Stupor Bowl updates...

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OFF THE LIST:

Duke upset Navy for their second win, 34-31.

Marshall likewise upset conference opponent UTEP, 16-12- a game which, by all reports, ought to qualify for Stupor Bowl honors itself, including a UTEP two-point conversion attempt that was intercepted and returned all the way down the field to score two points for MARSHALL.

Bowling Green got their second win against equally awful Central Michigan, 17-14.

In a matchup of Stupor Bowl contenders, North Texas beat Western Kentucky 33-6. The Hilltoppers' opponents for next week, Florida Atlantic, also got off the list by defeating nearly-as-bad Florida International, 21-9.

Finally, New Mexico State and San Jose State met... and very nearly cancelled each other out with their suck. New Mexico State finally won 29-27, and thus got off this list.

Here's the rankings of the remaining Stupor Bowl contenders.

1) AKRON (0-8)
2) NEW MEXICO (0-8)
all others with 1 win

3) WASHINGTON STATE (BCS school, win against I-AA, no close defeats) (unchanged)
4) UNLV (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, no close losses) (up 2 spots)
5) MEMPHIS (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, 1 close loss) (up 3 spots)
6) MINNESOTA (BCS school, win against I-A, 2 close defeats) (up 4 spots)
7) SAN JOSE STATE (non-BCS school, win against I-AA team, EXTREMELY hard schedule, 2 close losses) (unchanged)
8) WESTERN KENTUCKY (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, 2 close losses) (up 3 spots)
9) EASTERN MICHIGAN (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, 2 close losses) (up 3 spots)

DE-LISTED (last week's rankings)
4) DUKE (BCS school, win against I-AA, 2 close defeats)
5) NEW MEXICO STATE (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, no close losses)
9) MARSHALL (non-BCS school, past history of excellence, win against I-A team with winning record, 1 close loss against Top 25 school)
13) NORTH TEXAS (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, 2 close losses)
14) FLORIDA ATLANTIC (non-BCS school, win against I-A team, 2 close losses)
15) BOWLING GREEN (non-BCS school, past history of excellence, win against I-A team, 3 close losses)

THIS WEEK'S GAMES TO WATCH (and laugh at):

Akron at Ball State (Sat., 12:00 Noon Central)
Wyoming at New Mexico (Sat., 5:00 PM Central)
Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky (Sat., 3:30 PM Central)
Utah State at San Jose State (Sat., 7:00 PM Central)