| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | -- |
| 2 | South Florida |  5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | -- |
| 4 | Boston College | -- |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 3 |
| 6 | California |  4 |
| 7 | Oregon | 2 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 10 |
| 9 | Missouri | 3 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 1 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 4 |
| 12 | Auburn | 5 |
| 13 | Florida | 2 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 4 |
| 15 | Kansas | 6 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 4 |
| 17 | Southern Cal | 2 |
| 18 | Virginia | 4 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 7 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 7 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 5 |
| 22 | Michigan | 4 |
| 23 | Illinois | 7 |
| 24 | Penn State | 2 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 1 |
Dropped Out: Florida State (#14), Wisconsin (#20), Connecticut (#23), Indiana (#24), Hawaii (#25).
Obviously, LSU #1 is something that requires justification. This is it: I do not subscribe to the mentality that who you lose to and when should be most of the assemblage of a poll. A table:
| LSU | USF | OSU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins Over Top 25 | #10, #13, #14 | #12, #16 | None |
| Wins Over Other .500+ Teams | Mississippi State | FAU, UCF | Purdue, NW |
| Losses | @ UK, 3OT | None | None |
The first and most obvious conclusion: AP and Coaches #1 OSU has no claim to that spot. They have played no one. The second, debatable issue is USF or LSU. I value LSU's triplet of wins minus a loss to an apparent top-ten team more than USF's pair of ugly, grinding, turnover-filled and frankly ill-played victories over Auburn and WVU. I believe their resume is better even considering the loss, and they remain static.
Other stuff:
- I'm actually pretty content with the top ten.
- Auburn jumps up after an ugly win against Arkansas because 1) Kansas State keeps proving itself a better win, 2) USF keeps proving itself a better loss, 3) I can't keep Auburn behind Florida when Auburn has the head-to-head without some powerful reason that I can't find in Florida's play.
- As the season moves on and WVU continues playing no one, teams steadily move ahead of them. With UL and Rutgers tanking, they have precious little opportunity to move up.
- Anyone who puts Hawaii in the top ten this week should be horsewhipped.
- Hey... Michigan. Weird.
- Question: what should I do with Arizona State? I haven't seen them much, just bits and pieces, and am completely in the dark about how good they are.
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