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...