Sport: Top Ten

1) Louisiana State (5-0)—lost face in a frantic scramble to gasp past thrice-beaten Kentucky, 9-0.

2) Southern California (4-0)—crunched for 309 yds. on the ground to defeat unbeaten Washington, 22-15.

3) Northwestern (4-0)—fumbled six times, made two last-period goal-line stands, but got by Michigan, 20-7, to remain Big Ten’s only unbeaten team.

4) Texas (5-0)—pro /ed it is the biggest gun in the Southwest by edging unbeaten Arkansas, 13-12.

5) Syracuse (4-0)—increasingly impressive, rolled over unbeaten Holy Cross, 42-6.

6) Georgia Tech (4-1)—suffered its first loss to resurgent Auburn, on a rain-drenched field, 7-6.

7) Mississippi (5-0)—toyed with tepid Tulane, 53-7.

8) Wisconsin (3-1)—finally showed its touted power in beating Iowa, 25-16.

9) Purdue (2-1-1)—was set back 15-0 by twice-beaten Ohio State.

10) Auburn (3-1)—rain made its gang-tackling defense formidable.