This past Saturday really did a good job of weeding out the undeserving teams from the poll. That's rare only two weeks in.
Anyway, this week's poll isn't dramatically different than last week's - especially toward the top. I did drop the Boise St. Broncos. But I didn't do it because the Virginia Tech Hokies lost to James Madison University. That would've been too easy if I had.
No, I dropped the Broncos because both the Ohio State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide had solid wins over ranked teams. I mentioned last week this early in the year is mostly about resume and I still believe that. The Broncos were idle and I hate dropping teams that did not play, however, you have to reward both OSU and Alabama for their big wins Saturday.
Other than that, TCU dropped from second to third for the same reason and I bumped the Oregon Ducks over the Utah Utes because they looked extremely impressive in their blowout win over the Tennessee Volunteers.
So essentially the teams that made up the top-ten last week make up the top-ten this week. They're just in a different order (I think I dropped the Wisconsin Badgers out of the top-ten to eleventh for their ho-hum win over San Jose State).
What do you think?
Block U Ballot - Week 3
Rank | Team | Delta |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
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2 | Ohio St. Buckeyes |
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3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
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4 | Boise St. Broncos |
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5 | Oregon Ducks |
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6 | Utah Utes |
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7 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
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8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
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9 | Texas Longhorns |
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10 | Florida Gators |
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11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
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12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
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13 | Auburn Tigers |
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14 | LSU Tigers |
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15 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
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16 | Houston Cougars |
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17 | Air Force Falcons | -- |
18 | California Golden Bears | -- |
19 | Fresno St. Bulldogs |
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20 | Michigan Wolverines | -- |
21 | Arizona Wildcats | -- |
22 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
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23 | Miami Hurricanes |
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24 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
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25 | Oregon St. Beavers | -- |
Dropouts: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Bulldogs, BYU Cougars, Virginia Tech Hokies, West Virginia Mountaineers |
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