We’ve seen enough…Alabama to the top spot for now. Their ability on defense, plus a solid running game are going to make them hard to beat. Virginia Tech and Ohio State tumble after ugly losses this past week. After the stellar performance at Florida, the Hogs are back in (to stay, we hope).
You can see the complete BlogPoll over at CBSSports.com. Here’s the RazorBloggers ballot for this week:
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | 2 | We’ve seen ‘em both…the Tide is better right now. |
| 2 | Florida | 6-0 | 1 | Gators get ‘extra help’ vs. Hogs. at MSU next. |
| 3 | Texas | 6-0 | 3 | Had Bradford not been hurt, OU wins by 2 TDs. |
| 4 | USC | 5-1 | 4 | Claussen’s rally falls short. USC holds off ND 34-27. |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 9 | QB Pike re-injures wrist in 34-17 win over S.Florida. |
| 6 | LSU | 5-1 | 7 | After bye, Tigers ready for Gus and Auburn Saturday. |
| 7 | Miami, Fla. | 5-1 | 10 | With VT loss, Miami back in the hunt for ACC title. |
| 8 | Iowa | 7-0 | 13 | Hawkeyes start 7-0 for first time since 1985. |
| 9 | Boise St. | 6-0 | 8 | Drops a bit after lackluster 28-21 win at Tulsa. |
| 10 | Penn St. | 6-1 | 11 | PSU, JoePa visit the ‘Big House’ after 20-0 Minn. win. |
| 11 | BYU | 6-1 | 12 | QB Hall tosses 4 TDs as BYU gets 500th school victory. |
| 12 | Oregon | 5-1 | 15 | Ducks bye might let QB Masoli get healthy again. |
| 13 | TCU | 6-0 | 17 | Frogs visit BYU for early control of the Mtn. West. |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 21 | Jackets jump after impressive 28-23 win over VaTech. |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 22 | Remember the name…Frosh RB Dion Lewis…Wow. |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 5 | Loses to Georgia Tech…who completed just 1 pass! |
| 17 | Oklahoma St. | 5-1 | 19 | OSU tops Mizzou at home 33-17 first time since 1992. |
| 18 | Ohio St. | 5-2 | 6 | Buckeyes plummet after 26-18 loss to lowly Purdue. |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | NR | TT’s win at Nebraska 31-10, not an upset. |
| 20 | Utah | 5-1 | 24 | Utes stay perfect in MWC with 35-15 win over UNLV. |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 3-3 | 14 | OU defense stifles Texas in 16-13 heartbreaker. |
| 22 | Kansas | 5-1 | 16 | KU caught looking ahead to OU, drop one to Buffs 34-30. |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 23 | Held in there pretty good vs. Bama. Host Vandy Sat. |
| 24 | Arkansas | 3-3 | NR | Hogs ‘D’ makes statement vs. Gators. Ole Miss next. |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 6-1 | 25 | Chippewas only loss was at Arizona in opener. |
| Others considered: Houston, Notre Dame, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Florida, Connecticut, Oregon St, West Virginia, Auburn, Missouri, Georgia. | ||||