I feel I penalized Wisconsin too much for giving up a Hail Mary on the final play of the game, but if I didn't put Sparty ahead of the Badgers, someone would point out "didn't you watch the game"? Into this week's poll comes USC and Georgia. Auburn and Washington don't get penalized much for losing to elite teams; this drop is more because they lost so badly, not because they lost. Teams should get credit for playing top teams, even if they come up on the short end of the scoreboard.
Husker Mike's Blasphemy Ballot - Week 9
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers |  1 |
| 2 | Stanford Cardinal | 4 |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 4 | Boise St. Broncos | 1 |
| 5 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 2 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks | 2 |
| 7 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2 |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers | 2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma Sooners |  -8 |
| 10 | Michigan St. Spartans | 5 |
| 11 | Kansas St. Wildcats | 2 |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers | -8 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -2 |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -3 |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines | 2 |
| 17 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | 4 |
| 18 | Houston Cougars | 4 |
| 19 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | 5 |
| 20 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -- |
| 21 | Washington Huskies | -5 |
| 22 | USC Trojans | -- |
| 23 | Georgia Bulldogs | -- |
| 24 | Auburn Tigers | -4 |
| 25 | Texas A&M Aggies | -- |
| Dropouts: West Virginia Mountaineers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Illinois Fighting Illini | ||
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Why did Texas A&M stay at #25? Simple. I still haven't seen enough to convince me that the Aggies are a legitimate Top 25 team. Call it the hangover from last year's Nebraska game when even with help from the officials and Taylor Martinez hobbled, they still struggled to win at home. But that's last year, you say. They do have a victory over Texas Tech, which probably is their best win to date.
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