No change at the top as Cam Newton, LaMichael James and Kellen Moore all paced their teams to dominating wins. TCU quarterback Andy Dalton enters the mix, while Michigan signal-caller Denard Robinson falls out of contention.
1. Cam Newton » The junior quarterback threw for a career-high 317 yards and four touchdowns in undefeated Auburn’s 62-24 rout over Chattanooga on Saturday. The big question from here on out is whether the reports of alleged violations regarding his recruitment out of junior college will hurt him when the final votes are tallied at the end of the season. Last week » 1
2. LaMichael James » The FBS leader at 166 rushing yards a game, James had another dynamic performance in Oregon’s 53-16 win over Washington, carrying the ball 26 times for 121 yards and three touchdowns Saturday. Last week » 2
3. Kellen Moore » No Heisman candidate amassed as many yards this week as the Boise State quarterback, who threw for a career-high 507 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-7 dismantling of visiting Hawaii. Last week » 3
4. Andy Dalton » The senior quarterback picked a good week to turn in his best performance of the season, completing 21 of 26 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns on the road in TCU’s shocking 47-7 destruction of Utah. Last week » NR
5. Andrew Luck » The Stanford junior was solid again Saturday, completing more than 70 percent of his throws for the fourth straight week and throwing two touchdown passes as the Cardinal drummed visiting Arizona 42-17. Last week » 5
