BlogPoll Week 9 Ballot: Convinced on Notre Dame

A couple of weeks ago, I drew the ire of Notre Dame fans for considering the Irish's overtime victory over Stanford as a tie. I'm still convinced that Notre Dame didn't win that game, as the officials missed the Cardinal's game-tying touchdown to end the game prematurely. However, it's impossible to dismiss Notre Dame's victory over Oklahoma in Norman this weekend.  I no longer can separate Notre Dame from the other BCS contenders at this point, so they make the big jump this week.

Husker Mike's Blasphemy Ballot - Week 9

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
2	Oregon Ducks	--
3	Kansas St. Wildcats	1
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9
5	LSU Tigers	1
6	Georgia Bulldogs	8
7	Florida Gators	-4
8	Florida St. Seminoles	2
9	Clemson Tigers	--
10	Stanford Cardinal	1
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	1
12	Louisville Cardinals	5
13	Oklahoma Sooners	-8
14	Oregon St. Beavers	-6
15	USC Trojans	-8
16	Arizona Wildcats	--
17	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	-1
18	UCLA Bruins	--
19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	--
20	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	2
21	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-2
22	Arizona St. Sun Devils	-1
23	Boise St. Broncos	1
24	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	--
25	Texas Longhorns	-2
Dropouts: Ohio Bobcats, Michigan Wolverines, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, TCU Horned Frogs

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Lots of teams are out this week for their own version of suckage.  That creates lots of openings for new teams, including Nebraska at #19.  Sounds a little high at first, but the BCS standings spot the Big Red at #20.  And who goes ahead of Nebraska at this point?