Final ballot is due Wednesday morning.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas |
 1 |
| 2 | Florida |
 1 |
| 3 | Alabama |
1 |
| 4 | California |
4 |
| 5 | LSU | |
| 6 | Penn State |
4 |
| 7 | Mississippi |
2 |
| 8 | Boise State |
3 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) |
14 |
| 10 | Oklahoma |
2 |
| 11 | Cincinnati |
7 |
| 12 | Southern Cal |
9 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | |
| 14 | Nebraska | |
| 15 | TCU | |
| 16 | Ohio State |
1 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State |
1 |
| 18 | Georgia |
1 |
| 19 | Kansas |
1 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech |
14 |
| 21 | North Carolina | |
| 22 | Clemson | |
| 23 | Florida State | |
| 24 | Brigham Young |
17 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Missouri (#22), Utah (#24).
- So far I'm more impressed with Texas than Florida. The Gators have two wins over cupcakes and a hard-fought win over a rival. Texas has a win over a cupcake, a big win on the road against a Mountain West team at high altitude and a hard-fought win over a rival. Florida could easily retake the No. 1 spot with a road conference win next week against Kentucky.
- Miami makes the biggest leap in the poll, up to my No. 9 spot. The Hurricanes have two impressive conference pelts.
- I'm a big fan of Cincinnati's. Not many teams can claim two road wins against BCS opponents, including a conference game, so far.
- Hard to move Nebraska or Virginia Tech up or down after that game. Both teams stay where they were last week.
- Any teams I'm leaving out that deserve to be ranked?
- Any teams I've included that have no business being ranked?