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Someone email me if you see Jake or Dom. I fear they have taken a look at the landscape of college football, and wandered into the woods out of sheer befuddlement. They're very scared, so be cautious.
| Rank | Team | Points (75 max) | Change |
| 1 | Florida State (2) | 73 | +3 |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 72 | 0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 71 | -2 |
| T-4 | Baylor | 63 | +7 |
| T-4 | Missouri | 63 | +11 |
| T-4 | Ohio State | 63 | +1 |
| 7 | Stanford | 54 | +6 |
| 8 | Miami | 51 | +2 |
| T-9 | Auburn | 50 | +17 |
| T-9 | Texas Tech | 50 | +5 |
| 11 | Clemson | 48 | -8 |
| 12 | UCLA | 43 | -5 |
| 13 | Central Florida | 37 | N/A |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 36 | +3 |
| 15 | LSU | 31 | -9 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 23 | +7 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 22 | +2 |
| T-18 | Oklahoma | 21 | +3 |
| T-18 | Wisconsin | 21 | +6 |
| 20 | Louisville | 19 | -11 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 14 | +6 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 12 | -2 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 11 | +3 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 10 | +2 |
| T-25 | South Carolina | 6 | -13 |
| T-25 | Texas A&M | 6 | -17 |
Also receiving votes: Texas (3), Ole Miss (2)
Holy balls.
I'm chalking some of this madness up to there being two ballots missing. But at the same time, EIGHT teams ranked in last week's poll (Clemson, UCLA, South Carolina, TAMU, Georgia, Washington, Florida, and Utah) lost their Week 8 games.
The most significant change? Oregon's lackluster performance (38 points? Come on defense, what the hell?) combined with Florida State's dominant win over Clemson bumps the Seminoles to #1, and drops the Ducks to #3. And we've got a three-way tie for the #4 spot! Noah, Dave and I all have Baylor, Mizzou, and Ohio State in the 4-5-6 spots, but all in different orders:
- Dave: Ohio State-Missouri-Baylor
- Noah: Missouri-Baylor-Ohio State
- Tako: Baylor-Ohio State-Missouri
- I've been looking for an excuse to not rank South Carolina and Texas A&M, the two most overrated teams in college football. And on Saturday, they gave that to me, with the Gamecocks loss to Tennessee and the Aggies' home loss to Auburn. Many national pollsters (and Dave) still have South Carolina ranked, even though their best win is probably a 3 point win @UCF, and who beat Kentucky by 7 at home. They aren't one of the three best teams in the SEC East, let alone one of the Top 25 in the country.
- I think we were all just thanking UCF for beating Louisville with that #13 ranking.
- Texas Tech will see a big jump in its ranking if it goes to Norman and beats Oklahoma this week. They're easily the least respected of all the remaining undefeated teams.
| Loves | Hates | |
| Dave | Auburn (#7) | Louisville (#25) |
| Noah | Oklahoma St (#15) | LSU (#19) |
| Tako | Miami (#7) | South Carolina and Texas A&M (unranked) |