson Tide, Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas A&M Aggies all lost this week which will surely change the entire complexion of the rankings.
2 Oregon, 3 Alabama, 4 Oklahoma & 6 Texas A&M all lost this week. The only other time 4 of Top-6 teams lost in same week was Nov. 3, 1990.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 4, 2014
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You know that something doesn’t happen often when the last time that it occurred was in 1990. However, the number one team in the country Florida State avoided defeat yet again by defeating Wake Forest 43-3. So the Seminoles will stay at the number one spot but the rest of the spots will be varying after this weeks series of upsets.
The new addition of the college football playoff system takes some impact off of a single loss, but it’s still tough for these top team to be upset and drop in the rankings. Every single week matters and these various upsets all can be essential towards the end of the season.
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