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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama |  1 |
| 2 | Florida |  1 |
| 3 | Texas | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | |
| 5 | TCU | 5 |
| 6 | Boise State | 1 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1 |
| 8 | Iowa | 5 |
| 9 | Southern Cal | |
| 10 | Miami (Florida) | 2 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 13 |
| 12 | LSU | 6 |
| 13 | Houston | 2 |
| 14 | Penn State | 5 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 7 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 4 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 12 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | |
| 19 | Utah | |
| 20 | Arizona | |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | |
| 22 | West Virginia | |
| 23 | Central Michigan | |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 11 |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Nebraska (#11), South Florida (#16), Kansas (#17), Arkansas (#18), Auburn (#21), Oklahoma (#23).
As I said in my Sporting News column today: "Style points are dead," at least as a concept at the top of the rankings. Because Florida certainly didn't win with any. Neither did Texas. And neither did Alabama -- although the Tide wasn't nearly as ugly as UF and UT.
The real question is how to position the contenders beyond the Big 3: I still like Cincy, but I'm happy to take arguments for Boise State (decreasingly) and TCU (increasingly). If TCU beats BYU in Provo next weekend, I'll jump them over Boise.
I am more than happy to give Iowa credit -- mirroring the BCS computer polls. Winning at Penn State and at Wisconsin is better than any two wins at the top of USC's resume. (Not sure why I have Iowa below Oregon -- it's irrational and I'll likely change it.)
UPDATE: My Mumme Poll ballot -- the best 12 teams in the country, irrespective of rank -- this week is the Top 12 above. Here was the comment I submitted with the ballot:
I'm beginning to blur the lines between "resume" and "signature wins/losses" -- call it the "Boise Effect." At what point do we stop overweighting a single quality win against an otherwise weak schedule?
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