College football: How Top 25 fared

1 — Ohio State (1-0)

Beat Northern Illinois 35-12

At Columbus, Ohio, Troy Smith tossed touchdown passes of 5 and 58 yards to Ted Ginn Jr. on top-ranked Ohio State's first two possessions. Next: at No. 3 Texas, Saturday, Sept. 9.

2 — Notre Dame (1-0)

Beat Georgia Tech 14-10

See story, at right. Next: vs. No. 19 Penn State, Saturday, Sept. 9.

3 — Texas (1-0)

Beat North Texas 56-7

At Austin, Texas, in his first start at quarterback for the defending national champions, Colt McCoy hit Limas Sweed for a 60-yard touchdown on his second pass and Texas cruised. Next: vs. No. 1 Ohio State, Saturday, Sept. 9.

4 — No. 4 Auburn (1-0)

Beat Washington State 40-14

At Auburn, Ala., Kenny Irons rushed for 183 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown scamper to open the third quarter. Next: at Mississippi State, Saturday, Sept. 9.

5 — West Virginia (1-0)

Beat Marshall 42-10

At Morgantown, W.Va., Steve Slaton ran for 203 yards and scored two touchdowns. Next: vs. Eastern Washington, Saturday, Sept. 9.

6 — Southern California (1-0)

Beat Arkansas 50-14

See story, at right. Next: vs. No. 20 Nebraska, Sept. 16.

7 — Florida (1-0)

Beat Southern Miss 34-7

At Gainesville, Fla., Chris Leak threw three touchdown passes, highly touted freshman Tim Tebow ran for a score and Florida overcame a sluggish start. Next: vs. UCF, Saturday, Sept. 9.

8 — LSU (1-0)

Beat Louisiana-Lafayette 45-3

At Baton Rouge, La., JaMarcus Russell's second pass of the game was a 58-yard bomb for a touchdown, and he had two more scoring passes in the first half to send the Tigers to a victory. Next: vs. Arizona, Saturday, Sept. 9.

9 — California (0-1)