BLOGPOLL TOP 25: More Change At The Top

by Craig Powers on Sep 27, 2011 7:49 PM PDT in College Football

This week, I am a miserable failure.

I went to Boston for the weekend for a sports stat conference and was in a Harvard classroom all day Saturday (I'm smarter than you now). Since then I've been trying to catch up on the studying I missed for the test I had today, all the while helping my students study for the test they had today, then proctoring said test. In doing all this, I did not submit a BlogPoll ballot for this week.

Priorities, amirite?

I've posted the rankings after the jump. Most notable is LSU rising to #1, no doubt impressing the voters with their road win in Morgantown. Most curious is how the poll uncharacteristically punished highly ranked teams who lost to other highly ranked teams. Texas A&M dropped eight spots following their narrow loss to Oklahoma State. Arkansas and West Virginia dropped six spots a piece after failing their biggest early-season tests.

For the best analysis on the rankings, check out Andy Hutchins's BlogPoll Top 25 piece over at the mothership.

Results for Week 5

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	LSU Tigers (71)	24.73	0.55	1
2	Alabama Crimson Tide (12)	23.72	0.74	1
3	Oklahoma Sooners (9)	23.33	1.03	-2
4	Boise St. Broncos	20.41	2.55	--
5	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	20.23	1.85	2
6	Wisconsin Badgers	19.25	3.07	-1
7	Stanford Cardinal	19.25	2.37	-1
8	Nebraska Cornhuskers	16.89	2.92	1
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	15.12	3.05	1
10	Florida Gators	14.76	2.42	5
11	Oregon Ducks	14.52	4.34	--
12	Virginia Tech Hokies	14.16	3.21	1
13	Clemson Tigers	13.61	3.86	6
14	Baylor Bears	10.51	3.36	4
15	South Florida Bulls	10.36	3.81	2
16	Texas A&M Aggies	10.03	4.47	-8
17	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	7.65	4.50	6
18	Michigan Wolverines	7.43	4.26	3
19	Texas Longhorns	7.15	3.65	1
20	Arkansas Razorbacks	6.49	4.19	-6
21	Illinois Fighting Illini	4.85	4.22	3
22	West Virginia Mountaineers	4.22	3.16	-6
23	TCU Horned Frogs	3.62	3.36	2
24	Arizona St. Sun Devils	3.00	2.89	13
25	Florida St. Seminoles	2.84	3.28	-13
Others Receiving Votes: Houston Cougars \| Iowa St. Cyclones \| Michigan St. Spartans \| Kansas St. Wildcats \| Penn St. Nittany Lions \| Texas Tech Red Raiders \| USC Trojans \| Utah Utes \| Ohio St. Buckeyes \| Auburn Tigers \| North Carolina Tar Heels \| Georgia Bulldogs \| Washington Huskies \| Missouri Tigers \| Temple Owls \| Vanderbilt Commodores \| Notre Dame Fighting Irish \| Fla. International Golden Panthers \| Tennessee Volunteers \| Louisiana Ragin Cajuns \| Mississippi St. Bulldogs \| Cincinnati Bearcats
Updated: Sep 27, 2011 9:01 AM EDT