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College football's closest counterpart to Cleveland's Jimmy Brown is Richard Lee Bass, 189-lb. Negro halfback from little (enrollment: 1,670) College of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Playing his first full season without crippling injuries, Dick Bass has performed the considerable feat of becoming football's leading ground-gainer on a team that gives him little real blocking, has gained 700 yds. in six games (Pacific lost three of them). Last week as C.O.P. lost to Boston College 25-12, Bass returned the opening kickoff 72 yds., would have scored had not an official got in his way. Later he danced and squirmed his way to C.O.P.'s two touchdowns on runs of 6 and 7 yds., ran 29 yds. and passed 20 for two more ostensible scores only to have them called back by penalties.

Among the larger football powers, TIME'S Top Ten:

1) Iowa (5-0-1)--held even as late as the third quarter by Michigan, erupted late for a 37-14 victory.

2) Oklahoma (5-1)--impressive in whipping unbeaten Colorado 23-7.

3) Louisiana State (7-0)--dumped unbeaten Mississippi 14-0.

4 ) Wisconsin (4-1-1)--held off aroused Michigan State to win 9-7.

5) Northwestern (5-1)--used Quarterback Dick Thornton's passing (122 yds.) and running (73 yds.) to stun Ohio State 21-0.

6) Army (5-0-1)--ran all over hapless Colgate 68-6.

7 ) Ohio State (4-1-1)--had its powerful running game bottled up by Northwestern.

8) Purdue (5-1)--better every week, routed Illinois 31-8.

9) Pittsburgh (4-2-1)--worn down by a rugged schedule, was edged by Syracuse 16-13.

10) Auburn (5-0-1)--still unbeaten after another close one. 6-5 over Florida.

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