6. POLL TO PONDER: West Virginia's Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia last year apparently won the Mountaineers plenty of respect.

That's the only way to explain how the third-ranked Mountaineers are ahead of Florida and Michigan in the latest AP poll.

Florida and Michigan just beat nationally ranked teams on the road. The Mountaineers haven't faced a top 25 team or played away from home all season.



8. STORM CLOUDS BREWING: Miami head coach Larry Coker and his team's stagnant offense have received the brunt of the criticism in the wake of a 31-7 loss to Louisville.



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After stomping on the Louisville logo before the game Saturday, the Hurricanes didn't cover another Cardinal all night.

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Perhaps that acclaimed Miami defense also deserves some blame.
After stomping on the Louisville logo before the game Saturday, the Hurricanes didn't cover another Cardinal all night.

Brian Brohm and Hunter Cantwell combined to go 13-of-18 for 294 yards against a Miami secondary that supposedly includes the best safeties in the nation. Miami's pass defense has produced just three sacks this season.

9. STREAK SNAPPED: The loss to Louisville dropped Miami to 1-2 and ended the Hurricanes' string of 107 consecutive weeks in the AP rankings. Miami had last fallen out of the top 25 in 1999 after a 43-10 loss to Virginia Tech.

Texas now has the longest streak with 96 consecutive weeks in the Top 25.

10. BROHM'S GONE: Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm's thumb injury shouldn't devastate the Cardinals' Big East title hopes.

Brohm will miss four to six weeks, but the Cardinals have two open dates during that time. He expects to return in time for the Nov. 2 showdown with West Virginia that should determine the Big East champion.

In the meantime, backup quarterback Hunter Cantwell ought to guide the Cardinals to victories over Kansas State, Middle Tennessee State, Cincinnati and Syracuse.

[b]11. THE 'A' IS FOR 'AWFUL': The Atlantic Coast Conference had 51 players