Projected Polls

[BGIF]

Only a few loses in Top 25, Texas Tech (who I think is a pretender based on incredibly soft schedule), Auburn (in a tough OT game), Tennessee (in what should have been the upset of the day that they fumbled away), MSU (throttled), and Virginia (by a baseball score).

A couple were idle: Miami (Wilma), BC, UF, WVU (Wilma)

USC will lose some 1st Place Votes but holds #1,
Bama leaps over UGA,
Tex Tech plunges down to about 16,
PSU jumps into Top 10,
FSU rightfully passes idle Miami,
ND and OSU pass idle BC,
Auburn drops but stays ahead of idle UF,
Michigan, Louisville, and Fresno close out the TOP 25

N.B. Keep in mind this is my guess what the pollsters will do. I'd place ND a couple of places higher 8+/- but doubt the Coaches will.

Oct. 23, 2005
Rank Team Record
1. USC 7-0
2. Texas 7-0
3. VT 7-0
4. Alabama 7-0
5. Georgia 7-0
6. LSU 7-1
7. UCLA 7-0
8. PSU 7-1
9. FSU 6-1
10. Miami 5-1
11. ND 5-2
12. OSU 5-2
13. BC 6-1
14. Oregon 7-1
15. Wis 7-1
16. Tex Tech 6-1
17. WVU 6-1
18. Cal 6-2
19. Auburn 5-2
20. Florida 5-2
21. TCU 7-1
22. Minn 5-2
23. Michigan 5-3
24. Louisville 5-2
25. Fresno 5-1

 

[BGIF]

Here's how the Oct 17th Top 25 fared on Oct 22

Top 25 Roundup

 

[PantsB]

Why Bama > Georgia when they probably should have lost to Tenn?

 

[Irish Legend]

Updated Polls

Week 9 AP Top 25
1. USC (55) 7-0 1,615
2. Texas (10) 7-0 1,569
3. Virginia Tech 7-0 1,496
4. Georgia 7-0 1,413
5. Alabama 7-0 1,328
6. Miami 5-1 1,268
7. LSU 5-1 1,219
8. UCLA 7-0 1,170
9. Notre Dame 5-2 1,067
10. Florida State 6-1 1,055
11. Penn State 7-1 980
12. Ohio State 5-2 860
13. Boston College 6-1 846
14. Oregon 7-1 750
15. Wisconsin 7-1 698
16. Florida 5-2 617
17. Texas Tech 6-1 557
18. West Virginia 6-1 472
19. Auburn 5-2 456
20. TCU 7-1 400
21. Northwestern 5-2 240
22. Fresno State 5-1 233
23. Tennessee 3-3 165
24. California 6-2 151
25. Michigan 5-3 134
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Louisville 126, Minnesota 113, Colorado 75, Missouri 17, Georgia Tech 9, Toledo 9, TEXAS AM 7, Virginia 6, Iowa 2, Rutgers 1, Southern Miss 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Michigan State 22, Virginia 23.


Week 9 USA Today Poll
1. USC (53) 7-0 1,540
2. Texas (8) 7-0 1,493
3. Virginia Tech 7-0 1,428
4. Georgia 7-0 1,357
5. Alabama 7-0 1,277
5. Miami 5-1 1,226
7. LSU 5-1 1,164
8. UCLA 7-0 1,136
9. Florida State 6-1 1,003
10. Notre Dame 5-2 934
11. Boston College 6-1 870
12. Penn State 7-1 835
13. Ohio State 5-2 803
14. Oregon 7-1 712
15. Wisconsin 7-1 677
16. Texas Tech 6-1 603
17. West Virginia 6-1 539
18. Florida 5-2 513
19. Auburn 5-2 427
20. TCU 7-1 383
21. California 6-2 276
22. Minnesota 5-2 189
23. Northwestern 5-2 179
24. Fresno State 5-1 134
25. Tennessee 3-3 133
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Louisville 103, Michigan 59, Colorado 45, TEXAS AM 25, UTEP 24, Georgia Tech 23, Missouri 14, Virginia 11, Toledo 5, Boise State 3, Clemson 2, Nebraska 2, Oklahoma 1, Rutgers 1, Maryland 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Michigan State 22, Virginia 24.

 

[BGIF]

Why Bama > Georgia when they probably should have lost to Tenn?

USC and MSU should have lost to ND but they didn't.

Bama beat the Vols by 3 in regulation on the same day UGA beat Arkansas by 3 in OT.

Tennessee's 3 loses are to UF by 16-7, UGA 27-14 and Bama 6-3. The Vols beat UAB 17-10, Mississippi 27-10 and LSU 30-27 in OT.

The Razorback's 5 losses are to Vanderbuilt 28-24, Southern Cal 70-17 (that's not a typo), Bama 24-13, Auburn 34-17, and UGA 23-20 in OT. The Hogs two wins are Div II Missouri State and LA-Monroe.

Bama and UGA both have played soft schedules so far. Bama's tough opponents were UF who they annihilated and TEN who they barely got past.

UGA's tough game (singular) was TEN who they beat by 2 TDs.

Bama beat UF with Prothro the WR with the floppy leg. Without Prothro, Croyle passing skill isn't realized but the defense is awesome.

UGA beat TEN with Shockley, the QB that went down against ARK. Without Shockley, Arkansas outscored UGA.

If Bama played UGA this Saturday, Bama would win. Hence Bama over UGA.

BTW, living in the Heart of Dixie, I've seen most of their games. You can't get away from SEC football here.

 

[jiggafini19]

Tennessee has the most putrid offense and special teams I've seen. That front four on defense is awesome, but they have nothing else.

Their o-line is big and physical, they have a 270 pound fullback and they can't run the ball or score.

Hopefully they don't look like world beaters against ND's defense.