Still thawing out from last night...
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Tech | 1 |
2 | Alabama | 1 |
3 | Texas | 1 |
4 | Oklahoma | 1 |
5 | Florida | 1 |
6 | Southern Cal | 2 |
7 | Utah | 2 |
8 | Boise State | 2 |
9 | Penn State | 6 |
10 | Oklahoma State | 3 |
11 | Ohio State | -- |
12 | Missouri | 1 |
13 | Georgia | 1 |
14 | Ball State | 1 |
15 | Michigan State | 3 |
16 | TCU | 4 |
17 | Brigham Young | 1 |
18 | Pittsburgh | 4 |
19 | Oregon State | 7 |
20 | Florida State | 3 |
21 | North Carolina | 5 |
22 | West Virginia | 4 |
23 | LSU | 2 |
24 | Air Force | 1 |
25 | Tulsa | 1 |
Dropped Out: Northwestern (#17), Minnesota (#19), Georgia Tech (#20).
Justifications (or at least the best I can do):
- Well, there it is: Texas Tech is my No. 1 team in the country. As I sit here and count Mizzou's losses as "quality losses," those same exact teams end up in Tech's "signature win" category. I think Alabama may get the nod on name recognition in the big polls, but Tech earned its spot... for now.
- No offense meant to Alabama, as I don't want to take away from winning in Death Valley. Top 2 is Top 2 at this point.
- Texas and OU creep into the 3/4 spots, with Florida lurking behind. I wouldn't want to mess with anyone in the Top 5 right now. Florida and Oklahoma are playing some outstanding football at the moment.
- Without even thinking, I give USC a two-spot bump despite a questionable effort in a win over Cal. I'm not quite ready to vault Utah and Boise over the Trojans yet.
- Penn State falls in a No. 9 only because I can't justify pushing them down farther. I won't push them past a two-loss Ohio State team they just beat, I won't push them past a two-loss Missouri team, etc.
- Poor Oklahoma State. Two losses on the season and they're both to the nation's No. 1 team... on the road... in your own division.
- Ball State may have reached its ceiling in my book.
- BYU drops as a result of TCU dropping, as the Frogs lost to a solid Utah team but need to stay ahead of a BYU team they thrashed a few weeks back.