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Top 5 Most Surprising Results - Week 4

1. The Top 10 Continues to be a Revolving Door 

Penn State looked bad, and Cal, Miami, and Ole Miss looked even worse. None of them are in the Top 10 anymore after suffering their first losses of the season, mostly in train wreck fashion.  Cal dropped like a rock all the way from #6 to #24, and Ole Miss went from #4 to #21 after looking totally inept at South Carolina on Thursday night. Penn State drops ten spots from #5 to #15 after being bullied by Iowa. Miami took the shortest tumble, falling only eight spots to #17, but they were never competitive against Virginia Tech.

With all of this Week 4 carnage, several one-loss wonders find themselves back in prime position, including #6 Virginia Tech, #7 USC, #8 Oklahoma, and #9 Ohio State.

2. Oregon's Turnaround

Has there ever been a more dramatic turnaround in the month of September? The Ducks kicked off the college football season with an all-time implosion at Boise State but have somehow picked themselves off of the blue turf to resemble the team that many thought they would be. They made #6 Cal look like UC-Davis. Although their offense can't be maligned any more, many are still skeptical of their wardrobe choices. Personally I think the feathers are a hilarious addition, but the throw back uniforms certainly seemed to work for them this past weekend. However nothing can top the Marvin the Martian look from two weeks ago.

3. Florida State is Totally Schizophrenic

Who the hell knows why Game Day chose Florida State at Boston College this Saturday, but Corso and the boys could definitely use all two hours to analyze the Seminoles' first 2-2 start in 20 years. FSU has been all over the map both literally and figuratively. First they commit the cardinal sin of almost losing to a 1-AA team, then they blast #7 BYU in Provo, and this past Saturday they once again look anemic in a home loss to red-headed stepchild South Florida. If that pattern is any indication, look for them to win in Chestnut Hill by 50.

4. TCU and Houston Continue to Beat Big-Boy Teams 

Boise State appears to have the non-BCS BCS spot locked up, but TCU and Houston are worthy successors should Boise stumble. TCU has now beaten 2 ACC schools ( if Virginia still counts) and Houston has beaten two Big 12 schools ( including then-#5 Oklahoma State). Houston goes to Starkville in two weeks to play the Mississippi State team that almost shocked LSU this weekend. If Houston goes undefeated with three big-boy scalps on their resume, would the Cougars get a BCS invite in addition to Boise State?

5. LSU and Ole Miss are Possibly the Worst #4 Teams of All Time

We all knew that #4 ranking next to Ole Miss' name looked kind of funny, and Thursday night sure proved it. LSU is the next fraudulent team to wear the # 4 ranking. They've done nothing to impress four weeks into the season and are an inevitable blowout loss to Georgia away from dropping down into the twenties where they belong.

-Drew