BLOGPOLL TOP 25: More Change At The Top

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

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