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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | -- |
| 2 | Alabama | -- |
| 3 | Texas Tech |
 1 |
| 4 | Penn State |
 1 |
| 5 | Florida | -- |
| 6 | Georgia | -- |
| 7 | Southern Cal | -- |
| 8 | Utah | -- |
| 9 | Oklahoma | -- |
| 10 | Boise State |
2 |
| 11 | Tulsa |
2 |
| 12 | Ball State |
3 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
3 |
| 14 | Missouri |
4 |
| 15 | TCU |
7 |
| 16 | Michigan State |
8 |
| 17 | Minnesota |
9 |
| 18 | North Carolina |
7 |
| 19 | Ohio State |
8 |
| 20 | LSU |
6 |
| 21 | Maryland |
5 |
| 22 | Florida State |
4 |
| 23 | Connecticut |
3 |
| 24 | Virginia |
2 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech |
9 |
1. Texas - vs Oklahoma State - W 28-24
The Longhorns looked mortal on Saturday aganst a very good Okie State. They don't really have a ground game to speak of, and the Pokes were balanced and efficient against their defense and in it 'til the very end. Also, I know McCoy is completing at an absurd rate, but has anyone else thought a lot of those passes were completely ill advised? That's just heat of the moment perception, obviously, but against Mizzou and OSU there were several passes that the credit for the completion should go to his receivers for making plays and to the DBs for not.
2. Alabama - at Tennessee - W 29-9
So we've been wondering how the Tide would respond when pressured, and now we know. UT put up the best first half fight we've seen so far, and Alabama kept their heads and played the same kind of smart, efficient football it's been playing all year. We moved the ball effectively through the air against a good secondary, and even though the run wasn't working all that well in the early goings we kept with it and found plenty of success with it in the second half. First complete game we've played all season and I couldn't be happier with the result.
3. Texas Tech (+1) - at Kansas - W 63-21
4. Penn State (-1) - at Ohio State - W 13-6
Their punt fest against tOSU was a boring, poorly executed game that had more to do with mistakes than anything either team did right, while Texas Tech did everything right against a good Kansas team. The Red Raiders, to quote the good Doctor, are just scary.
5. Florida - vs Kentucky - W 63-5
Tempted to move the Gators ahead of Penn State as well, but I'm not going to jump a one loss team that middled away the first part of the season before finally finding their terrifying offensive groove over an undefeated team that has so far only looked mediocre in one game.
6. Georgia - at LSU - W 52-38
Finally all that offensive firepower is resulting in points on the board. LSU's defense is now, officially, not good.
7. Southern Cal - at Arizona - W 17-10
8. Utah - idle
9. Oklahoma - at Kansas State - W 58-35
10. Boise State (+2) - at San Jose State - W 33-16
11. Tulsa (+2) - vs UCF - W 49-19
I know I have a lot of mid-majors pretty high, but even if it is against competition that isn't exactly BCS caliber week in and week out, they are still undefeated and still playing some damn good football, especially Tulsa's offense. Smooth move on running that Malzahn guy out of Arkansas, Nutt. He had no idea what he was doing...
12. Ball State (+3) - vs EMU - W 38-16
13. Oklahoma State (-3) - at Texas - L 24-28
14. Missouri (+4) - vs Colorado - W 58-0
15. TCU (+7) - vs Wyoming - W 54-7
16. Michigan State (+8) - at Michigan - W 35-21
17. Minnesota (+9) - at Purdue - W 17-6
18. North Carolina (+7) - vs Boston College - W 45-24
19. Ohio State (-8) - vs Penn State - L 6-13
20. LSU (-6) - vs Georgia - L 38-52
21. Maryland (+5) - vs NC State - W 27-24
22. Florida State (+4) - vs Virginia Tech - W 30-20
23. Connecticut (+3) - vs Cincinatti - W 40-16
24. Virginia (+2) - at Georgia Tech - W 24-17
25. Georgia Tech (-9) - vs Virginia - L 17-24
Dropped Out: #17 Cininnati, #19 Pitt, #20 South Florida, #21 Boston College, #23 Kansas