Sport: Top Ten

1) Syracuse (9-0)—threw Boston University backs for a minus 88 yds. rushing, won as it pleased, 46-0.

2) Mississippi (8-1)—sat out the week.

3) Wisconsin (7-2)—battered for a fourth-period touchdown to beat scrappy Minnesota, 11-7, win the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

4) Southern California (8-1)—lost its first game as a pass-interference play set up the winning touchdown for its otherwise lackluster crosstown rival, U.C.L.A., 10-3.

5) Louisiana State (9-1)—defeated Tulane, 14-6, and received a Sugar Bowl invitation.

6) Texas (8-1)—drew a bye.

7) Illinois (6-3-1)—overwhelmed faltering Northwestern, 28-0, to give retiring Coach Ray Eliot a going-away present, prove that its 9-6 victory over Wisconsin the week before was no fluke.

8) Washington (9-1)—clinched the right to meet Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl by crushing Washington State, 20-0.

9) Georgia (8-1)—rested for this week’s big game with Georgia Tech.

10) Texas Christian (7-2)—routed Rice, 35-6, for its sixth straight victory since a 0-3 loss to Arkansas.