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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas |
 2 |
| 2 | Alabama | |
| 3 | Florida |
1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati |
1 |
| 5 | Iowa |
1 |
| 6 | TCU |
1 |
| 7 | Boise State |
1 |
| 8 | Southern Cal |
3 |
| 9 | LSU | |
| 10 | Georgia Tech |
2 |
| 11 | Penn State |
2 |
| 12 | Oregon |
2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
4 |
| 14 | Houston |
2 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | |
| 16 | Utah |
2 |
| 17 | Miami (Florida) |
 7 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh |
1 |
| 19 | West Virginia |
1 |
| 20 | Ohio State | |
| 21 | Central Michigan | |
| 22 | Brigham Young | |
| 23 | Arizona |
1 |
| 24 | California | |
| 25 | Wisconsin | |
| Last week’s ballot | ||
A little movement at the top: I thought Texas looked the best, while Alabama struggled with Tennessee (hail Cody!) and Florida again looked less than superior, at least on offense (defense played great, again). (And I don’t think anyone who watched the UF-Miss. State game thought it was just a defensive struggle and that, in actual fact, the football was a superior brand.) After that I still like the undefeateds hanging around. I moved TCU ahead of Boise because they have looked great. Not entirely fair, but, hey, that’s polling. Cincy continues to look dominant within the domain of the Big East, even with its backup quarterback, and so hold off a one-loss Southern Cal team. GT continues to be a tough, tough team — many wrote them off as underrated early, and they probably were, but they have responded to the Miami game and have done all you could ask for. The next batch of teams will have to continue winning to stay up there or rise, and in the case of teams like Oklahoma State, that would involve huge upset victories over Texas and if they can do that, the sky is the limit (though likely not the BCS title game). The same goes for Oregon, who faces Southern Cal this weekend.
Central Michigan made it on here as my underappreciated team. They managed to beat Michigan State in excruciating fashion (much as everyone else has seemed to do). Cal and Wisconsin snuck back in after earlier stumbles and have a chance of moving up if they continue to play well.