CBSsports.com BlogPoll Week 10 Ballott

In what seems to be becoming a regular occurance, I got ripped by BlogPoll Administrator Brian Cook for voting for Oklahoma.  I'm sticking to my guns here; I still think Oklahoma is one of the better teams in the country.  Yes, I know the reason why nobody else is ranking Oklahoma:  4 losses.  But those four losses were by 12 points.  Let's put that in comparison:  USC lost by 34 points alone this week... and is STILL ranked by the writers and coaches.  And Oklahoma did absolutely NOTHING this week to convince me otherwise by blowing out Texas A&M 65-10. (And yes, if the Sooners did lose to Baylor, I would drop them...but they beat Baylor quite handily.)

As always, your feedback welcome as I can change this up until Wednesday morning.

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama
2	Florida
3	Texas
4	TCU	1
5	Cincinnati	1
6	Georgia Tech
7	Boise State
8	LSU
9	Oregon	1
10	Ohio State	1
11	Stanford	14
12	Pitt	5
13	Virginia Tech	5
14	Oklahoma State	10
15	Clemson	4
16	Miami (Florida)	7
17	Iowa	4
18	Oregon State
19	Penn State	1
20	Arizona	6
21	Oklahoma
22	Arkansas
23	California
24	Brigham Young
25	Utah	2
Last week's ballot

Dropped Out: Southern Cal (#12), Houston (#15), Texas Tech (#16).

Teams under consideration: Wisconsin (good won-loss record against nobody), Nebraska (some good wins, a decent loss against VT, and two bad losses), Ole Miss (looking better than earlier this season), and Boston College.

I might be harsh on USC, but that loss was disturbing.  Top 25 teams don't lose that way, so they're out for now.  That loss also dampens the reputation of the entire Big 10, as it makes Ohio State look weaker.  Arizona's loss to Cal also weakens the Big 10's reputation as well.  So I'm looking for that reason to give the Big 10 credit, and the only reason to move the Buckeyes up is that Miami lost.  (Which also weakens Oklahoma's resume...but 65-10 keeps them in the mix.)

Cincinnati gets a slight downgrade after TCU's domination of Utah.  Kind of unfair to the Bearcats playing with their backup quarterback, but the Horned Frogs just look like a stronger team right now.  LSU's struggle with Louisiana Tech would have warranted a downgrade...but nobody was ready to move up.

Big XII PowerPoll

1. Texas
2. Oklahoma State
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas Tech
5. Nebraska
6. Missouri
7. Kansas State
8. Kansas
9. Iowa State
10. Texas A&M
11. Baylor
12. Colorado

I'm not 100% convinced the Cowboys are better than the Sooners, but 2 losses versus 4 has to mean something.  The bottom four teams all have something to brag about, but so much more on their resume to be embarrassed about that they can't complain about being at the bottom either.