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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | |
| 2 | Boise State |  3 |
| 3 | TCU |  1 |
| 4 | Texas | 1 |
| 5 | Florida | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 7 | Iowa | 2 |
| 8 | Penn State | 2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 4 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 5 |
| 13 | Brigham Young | 3 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 3 |
| 15 | LSU | 3 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 1 |
| 17 | Nebraska | |
| 18 | Central Michigan | |
| 19 | Utah | 1 |
| 20 | Clemson | |
| 21 | Southern Cal | 3 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
| 23 | Arizona | 6 |
| 24 | Stanford | 3 |
| 25 | Navy | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Oregon State (#19), Oklahoma State (#22), West Virginia (#23).
Moving Up:
Boise St. - Congratulations on your silver medal. There are many that would outright dismiss your chances against Alabama or Texas, however I think you'd give them a hell of a game. Not saying I would pick you to win, but you'd make it interesting.
Wisconsin - I think the Badgers may have had the most decisive win in the bowl. That game wasn't anywhere near as close as the score indicates, so much for "southern speed."
Moving Down:
Cincinnati - I know it was under tough circumstances, but they were absolutely trounced. Outside of Gilyard, the talent just wasn't there, but it was still an outstanding season for them.
Pac-10 - Yikes! Undermining the regular season which many projected them as the best conference top to bottom, the Pac-10 laid an egg in bowl season.
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The biggest problem this year is with USC. You know they should probably beat all the teams around them, plus a few more in the top half of the ballot. But just because they have the talent to be in the top-15 doesn't take away from the fact that they lost to Washington, and were trounced by five-loss Stanford, Rose Bowl loser Oregon, and were embarrassed at home again my a very mediocre Arizona team. All that aside, this year's final rankings are pretty clear-cut.
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