Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE
Nine weeks of the college football season has shown us that there are four teams that have risen above everyone else. The question now is, can they hang on?
After a week of somewhat calmness in week eight, week nine was a complete disaster for voter's ballots. There were so many losses and upsets that it literally was hard to keep track of and ballots were sent into mass chaos. Or perhaps that was just me.
Whatever the case, I've determined that the 2012 college football season has drawn a line between the top four and then everyone else. Basically once you get to five it doesn't matter anymore, at this point.
My Top 10
|
Rank |
Team |
Comment |
|
#1 |
Alabama |
Beat Mississippi State 38-7 |
|
#2 |
Oregon |
Beat Colorado 70-14 |
|
#3 |
Kansas State |
Beat Texas Tech 55-24 |
|
#4 |
Notre Dame |
Won 30-13 at Oklahoma |
|
#5 |
LSU |
IDLE |
|
#6 |
Ohio State |
Won 35-23 at Penn State |
|
#7 |
Clemson |
Won 42-13 at Wake Forest |
|
#8 |
Louisville |
Beat Cincinnati 34-31 |
|
#9 |
Georgia |
Beat Florida 17-9 |
|
#10 |
Florida State |
Beat Duke 48-7 |
In all there are seventeen teams moving up or down on my ballot this week, with four dropping off and four others coming one. That's a total of 21 teams on the move from last week's Top 25.
Teams That Fell
|
Team |
Number of Spots |
|
Florida |
7 |
|
Oklahoma |
3 |
|
USC |
11 |
|
Oregon State |
7 |
|
Mississippi State |
6 |
|
Texas Tech |
3 |
Teams On The Rise
|
Team |
Number of Spots |
|
LSU |
2 |
|
Ohio State |
2 |
|
Clemson |
2 |
|
Louisville |
5 |
|
Georgia |
6 |
|
Florida State |
6 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
|
Stanford |
5 |
|
Tulsa |
2 |
|
Boise State |
2 |
|
Louisiana Tech |
2 |
Crimson and Cream Machine Ballot - Week 9
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 3 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
| 4 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -- |
| 5 | LSU Tigers |
 2 |
| 6 | Ohio St. Buckeyes |
2 |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
2 |
| 8 | Louisville Cardinals |
5 |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs |
6 |
| 10 | Florida St. Seminoles |
6 |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
8 |
| 12 | Stanford Cardinal |
5 |
| 13 | Florida Gators |
 -7 |
| 14 | Oklahoma Sooners |
-3 |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies | -- |
| 16 | USC Trojans |
-11 |
| 17 | Oregon St. Beavers |
-7 |
| 18 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs |
-6 |
| 19 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -- |
| 20 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
2 |
| 21 | Boise St. Broncos |
2 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
2 |
| 23 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
-3 |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats | -- |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins | -- |
| Dropouts: Michigan Wolverines, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Ohio Bobcats, Wisconsin Badgers | ||
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