ATQ Blogpoll: Oklahoma and Stanford make their case, a surprise teams make the top 25
by jtlight on Sep 19, 2011 9:05 PM PDT
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PrintIt was another great weekend for football. As we get into the season, we get to see more and more real games. And Oklahoma and Stanford did what they needed to do to solidify their place amoung the elite teams.
Oklahoma did what they needed to do. They went on the road to a hostile environment, and beat a very tough and motivated Florida State team. Though the offense sputtered, the defense, which is why I wasn't sold on Oklahoma at the beginning of the year, came through and held FSU to less than 300 yards and 13 points.
Stanford dominated Arizona. Now, Arizona might actually be a pretty terrible football team. But Stanford's defense was more than good enough, and Andrew Luck is just incredible. Add in a strong running game, and Stanford will be a very, very tough team to beat this season. Unfortunately for the Cardinal, they lose star LB Shane Skov for the season
Outside of the top, we saw some movement throughout the poll. One thing that's great about this time of the season is the unexpected teams that make 3-0, like Iowa State. They have pulled out some exciting wins, including two wins against BCS conference foes, and I'm ranking them 25th. Will they end up here? Almost definitely not, but hopefully they can do better than the last team ranked 25th. They replace WSU after the Cougars fell apart late against SDSU. Clemson also makes an appearance after a big win over Auburn. I'm looking forward to seeing how the Tigers can fall apart.
The full poll is after the jump. Leave your comments. The poll goes final tomorrow morning, so get your thoughts in now, and I can make changes before the 9:30AM EST deadline.
Addicted To Quack Ballot - Week 4
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |  2 |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide |  -1 |
| 4 | Stanford Cardinal | 2 |
| 5 | Boise St. Broncos | -2 |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers | -1 |
| 7 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 1 |
| 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3 |
| 9 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 2 |
| 11 | Florida St. Seminoles | -4 |
| 12 | Texas A&M Aggies | -2 |
| 13 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 5 |
| 14 | Baylor Bears | 1 |
| 15 | Florida Gators | -- |
| 16 | South Florida Bulls | -- |
| 17 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -3 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -5 |
| 19 | Clemson Tigers | -- |
| 20 | Michigan Wolverines | 4 |
| 21 | USC Trojans | 2 |
| 22 | Illinois Fighting Illini | -- |
| 23 | Texas Longhorns | -1 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -- |
| 25 | Iowa St. Cyclones | -- |
| Dropouts: Arizona St. Sun Devils, Michigan St. Spartans, Ohio St. Buckeyes, Auburn Tigers, Washington St. Cougars | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
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LSU's defense last Thursday was just in-freaking-credible.
It made me feel better about the way the Ducks fared against them, actually.
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
I'm not sold on Stanford yet.
Especially with Skov out for the year. They have a better resume than us now, but I think we’re the better team.
Addicted to Quack, #1 Oregon blog among female Duck fans, including the ageless and ever-radiant daisyduck.
Don't say that
The turf monster in Tuscon will take one of our players to even the playing field.
Journalism allows almost anyone to direct questions they would never ask of their own friends at random people. --Chuck Klosterman
I'm pretty sure YOU shouldn't be saying that.
"Last time I checked, there is no ‘Hall of Average.’ " Chip Kelly
Stanford is too high....
Especially now that they’ve lost their leading tackler and defensive leader…
Why drop Boise 2 spots for going on the road and doing their job? ….
Meh. Impossible to rank teams this early. Do whatever you want.
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Why drop Boise 2 spots for going on the road and doing their job?
I hate thinking about polls this way. This shouldn’t be about how many spots a team should rise or fall. It’s a snapshot of what teams have accomplished to this point.
And yeah, it’s pretty tough to be ranking teams this early.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I’m confused as to how South Carolina jumped up 2 spots after barely beating Navy and Texas A & M dropped 2 spots with a 37-7 win over Idaho.
Florida State dropped, and I’m souring on Texas A&M because they’ve been largely out of sight. That’ll change this weekend.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I think the other USC is overranked after struggling with Georgia and Navy in consecutive weeks but then again it just shows that they’ll drop a couple games as the season progresses.
There are a lot of flawed teams this year.
by INducktrination on Sep 20, 2011 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
If OU is the #2 (or 1 per the AP) team in the nation
and FSU lost to them by 10pts when they were ranked #6, why drop them? I never understand this about polls, why would you lower the ranking of a team that lost to a higher ranked team? I mean, doesn’t the fact that a #2 OU beat a #6 FSU just confirm that OU is better than FSU?
This doesn’t just apply to this poll, but to all polls. Like last year, Oregon lost by 3 in the last second to the #1 team. Why did we drop to #3 from #2? Shouldn’t a #2 team be expected to barely lose to a #1, and therefore our last second loss only confirmed what everyone knew?
Anyway, polls are silly creatures, yet we love to debate them. Odd
It really shouldn’t be thought of in terms of teams rising and dropping. When you drop teams simply because they’ve lost, that’s stupid. Each team should be looked at on its own merit. I do not look at my previous polls when compiling my poll each week.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
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