No. 8 Iowa (9-0)

TIME/TV: 10 a.m., ESPN.

FAVORITE: Iowa by 16.

COACHES: Pat Fitzgerald (24-22 in fourth year at Northwestern) and Kirk Ferentz (79-53 in 11th year at Iowa).

LAST WEEK: Northwestern lost at home to Penn State, 34-13. Iowa beat Indiana, 42-24.

SERIES HISTORY: Iowa leads, 46-21-3

LAST MEETING: Northwestern won, 22-17, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Hawkeyes` 13-game winning streak dating back to last year is second longest in nation and also Iowa`s longest since winning 20 straight from 1920-23.

Navy (6-3) at

No. 19 Notre Dame (6-2)

TIME/TV: 12:30 p.m., NBC.

FAVORITE: .Notre Dame by 12.

COACHES: Ken Niumatalolo (14-9 in second year at Navy) and Charlie Weis (35-23 in fifth year at Notre Dame).

LAST WEEK: Navy lost at home to Temple, 27-24. Notre Dame beat Washington State, 40-14.

SERIES HISTORY: Notre Dame leads, 71-10-1.

LAST MEETING: Notre Dame won, 27-21, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Since 1963, Fighting Irish are 44-1 vs. Midshipmen.

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No. 9 LSU (7-1) at

No. 3 Alabama (8-0)

TIME/TV: 1:30 p.m., CBS.

FAVORITE: Alabama by 9.

COACHES: Les Miles (49-12 in fifth year at LSU) and Nick Saban (27-8 in third year at Alabama).

LAST WEEK: LSU beat Tulane, 42-0. Alabama was off.

SERIES HISTORY: Alabama leads, 44-23-5.

LAST MEETING: Alabama won, 27-21 in overtime, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Tigers are 5-1 vs. Crimson Tide since 2003 while visiting team is 27-11-1 overall in series since 1970.

No. 15 Ohio St. (7-2) at

No. 11 Penn St. (8-2)

TIME/TV: 1:30 p.m., ESPN2

FAVORITE: Penn State by 4.

COACHES: Jim Tressel (90-21 in 9th year at Ohio State) and Joe Paterno (391-128-3 in 44th year at Penn State).

LAST WEEK: Ohio State beat New Mexico State, 45-0. Penn State won at Northwestern, 34-13.

SERIES HISTORY: Tied, 12-12

LAST MEETING: Penn State won, 13-6, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Since October, 2005, Buckeyes are 17-1 in Big Ten road games.

No. 18 Okla. St. (6-2)

at Iowa St. (5-4)

TIME/TV: 1:30 p.m., ABC.

FAVORITE: Oklahoma State by 8.

COACHES: Mike Gundy (33-25 in fifth year at Oklahoma State) and Paul Rhoads (first year at Iowa State).

LAST WEEK: Oklahoma State lost at home to Texas, 41-14. Iowa State lost at Texas A&M, 35-10.

SERIES HISTORY: Oklahoma State leads, 24-17-3.

LAST MEETING: Oklahoma State won, 59-17, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Since 2006, Cyclones have lost 13 straight to ranked teams including eight by 23 points or more.

Wake Forest (4-5) at

No. 10 Ga. Tech (8-1)

TIME: 1:30 p.m.

FAVORITE: Georgia Tech by 16.

COACHES: Jim Grobe (58-49 in 9th year at Wake) and Paul Johnson (17-5 in second year at Tech).

LAST WEEK: Wake Forest lost at home to Miami, 28-27. Wake Forest won at Vanderbilt, 56-31.

SERIES HISTORY: Ga. Tech leads, 20-8.

LAST MEETING: Wake Forest won, 9-6, in the 2006 ACC Championship Game.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Yellow Jackets lead ACC are second in nation in rushing (304.1 yards per game) while Demon Deacons are 8th in ACC, 63rd in nation vs. run (141.7 ypg).

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No. 7 Oregon (7-1)

at Stanford (5-3)

TIME/TV: 1:30 p.m., FSN.

FAVORITE: Oregon by 5.

COACHES: Chip Kelly (first year at Oregon) and Jim Harbaugh (14-18 in third year at Stanford).

LAST WEEK: Oregon beat USC, 47-20. Stanford was off.

SERIES HISTORY: Stanford leads, 43-28-1.

LAST MEETING: Oregon won, 35-28, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Ducks have won seven straight games (tying longest winning streak since 2000), the last five by combined score of 208-58.

Oregon St. (5-3)

at No. 23 Cal (6-2)

TIME/TV: 5 p.m., FSN.

FAVORITE: Cal by 7.

COACHES: Mike Riley (61-45 in 9th year at Oregon State) and Jeff Tedford (65-32 in 8th year at Cal).

LAST WEEK: Oregon State beat UCLA, 26-19. Cal won at Arizona State, 23-21.

SERIES HISTORY: Cal leads, 33-28.

LAST MEETING: Oregon State won, 37-21, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Since 2005, Golden Bears area 5-9 in November games.

Vanderbilt (2-7) at

No. 1 Florida (8-0)

TIME/TV: 5:15 p.m., ESPN2.

FAVORITE: Florida by 32.

COACHES: Bobby Johnson (29-63 in 8th year at Vanderbilt) and Urban Meyer (52-9 in fifth year at Florida).

LAST WEEK: Vandy lost at home to Georgia Tech, 56-31. Florida beat Georgia, 41-17.

SERIES HISTORY: Florida leads, 30-9-2.

LAST MEETING: Florida won, 42-14, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Gators` 18 consecutive wins over Commodores is third longest streak in nation of teams that play each other every season.

Florida St. (4-4)

at Clemson (5-3)

TIME/TV: 5:45 p.m., ESPN.

FAVORITE: Clemson by 8.

COACHES: Bobby Bowden (313-95-4 in 34th year at FSU) and Dabo Swinney (9-6 in second year at Clemson).

LAST WEEK: FSU beat N.C. State, 45-42. Clemson beat Coastal Carolina, 49-3.

SERIES HISTORY: FSU leads, 16-6.

LAST MEETING: FSU won, 41-27, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Since start of 2007, Seminoles are 11-9 in ACC play, which is three more losses than FSU suffered in first 12 years in league from 1992-2002.

Connecticut (4-4) at

No. 4 Cincinnati (8-0)

TIME: 6 p.m.

FAVORITE: Cincinnati by 16½.

COACHES: Randy Edsall (62-64 in 11th year at UConn) and Brian Kelly (30-6 in third year at Cincy).

LAST WEEK: UConn lost at home to Rutgers, 28-24. Cincinnati won at Syracuse, 28-7.

SERIES HISTORY: Cincy leads, 4-1.

LAST MEETING: UConn won, 40-16, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Bearcats haven`t lost regular season game since loss at UConn last year, winning 14 straight by average score of 34-14.

No. 12 USC (6-2) at

Arizona St. (4-4)

TIME: 6 p.m.

FAVORITE: USC by 10.

COACHES: Pete Carroll (94-17 in 9th year at USC) and Dennis Erickson (19-14 in third year at Arizona State).

LAST WEEK: USC lost at Oregon, 47-20. Arizona State lost at home to California, 23-21.

SERIES HISTORY: USC leads, 16-9

LAST MEETING: USC won, 28-0. last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Under Carroll, Trojans are 8-0 vs. Sun Devils including six wins by 20 points or more.

No. 20 Oklahoma (5-3)

at Nebraska (5-3)

TIME/TV: 6 p.m., ABC

FAVORITE: Oklahoma by 5½.

COACHES: Bob Stoops (114-27 in 11th year at Oklahoma) and Bo Pelini (15-7 in second year at Nebraska)

LAST WEEK: Oklahoma beat Kansas State, 42-30. Nebraska won at Baylor, 20-10.

SERIES HISTORY: Oklahoma leads, 44-37-3

LAST MEETING: Oklahoma won, 62-28, last year.

STAT THAT MATTERS: Sooners` 62 points last year was most in series` 84 games dating back to 1912.