No. 9 West Virginia Tops Baylor 70-63 as Big 12 Records Topple

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Geno Smith threw for eight touchdowns to tie a Big 12 record as the ninth-ranked West Virginia University defeated No. 25 Baylor University 70-63 in the highest scoring game ever in the college football conference.

In other Top 10-ranked schools on the Associated Press Writers’ Poll, it was No. 1 Alabama 33, Mississippi 14; No. 2 Oregon 51, Washington State 26; No. 3 Louisiana State 38, Towson 22; No. 4 Florida State 30, South Florida 17; No. 5 Georgia 51, Tennessee 44; and No. 6 South Carolina 38, Kentucky 17.