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| Rank | Team | Delta |
| 1 | Alabama (6-0) | -- |
| 2 | Texas (6-0) |
 4 |
| 3 | Penn State (7-0) |
2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State (6-0) |
16 |
| 5 | Florida (5-1) |
9 |
| 6 | Georgia (5-1) |
2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma (5-1) |
 5 |
| 8 | Southern Cal (4-1) |
1 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech (5-1) |
1 |
| 10 | Brigham Young (6-0) |
1 |
| 11 | Texas Tech (6-0) |
4 |
| 12 | Missouri (5-1) |
9 |
| 13 | Utah (7-0) |
2 |
| 14 | LSU (4-1) |
10 |
| 15 | Kansas (5-1) |
1 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech (5-1) |
4 |
| 17 | Wake Forest (4-1) | -- |
| 18 | North Carolina (5-1) |
1 |
| 19 | Boise State (5-0) |
1 |
| 20 | Michigan State (6-1) |
4 |
| 21 | South Florida (5-1) |
1 |
| 22 | Ohio State (6-1) |
1 |
| 23 | Boston College (4-1) |
2 |
| 24 | Ball State (7-0) |
2 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt (5-1) |
12 |
Dropped Out: Kentucky (#23)
Welcome! Ball State (#24)
Waiting Room: California, Texas Christian, Florida State
Highest Standard Deviation Between Individual Ballots: Texas Tech (6.36), Georgia Tech (5.66), Oklahoma (5.66), Utah (5.66), Boise State (5.66)
Lowest Standard Deviation Between Individual Ballots: Alabama, Texas, Penn State, Wake Forest, North Carolina
By Conference: Big XII 6, SEC 5, ACC 5, Big Ten 3, Mountain West 2, Pac 10 1, Big East 1, WAC 1, MAC 1
Games Jeff Watched:
Clemson at Wake Forest
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Oklahoma State at Missouri (25%)
LSU at Florida (50%)
Penn State at Wisconsin (25%)
Games Brian Watched:
Clemson at Wake Forest (50%)
Arkansas at Auburn (in-person)
LSU at Florida (50%)
Notes
Biggest Movers: Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State ... mea culpa. A nice win by the Cowboys over Missouri vaults Oklahoma State 16 slots to #4 this week.
Florida straight up crushed LSU and jumps 9 spots to #5.
LSU and Vanderbilt drop 10 and 12 slots, respectively, for two reasons. The first - LSU didn't come to play in the Swamp, and Vanderbilt missed their opportunity to go 6-0 for the first time since 1928 (?!) falling to Mississippi State. The second - Brian got to see the Auburn Tigers in action this week and they are just not that good. Sure, their offense might have looked flat due to the departure of offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, but the Tigers had amassed a mere 100 yards in total offense through three quarters Saturday. In fact, if Auburn's defense and special teams didn't step to the plate yesterday, this game could have been a blowout. More on my trip to Auburn later this week.
The point of all this? Because I got to see Auburn in person this week, and because the Tigers looked terrible, Vandy and LSU's wins over Auburn are looking less impressive this week in my mind.