Top Ten

1) Louisiana State (7-0)--edged unbeaten Mississippi, 7-3 (see above).

2) Northwestern (6-0)--warmed up for this week's big Big Ten game with Wisconsin by crushing Indiana, 30-13.

3) Syracuse (6-0)--overran Pittsburgh 35-0, with even a fifth-string fullback named Don Rackiewicz running back a pass interception 100 yds. for a last-minute touchdown.

4) Southern California (6-0)--rolled for 21 first downs v. California's 8, but needed a key block by Guard Mike McKeever (TIME, Oct. 26) to win, 14-7.

5) Texas (7-0)--contained the passes of Quarterback Don Meredith (TIME, Nov. 2), beat Southern Methodist, 21-0.

6) Mississippi (6-1)--lost little face in its 7-3 defeat by Louisiana State.

7) Wisconsin (5-1)--picked off six pass interceptions, downed gallant, outweighed Michigan, 19-10.

8) Purdue (3-1-2)--settled for a 7-7 tie with a hopped-up Illinois team led by line-backing Guard Bill Burrell, who was in on an amazing 26 tackles.

9) Penn State (7-0)--freely used its subs in coasting past West Virginia, 28-10, set up the East's game of the year this week with Syracuse.

10) Auburn (5-1)--outslogged Florida in the rain, 6-0.

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