We have until Wednesday to get this sorted out, so let me know if you agree, disagree and what changes you would make.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | -- |
| 2 | Alabama | -- |
| 3 | Penn State | -- |
| 4 | Southern Cal |
 1 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State |
 1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma |
3 |
| 7 | Utah |
1 |
| 8 | Texas Tech |
2 |
| 9 | Florida |
2 |
| 10 | Ohio State |
1 |
| 11 | Georgia |
1 |
| 12 | LSU | -- |
| 13 | TCU |
13 |
| 14 | Boise State |
1 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh |
10 |
| 16 | Ball State |
5 |
| 17 | Tulsa |
5 |
| 18 | Missouri |
4 |
| 19 | South Florida |
5 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech |
6 |
| 21 | Florida State |
5 |
| 22 | Northwestern |
4 |
| 23 | Boston College |
3 |
| 24 | Kansas |
1 |
| 25 | Brigham Young |
12 |
Dropped Out: Michigan State (#16), Virginia Tech (#17), Wake Forest (#18), North Carolina (#19), California (#20).
Texas is obviously the number one team in the nation at the moment. They completely dominated Missouri, who a couple of weeks ago looked like a possible national championship contender.
The race for number two is tight, but I went with Alabama, since Penn State has really yet to get a season defining victory, though that could come this week against Ohio State. Outside of the top three, I moved USC to 4th, dropped Oklahoma State to fifth and moved both Oklahoma and Utah up. The reason Texas Tech dropped was because I felt they could have easily defeated the Texas A&M Aggies, yet struggled there. Florida, unfortunately, gets knocked because they didn't play. I hate doing that, but it sometimes has to be done. Rounding out the top-ten is Ohio State, who I moved up a spot.
TCU rose the most in my ballot, shooting up 13 spots to 13th after defeating BYU, while the Cougars dropped 12 spots to 25th. I also have ranked seven non-BCS teams, with six of them all within the top-20. Tulsa is one to look out for, since they have a fairly easy schedule and the nation's best offense.
Michigan State dropped out after getting embarrassed by Ohio State. Virginia Tech lost to Boston College, who cracked my top-25, while Wake Forest tumbled out of the rankings after their 26-0 loss to Maryland, as did both Cal and North Carolina.
So there is my ballot. Am I ranking Utah too high? BYU too low? TCU too low?
Let me know.