State and Utah State from the Sun Belt Conference. The Sun Belt picked up I-AA Independents Florida Atlantic and Florida International. Coaching changes Steve Spurrier returned to college coaching for the first time since 2001 after a stint in the NFL, leading South Carolina to a respectable 7–5 season. Urban Meyer, after leading Utah to an undefeated season in 2004, took over at Florida (Spurrier's old school). Charlie Weis left the New England Patriots to become head coach at alma mater Notre Dame, taking the team to a BCS bowl. Longtime head coaches Barry Alvarez of Wisconsin and Bill Snyder of Kansas State, both of whom took struggling programs to national prominence during their tenures, retired. Dan Hawkins, having helped make Boise State a powerhouse in the Western Athletic Conference, left the Broncos to coach struggling Colorado. Regular season top 10 matchups Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted. Week 2 No. 2 Texas defeated No. 4 Ohio State, 25–22 (Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio) Week 3 No. 6 Florida defeated No. 5 Tennessee, 16–7 (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida) Week 4 No. 10 Tennessee defeated No. 4 LSU, 30–27 OT (Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Week 6 No. 5 Georgia defeated No. 8 Tennessee, 27–14 (Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee) Week 7 No. 1 USC defeated No. 9 Notre Dame, 34–31 (Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana) Week 8 No. 2/2 Texas defeated No. 7/10 Texas Tech, 52–17 (Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas) Week 10 No. 6/5 Miami defeated No. 3/3 Virginia Tech, 27–7 (Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia) Week 11 No. 7/5 LSU defeated No. 3/4 Alabama, 16–13 OT (Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Conference standings Bowl games BCS bowls Rose Bowl: No. 2 (BCS No. 2, Big 12 Champ) Texas 41, No. 1 (BCS No. 1, Pac 10 Champ) Southern California 38 Fiesta Bowl: (BCS No. 4) No. 4 Ohio State 34, (At Large) No. 5 Notre Dame 20 Sugar Bowl: (Big East Champ) No. 11 West Virginia 38, (SEC Champ) No. 8 Georgia 35 Orange Bowl: (Big Ten Champ) No. 3 Penn State 26, (ACC Champ) No. 25 Florida State 23 (3 OT) Other New Year's Day bowls Cotton Bowl: No. 13 Alabama 13, No. 18