Similar to Nebraska’s situation the previous week, No. 3 Auburn was undefeated in SEC play but No. 19 Alabama could keep their rivals out of the Sugar Bowl with a victory in their game against each other. The Tigers prevailed 23-20 in a torrential rainstorm, with the key play being a 71-yard touchdown run by Bo Jackson. All of the other highly-ranked teams had finished their seasons, and the top five was the same as the past few weeks: No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Illinois, and No. 5 Miami. Because the winners of major conferences were tied to specific bowls, none of the top four teams were able to play each other in the postseason. The highest-ranked matchup would be No. 1 Nebraska against No. 5 Miami in the Orange Bowl. No. 7 Georgia and No. 8 Michigan, the runners-up in the SEC and Big Ten, would respectively play No. 2 Texas in the Cotton Bowl and No. 3 Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. As always, the Rose Bowl would feature the winners of the Big Ten and Pac-10, No. 4 Illinois and unranked UCLA. Conference standings AP final poll Miami (FL) Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida Brigham Young Michigan Ohio State Illinois Clemson SMU Air Force Iowa Alabama West Virginia UCLA Pittsburgh Boston College East Carolina Final coaches poll Miami (FL) Nebraska Auburn Georgia Texas Florida Brigham Young Ohio St. Michigan Illinois Southern Methodist Alabama UCLA Iowa Air Force West Virginia Penn St. Oklahoma St. Pittsburgh Boston College Notable rivalry games Arizona 17, Arizona State 15 Auburn 23, Alabama 20 Florida 53, Florida State 15 Florida 28, Miami 3 Georgia 10, Florida 9 Georgia 27, Georgia Tech 24 Iowa 51, Iowa State 10 Kansas 37, Missouri 27 LSU 20, Tulane 7 Miami 17, Florida State 16 Michigan 24, Ohio State 21 Michigan 42, Michigan State 0 Ole Miss 24, Mississippi State 23 (The "Immaculate Deflection"—a game-winning 26-yard field goal attempt by the Bulldogs' Arite Cosby was captured by a strong gust of wind and blown straight down to the ground five yards short of the goalpost, allowing the Rebels to win the Egg Bowl and qualify for a bowl game) Navy 42, Army 13 Nebraska 28, Oklahoma 21 Notre Dame 27, USC 6 Oklahoma 21, Oklahoma State 20 Oregon 0, Oregon State 0 (Known as The Toilet Bowl, the last time an NCAA