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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Alabama | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | |
| 5 | Iowa | |
| 6 | TCU | |
| 7 | Boise State | |
| 8 | Oregon |
 1 |
| 9 | Penn State |
2 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | |
| 11 | LSU |
3 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh |
3 |
| 13 | Ohio State |
5 |
| 14 | Houston |
3 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech |
 3 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | |
| 17 | Southern Cal |
9 |
| 18 | Arizona |
6 |
| 19 | Utah |
4 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State |
7 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | |
| 22 | Oklahoma |
3 |
| 23 | California | |
| 24 | Brigham Young | |
| 25 | Clemson | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: West Virginia (#19), Central Michigan (#20), Texas Tech (#21), South Carolina (#22).
Some Thoughts:
Oklahoma State - I almost dropped them entirely. Next time, show up when you face a top 3 team at home.
Welcome Wisconsin - A bunch of team falling from the bottom helped, but the Badgers were damned impressive in person.
Oregon plays the waiting game - To me, they are the best 1-loss team, making Purdue's close call with them even more surprising. They have to wait for losses above them to move up though. Arizona, who has never played in a Rose Bowl, is the only team that controls their destiny in the Pac-10 with Oregon.
No Notre Dame - Sorry, I am not buying it yet. Not win four wins are more a result of Michigan State, Purdue, Washington, and Boston College screwing it up than ND beating them. If they beat Navy I will consider it.