New AP poll for 10/3

• Leonardo

  

  Rank. Team (first place votes)... Points
  
  1. Alabama (58)... 1497
  2. Ohio State (1)... 1401
  3. Oregon... 1379
  4. Boise State (1)... 1341
  5. TCU... 1250
  6. Oklahoma... 1183
  7. Nebraska... 1172
  8. Auburn... 1045
  9. Arizona... 898
  10. Utah... 860
  11. Arkansas... 825
  12. LSU... 819
  13. Miami (FL)... 769
  14. Florida... 681
  15. Iowa... 670
  16. Stanford... 663
  17. Michigan State... 607
  18. Michigan... 555
  19. South Carolina... 450
  20. Wisconsin... 316
  21. Nevada... 286
  22. Oklahoma State... 173
  23. Florida State... 162
  24. Missouri... 99
  25. Air Force... 94
  
  26. West Virginia... 83
  27. Kansas State... 69
  28. USC... 52
  29. Texas... 33
  30. Northwestern... 25
  31. Oregon State... 12
  32. Baylor... 10
  33. UCLA... 8
  34. Virginia Tech... 8
  35. N.C. State... 4
  36. Penn State... 1
• dlazz

  I was getting ready to post this. I'm NOT cool with Oregon hopping Boise.
• wes_mantooth

  

  I figured that Oregon would jump the Bucks as well....
• gerb131

  

  I can't believe Bama doesn't get all the first place votes!
• Tiger2003

  

  dlazz;505808 wrote:I was getting ready to post this. I'm NOT cool with Oregon hopping Boise.

  
  Why not?
• Manhattan Buckeye

  I don't think Florida fell enough. That team has serious issues. Granted Alabama in Tuscaloosa is a tough game for anyone, but they were outmatched in every manner and in the earlier games were nothing more than Meaty-Oaker. Iowa, Stanford and Michigan St. should all be ranked ahead of FLA.
• wes_mantooth

  

  gerb131;505830 wrote:I can't believe Bama doesn't get all the first place votes!

  
  Never happen. We are talking about newspapers here....always biased towards their region.
• gerb131

  

  Wisconsin is a scary 2 loss team.
• gerb131

  

  wes_mantooth;505852 wrote:Never happen. We are talking about newspapers here....always biased towards their region.

  I would agree with that, but Bama far and away the best team in the country.
• dlazz

  Tiger2003;505846 wrote:Why not?

  
  Generally the way it goes is if "big" teams win their games they stay where they are. Boise wins their games (handily) and move down.
  
  Sure Oregon played a better team this week, but they played trash teams the first four weeks.
• karen lotz

  

  gerb131;505853 wrote:Wisconsin is a scary 2 loss team.

  
  ????
• wes_mantooth

  

  gerb131;505854 wrote:I would agree with that, but Bama far and away the best team in the country.

  
  I agree with that too, but if they play like they did against Arkansas...they can be beat. Overall, no matter what happens this year, they are def the most talented team in the country.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  gerb131;505853 wrote:Wisconsin is a scary 2 loss team.

  
  What's really scary is they apparently lost twice yesterday.
• dlazz

  wes_mantooth;505859 wrote:I agree with that too, but if they play like they did against Arkansas...they can be beat. Overall, no matter what happens this year, they are def the most talented team in the country.

  
  I kind of assumed if Bama lost this year, it'd be the Arkansas game. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they run the table and win the NC game.
• gerb131

  

  Yea sorry about that. I had them losing to Arizona and that was obviously Iowa, my fault.
• karen lotz

  

  Cleveland Buck;505862 wrote:What's really scary is they apparently lost twice yesterday.

  
  Sparty might be better than everyone thinks!
• IggyPride00

  

  Arizona moving up to 9th is interesting. I wonder just how for real they are. They host Oregon the second last game of their season in what could be a huge showdown game depending on how things go.
  
  Depending on how the conferences play out as far as the rankings of the other teams in them Oregon and OSU if they both run the table could be in a dogfight in the computer rankings (non-human) part of the BCS for the #2 spot behind Alabama.
• wes_mantooth

  

  dlazz;505864 wrote:I kind of assumed if Bama lost this year, it'd be the Arkansas game. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they run the table and win the NC game.

  
  True. I know it is the old "ifs, ands, or buts"...but they could be out of the conversation completely(at least for now), if it wasn't for a epic choke job by Ryan Mallet.
  
  I still think that they are by far the best team in the country, but sometimes an off game can destroy your season...especially with this bcs bullshit.
• superman

  I'm glad the AP poll means nothing. Oregon should not have jumped for beating a Stanford team that wasn't really that impressive.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Here is something I don't understand: OSU's defense played well (particularly after the first drive), and OSU's offense did not play well. Result? A lot of media outlets are labeling them overrated.
  
  Conversely, Oregon's offense played well, and their defense played HORRIBLY, yet they are jumping teams in the poll? I know, Stanford is ranked, etc, but it seems like teams with high-powered offenses and crappy defenses always get a pass in the national perception. Thoughts?
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  IggyPride00;505889 wrote:Arizona moving up to 9th is interesting. I wonder just how for real they are. They host Oregon the second last game of their season in what could be a huge showdown game depending on how things go.
  
  Depending on how the conferences play out as far as the rankings of the other teams in them Oregon and OSU if they both run the table could be in a dogfight in the computer rankings (non-human) part of the BCS for the #2 spot behind Alabama.

  Arizona spanked Iowa. They are legit. Oregon does have a tough road ahead though. I can easily see a dogfight in the polls between OSU and Oregon for the 2nd spot.
• Fly4Fun

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;505930 wrote:Here is something I don't understand: OSU's defense played well (particularly after the first drive), and OSU's offense did not play well. Result? A lot of media outlets are labeling them overrated.
  
  Conversely, Oregon's offense played well, and their defense played HORRIBLY, yet they are jumping teams in the poll? I know, Stanford is ranked, etc, but it seems like teams with high-powered offenses and crappy defenses always get a pass in the national perception. Thoughts?

  
  It's nothing new... offense is much more interesting to talk about than defense. I forget who it was, but some sports writer last year tried to write an entire story about a game while focusing on defense. And he was just trying to point out how much less interesting it is and harder to understand what happened.
  
  But I think OSU showed Oregon last year how important defense is...
• darbypitcher22

  

  People love that point a minute stuff....
• believer

  

  USA Today Coaches rankings http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2/week/6.
  
  1 Alabama
  2 Ohio State
  3 Oregon
  4 Boise State
  5 TCU
  6 Nebraska
  7 Oklahoma
  8 Auburn
  9 LSU
  10 Utah
  11 Arizona
  12 Florida
  13 Arkansas
  14 Miami (FL)
  15 Iowa
  16 Michigan State
  17 Michigan
  18 Stanford
  19 Wisconsin
  20 South Carolina
  21 Oklahoma State
  22 Missouri
  23 Nevada
  24 Florida State
  25 Northwestern
• Manhattan Buckeye

  ptown_trojans_1;505934 wrote:Arizona spanked Iowa. They are legit. Oregon does have a tough road ahead though. I can easily see a dogfight in the polls between OSU and Oregon for the 2nd spot.

  
  Arizona spanked Iowa? What is your definition of spanking? They won by 7 points with Iowa practically giving them the game. To quote the AP recap:
  
  "The Wildcats blocked a punt to set up their first score, Travis Cobb returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and Trevin Wade ran an interception back 85 yards for another score."
  
  Congrats to Arizona for the win and early lead, but Iowa crapped the bed early in that game and still almost won. Iowa is a better overall team.