31.   In theory, never again will an undefeated Michigan team and an undefeated Nebraska team each win a national championship, as was the case last season.

32.   It will be the first time Monday Night Football has featured two undefeated teams this late in the season.

33.   It was one of many strange twists on a day that left the World Championship with no undefeated teams and no clear favorite for the gold medal.

34.   Nevertheless, that year there were no other undefeated teams.

35.   Nobody could remember the last time ASU beat an undefeated team a month into the season.

36.   Neither the Southwest nor the Big East has any undefeated teams.

37.   Notre Dame, ranked third and the only undefeated team in Division I, probably will slide into the top spot next week.

38.   Now, there are three undefeated teams at the top of the polls, and each has a difficult schedule ahead.

39.   Of course, with no BCS system, three undefeated teams would create a problem and a noisy debate over the voting in the polls.

40.   Opponents point out that there easily could be have been three undefeated teams this year, meaning one would have been left out of a so-called title game.