1. Texas – 40-0 halftime. A running game. Onward secular soldier.
2. Florida - Great second half D. Riley Cooper needs a haircut. Another ho-hum win.
3. Alabama – Fairly methodical Alabama-style beatdown.
4. TCU – Too easy against the Utes. Utah wasn't legit.
5. Cincinnati – A win against overrated West Virginia.
6. Georgia Tech- Bulldozes Duke with 49 unanswered.
7. Pittsburgh - OK win over Domers. Big finish determines their year. Probably overrated.
8. LSU- Pathetic effort against La Tech. I want to punish them but don't trust those behind them that much more.
9. Boise State – Continue their series of bye weeks disguised as opponents. I was going to put them ahead of LSU then saw that Idaho dropped 500+ yards on their D.
10. Oklahoma State – Physical running game takes toll on Tech.
11. Ohio State - Taken to OT by a freshman QB in Columbus? The USC and Purdue losses look even more horrible as the year plays out.
12. Oregon – Bounce back win against Arizona State.
13. Stanford - Love what Harbaugh is doing on The Farm. Pete Carroll does not. Early season loss to Wake keeping them out of Top 10.
14. Iowa - Scrappy against Ohio State, but no dice.
15. Virginia Tech - Whip hapless Maryland.
16. Penn State - Weaker than record suggests. They drop off of a cliff against real competition.
17. Clemson - Whipping up on the ACC's lame and halt. Spiller is fun.
18. Oregon State - I like their physicality.
19. Miami – A real mess on the road.
20. North Carolina - Pretty solid win over Miami.
21. Nebraska - Do not sleep on the Big WAC North.
22. Arizona - Taken down by Cal without Best. Stoops just can't break through.
23. Houston – Bad D always catches up to you.
24. Wisconsin - Proves that I'm out of ideas.
25. USC - Lit up by Stanford. I'm generous to rank them.
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Alabama | |
| 4 | TCU | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 2 |
| 8 | LSU | 1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 1 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1 |
| 13 | Stanford | 9 |
| 14 | Iowa | |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 6 |
| 16 | Penn State | 3 |
| 17 | Clemson | 3 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 6 |
| 19 | Miami (Florida) | 11 |
| 20 | North Carolina | |
| 21 | Nebraska | |
| 22 | Arizona | 4 |
| 23 | Houston | 8 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | |
| 25 | Southern Cal | 13 |
| Last week's ballot | ||