Texas leapfrogs Alabama after their 56-31 rout of Missouri. Alabama’s second half woes continue as the Tide have been outscored 61-13 after the half in their last three games. Five new teams enter this week as nine teams out of the Top 25 lost last week.
You can see the complete BlogPoll over at CBS Sports.com. Here’s the RazorBloggers ballot for this week:
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 7-0 | 2 | Rout of Missouri jumps Longhorns to #1. |
| 2 | Alabama | 7-0 | 1 | Second half slumber has Tide fans wondering… |
| 3 | USC | 5-1 | 3 | USC beats “Air” (aka Washington St.) 69-0 Sat. |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 4 | QB Bradford throws record 468 yards in KU win. |
| 5 | Penn St. | 8-0 | 5 | Scored 39 unanswered in Michigan win. OSU next. |
| 6 | Florida | 5-1 | 6 | Gators, Tebow use bye to heal up for 2nd half run. |
| 7 | Georgia | 6-1 | 7 | RB Moreno’s 172 rush yards lead UGA over Vandy. |
| 8 | Ohio St. | 7-1 | 10 | Hosts Penn St. Saturday for Big 10 Championship. |
| 9 | Oklahoma St. | 7-0 | 11 | Cowboys gauntlett continues…at # 1 Texas next. |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 7-0 | 9 | Drops again after failing to put Texas A&M away. |
| 11 | LSU | 5-1 | 15 | Host Georgia, after impressive 24-17 win over USC. |
| 12 | Utah | 8-0 | 14 | BCS, Mountain West open for Utes after BYU loss. |
| 13 | Boise St. | 6-0 | 17 | QB Moore tosses 3 TDs in 27-7 win over Hawaii. |
| 14 | South Florida | 6-1 | 19 | Bulls surging again…drop Orange 45-13. |
| 15 | Missouri | 5-2 | 12 | Like most teams, can’t handle Texas in Austin. |
| 16 | TCU | 7-1 | NR | Ambushed BYU. Only loss is to #4 Oklahoma. |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 25 | Wannstedt and Pitt win fifth…42-21 over Navy. |
| 18 | BYU | 6-1 | 8 | Tripped up by TCU, BYU’s BCS hopes take a blow. |
| 19 | Kansas | 5-2 | 13 | Allowed 674 total yard to Sooners. Texas Tech next. |
| 20 | Tulsa | 7-0 | 23 | Gus rolls up 791 total yards in 77-35 win over UTEP. |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 5-1 | NR | Bearcats still in Big East hunt…only loss is to OU. |
| 22 | Northwestern | 6-1 | NR | Northwestern replaces Vandy as only ‘Academic’ in Top 25. |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | NR | Tech figuring out Paul Johnson’s triple option. |
| 24 | North Carolina | 5-2 | 16 | OT loss to yo-yo Virginia hurts Butch, UNC. |
| 25 | Boston College | 5-1 | NR | BC nips Hokies 28-23 despite 5 turnovers. |
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| Others considered: Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Florida St., Arizona, Michigan St., Vanderbilt, Maryland, California, Kentucky, Connecticut, Minnesota, Ball St., South Carolina. | ||||
Come on guys. USC ranked higher than OU?
Look at the loss each team has.
USC loses to an unranked team on the road, while OU looses to (then #5) Texas on a neutral site?
Is that really a fair shake?