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Baylor vs. Iowa State: The Morning After -- Links, Highlights, Tweets, and Everything Internet

Baylor put on a show last night in all three phases of the game, making a statement about where the Bears should be in the first set of BCS rankings later today.

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7
IOWA STATE
(1-5, 0-3) Rank: NR/NR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH F
0 0 0 7 7
17 20 14 20 71

Box ScoreQuotesNotesBaylor Photos
USA Today Photos Highlights Postgame

Waco, Texas • Attendance: 46,825


71
BAYLOR
(6-0, 3-0) Rank: 12/12

Major Contributors:

QB Bryce Petty: 23/31 for 343 yards and 2 TDs. 1 TD rushing. 
RB Lache Seastrunk: 18 carries for 112 yards and 2 TDs. 
WR Antwan Goodley: 11 catches for 182 yards and 2 TDs.

LB Eddie Lackey: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery
DE Shawn Oakman: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack

Top 25 Results/Projection

It seemed like every team Baylor needed to lose yesterday, lost, and the Bears are primed for a huge move upward.  The rankings will likely drop momentarily, perhaps before I even finish this post.

Coaches Poll: Baylor is #5, its highest ranking in as long as any of us can remember. That's important to the BCS.

AP Poll: Baylor is #6, behind new SEC East favorite Mizzou.

Seems a plurality of voters think we'll be #6 in the BCS when it is released today.

NEWS: Everything Baylor from the internet thus far.

No. 12 Football Stays Perfect with 71-7 Win over Iowa State - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com -- The Baylor University Bears Official Athletic Site, partner of CBS College Sports Networks, Inc. The most comprehensive coverage of Baylor Athletics on the web.

The Top Whatever, Week 9: Ranking only the college football teams that matter - SBNation.com -- Why bother ranking 25 teams, especially after so many top-25 teams lost anyway?

2013 BCS Top 25 rankings projections, Week 9: Can Florida State jump Oregon? - SBNation.com -- The Seminoles demolished Clemson Saturday night, but can they move into the top two if the Ducks and Alabama remain undefeated? The year's first official BCS standings will debut Sunday night.

Baylor Bears' defense rising after blowout of Iowa State Cyclones - ESPN -- Baylor’s offense did what it almost always has done this season in a 71-7 victory over Iowa State on Saturday. But the senior safety knows this team won’t end up where it wants to be without seven more strong games from the Bears’ defense.

Carlton: 6-0 Baylor makes statement, could jump up when 1st BCS standings come out Sunday | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - SportsDayDFW -- On a wacky Saturday, where BCS résumés all over the country got shredded, Baylor did exactly what it had to do to make a good impression with humans and computers alike.

Brice Cherry: Taking joy in upward mobility - WacoTrib.com: Baylor Bears Football -- Baylor’s near-capacity homecoming crowd had ample reasons to get hoarse-throated Saturday.

Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Week 8 - CBSSports.com -- Our weekly projection of what you'll see from the AP Top 25 when it's released on Sunday.

Video: No. 12 Baylor Bears 71, Iowa State Cyclones 7 - ESPN -- Baylor recorded its 10th-straight win with a 71-7 victory over Iowa State.

Big 12 football helmet stickers: Week 8 - ESPN -- Recognizing the best and brightest from the Big 12 in Week 8:

What we learned in the Big 12: Week 8 - Big 12 Blog - ESPN -- What we learned about the Big 12 from Week 8:

Updated 2013 bowl projections: Florida State or Oregon to play Alabama? - SBNation.com -- Finally, we've got intrigue at the top, where the Seminoles have demanded to be taken seriously as a national championship contender.

Big 12 thoughts: Week 8 -- Can we quit doubting Baylor's elite status already? That and other thoughts from Week 8.

Petty, Baylor roll again in win over Iowa St -- Antwan Goodley records 182 receiving yards as Baylor continues to roll, downs Iowa St.

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