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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Texas | |
| 4 | Southern Cal | |
| 5 | Boise State | |
| 6 | TCU | |
| 7 | Cincinnati | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State |  2 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 2 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 2 |
| 11 | Iowa | 2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 6 |
| 13 | LSU | 6 |
| 14 | Penn State | 6 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 7 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 8 |
| 17 | Utah | 6 |
| 18 | Houston | 7 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech |  10 |
| 20 | West Virginia | |
| 21 | Kansas | 7 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 7 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 15 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 3 |
| 25 | Michigan | |
| Last week’s ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Nebraska (#16), South Florida (#17).
Here is a bit of reasoning to the ballot:
- Clearly Alabama is the #1 to me. They have played the tougher schedule of the top 3, and have looked the part. That doesn’t mean that I think Bama would beat both Texas and Florida right now, but they haven’t looked as vulnerable as the other two.
- Looking at the ballot and you can see something very clearly- win and you move up. Lose and you move down. Plain and simple this week.
- I dropped the Irish 7 spots to #22. If they would have won, I can tell you that I planned on putting them 4th. Quite a bit of difference. After winning the homer award for the second time this season, I though I might still be in the running with the Irish at #22, but I think some of the voters will give a little more credit where credit is due, and if I do get it a third time this week- I really don’t care.
- I really don’t like having Boise State, TCU, and Cincinnati ranked in the top 7, but they keep winning.
