Maryland lost, but the college football world kept on spinning. Here's our ballot for who should be where in the top 25. And yes, a lot of the stuff doesn't make sense.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama |
 1 |
| 2 | Florida |
 1 |
| 3 | Texas | |
| 4 | Southern Cal | |
| 5 | Cincinnati |
5 |
| 6 | Boise State | |
| 7 | Iowa |
1 |
| 8 | Miami (Florida) |
1 |
| 9 | TCU |
3 |
| 10 | LSU |
1 |
| 11 | Oregon |
2 |
| 12 | Penn State |
2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State |
4 |
| 14 | Brigham Young |
4 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech |
6 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech |
11 |
| 17 | Texas Tech |
8 |
| 18 | Utah |
6 |
| 19 | Ohio State |
12 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | |
| 21 | West Virginia | |
| 22 | Georgia | |
| 23 | Houston | |
| 24 | Boston College | |
| 25 | South Carolina |
5 |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Oklahoma (#15), Nebraska (#16), Kansas (#19), South Florida (#22), Notre Dame (#23).
Here's the reasoning:
- Florida looked terrible against Arkansas. Alabama didn't look terrible against South Carolina. Ergo, Alabama takes over the top spot.
- I really didn't want to keep Texas in at #3, but they're still undefeated and still won.
- I'm holding putting off Cincy in the top four spots until after they play West Virginia, unless somebody above them makes a mistake.
- On Texas Tech: told you so.
- This entire thing falls apart at about 18.
- Pitt and WVU make their debuts, while Georgia returns. Pitt only has one loss; same for West Virginia.
- Boston College isn't a top 25 caliber team, but neither are half the teams in the top 25.
- I'm so torn on Oklahoma. They should be so good, but they've done nothing - literally - against any decent team. Same with Kansas. Right now, they're out.