Not much movement in our ballot this week. The big gainer in the top 10 is TCU, which jumps three spots to #5 this week. Miami (Fla.) drops 8 spots after their home loss in overtime to Clemson. At the bottom, a Mountain West, Big East and Big XII team are replaced by a Pac-10, SEC and different Big East team.
The Pac-10 spurs the most disagreement between Jeff and I this week, as Arizona, Southern Cal and Oregon are all in the top 5 in terms of standard deviation between the two ballots.
Comments and criticisms are welcome. Final ballot is due Wednesday.
Extracurriculars after the jump.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
| 1 | Alabama (8-0) | -- |
| 2 | Florida (7-0) | -- |
| 3 | Texas (7-0) | -- |
| 4 | Cincinnati (7-0) | -- |
| 5 | TCU (7-0) |
 3 |
| 6 | Southern Cal (6-1) | -- |
| 7 | Iowa (8-0) | -- |
| 8 | Georgia Tech (7-1) |
2 |
| 9 | LSU (6-1) |
3 |
| 10 | Boise State (7-0) |
 1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech (5-2) | -- |
| 12 | Oregon (6-1) |
2 |
| 13 | Miami (Florida) (5-2) |
8 |
| 14 | Houston (6-1) |
1 |
| 15 | Penn State (7-1) |
1 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State (6-1) |
1 |
| 17 | Utah (6-1) |
1 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh (6-1) |
1 |
| 19 | Oklahoma (4-3) |
4 |
| 20 | California (5-2) |
5 |
| 21 | Ohio State (6-2) |
4 |
| 22 | Arizona (5-2) | -- |
| 23 | South Carolina (5-2) |
3 |
| 24 | Mississippi (5-2) |
2 |
| 25 | West Virginia (6-1) |
1 |
For your reference, here is last week's ballot.
Dropped Out: Brigham Young (#17), South Florida (#21), Texas Tech (#24)
Welcome: California (#20), Mississippi (#24), West Virginia (#25)
Waiting Room: Central Michigan, Oregon State, Clemson, Notre Dame, Brigham Young
By Conference: SEC 5, Pac-10 4, ACC 3, Big East 3, Big Ten 3, Big XII 3, Mountain West 2, Conference USA 1, WAC 1
Teams We Disagree On The Most: Arizona (5.66), Boise State (4.95), Ohio State (3.54), Southern Cal (2.83), Oregon (2.83)
Teams We Agree On: Alabama (#1), TCU (#5), Iowa (#7), Georgia Tech (#8), Oklahoma State (#16)
Games Jeff Watched:
Florida State at North Carolina
Minnesota at Ohio State
Boston College at Notre Dame
Texas at Missouri (50%)
Games Brian Watched:
Tulsa at UTEP
Florida State at North Carolina
Boston College at Notre Dame (in-person)
Rutgers at Army (50%)