College Football Power Rankings- going into Week 8

This past weekend featured a few matchups with ranked teams facing off. Texas was able to outlast Oklahoma in a defensive struggle. Notre Dame came up short against USC despite a last second chance to win it. Cincinnati won a crucial Big East battle with South Florida, but loss QB Tony Pike for at least a week it seems. Alabama looked very good against South Carolina while Florida barely survived against Arkansas. And Boise State and TCU remain unbeaten with a chance to break into a BCS game.

Here are the rankings for the week of October 19th:

Top 25 Power Rankings
1) Florida (6-0) (at Mississippi State)
2) Texas (6-0)(at Missouri)
3) Alabama (7-0)(vs Tennessee)
4) USC (5-1)(vs Oregon State)
5) Boise State (6-0)(at Hawaii)
6) Cincinnati (6-0)(vs Louisville)
7) Iowa (7-0)(at Michigan State)
8) Miami (FL) (5-1)(vs Clemson)
9) LSU (5-1)(vs Auburn)
10) TCU (6-0)(at BYU)
11) Georgia Tech (6-1)(at Virginia)
12) Oregon (5-1)(at Washington)
13) Penn State (6-1)(at Michigan)
14) Virginia Tech (5-2)(IDLE)
15) Oklahoma State (5-1)(at Baylor)
16) Brigham Young (6-1)(vs TCU)
17) Ohio State (5-2)(vs Minnesota)
18) Houston (5-1)(vs SMU)
19) Utah (5-1)(vs Air Force)
20) Pittsburgh (6-1)(vs South Florida)
21) West Virginia (5-1)(vs Connecticut)
22) Texas Tech (5-2)(vs Texas A&M)
23) Kansas (5-1)(vs Oklahoma)
24) South Carolina (5-2)(vs Vanderbilt)
25) Oklahoma (3-3)(at Kansas)

Outside 5
1) Nebraska (4-2)(vs Iowa State)
2) Mississippi (4-2)(vs Arkansas)
3) South Florida (5-1)(at Pittsburgh)
4) Wisconsin (5-2)(IDLE)
5) Boston College (5-2)(at Notre Dame)

Another weekend of action awaits and the race for the BCS Title game will continue to tighten as any loss at this point could be fatal.