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.