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| Rank | Team | Delta |
| 1 | Alabama (11-0) | -- |
| 2 | Texas (11-0) | -- |
| 3 | Florida (11-0) | -- |
| 4 | TCU (11-0) | -- |
| 5 | Cincinnati (10-0) | -- |
| 6 | Boise State (11-0) |
 1 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech (10-1) |
 1 |
| 8 | Oregon (9-2) |
1 |
| 9 | Ohio State (10-2) |
1 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh (9-1) |
1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech (9-2) |
1 |
| 12 | Penn State (10-2) |
1 |
| 13 | Clemson (8-3) |
3 |
| 14 | Iowa (10-2) |
4 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State (9-2) | -- |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) (8-3) |
3 |
| 17 | Oregon State (8-3) |
3 |
| 18 | Southern Cal (7-3) |
4 |
| 19 | California (8-3) |
5 |
| 20 | LSU (8-3) |
10 |
| 21 | Nebraska (8-3) |
2 |
| 22 | Stanford (7-4) |
8 |
| 23 | North Carolina (8-3) |
3 |
| 24 | Mississippi (8-3) |
2 |
| 25 | Brigham Young (9-2) |
4 |
For your reference, here is last week's ballot.
Dropped Out: Wisconsin (#17), Utah (#25).
Welcome (Back): North Carolina (#23), Mississippi (#24)
Also Receiving Votes: Utah, Central Michigan, Navy, Arkansas, South Florida, Houston, West Virginia, Northwestern, Temple
Teams We Disagree On The Most: Stanford (7.07), LSU (6.36), Mississippi (4.95), Miami (Fla.) (3.54)
Teams We Agree On: Alabama (#1), Texas (#2), Florida (#3), TCU (#4), Ohio State (#9), Pittsburgh (#10), Virginia Tech (#11), Penn State (#12), Southern Cal (#18)
By Conference: Atlantic Coast 5, Pac-10 5, SEC 4, Big Ten 3, Big 12 3, Big East 2, Mountain West 2, WAC 1
Games Jeff Watched:
North Carolina at Boston College (twice)
Virginia at Clemson (1.5x)
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Boise State at Utah State (75%)
LSU at Ole Miss (25%)
Connecticut at Notre Dame (OTs)
Games Brian Watched:
North Carolina at Boston College (twice)
Ohio State at Michigan (DVRed)
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Boise State at Utah State (75%)
LSU at Ole Miss (25%)
Virginia at Clemson (25%)
Connecticut at Notre Dame (The overtimes at Mary Ann's in all their glorious splendor)