Again -- the ballot starts fresh every week, so the delta is not truly indicative of how a team performed in a given week. Trying to rank numbers four through 25 was a task in futility.
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | 1 |
2 | Florida | 1 |
3 | Texas | |
4 | LSU | 2 |
5 | Boise State | 2 |
6 | Cincinnati | 3 |
7 | Virginia Tech | 5 |
8 | Oklahoma | 3 |
9 | TCU | 8 |
10 | Houston | 10 |
11 | Iowa | |
12 | Ohio State | 2 |
13 | Miami (Florida) | 5 |
14 | Southern Cal | 1 |
15 | Penn State | 11 |
16 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
17 | Georgia | 1 |
18 | Michigan | 5 |
19 | California | 14 |
20 | Auburn | 5 |
21 | Missouri | 2 |
22 | Mississippi | 12 |
23 | Nebraska | 1 |
24 | Kansas | 6 |
25 | Georgia Tech | |
Last week's ballot |
Dropped Out: Florida State (#21), Brigham Young (#22).
On the radar (in no order): South Florida, Pitt, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Arizona, Oregon
Notes:
- Alabama takes the top spot this week on the strength of its wins as compared to Florida and Texas. 'Bama thoroughly demolished a solid Arkansas team, and that win over Virginia Tech looms larger after the Hokies' destruction of Miami.
- Florida and Texas, don't be discouraged. Put wins against LSU and Oklahoma on the résumé and you're right in the conversation at No. 1.
- No, I don't think LSU or Boise State is a top five team either. Come to think of it, is ANYONE a top five team outside of the top three?
- Virginia Tech rises on the combined strength of its big win as well as the strength of its sole loss growing stronger each week.
- Iowa flies onto my ballot. I'd kept Iowa off the ballot for probably a week too long as extended punishment for the Northern Iowa debacle, but that defense is incredibly legit and that win in Happy Valley can't be understated.
- I didn't mean for Michigan to rise five spots after a home scare, but what you see is what you get, I guess.
- The Big 12 North trifecta hangs in the bottom part of the ballot. That spot at No. 25 that went to Georgia Tech is a complete tossup.