2010 College Football Ranking: Blogpoll Week 7 Draft - Death of the Undefeateds

by Jon Johnston on Oct 11, 2010 7:01 AM CDT in BlogPoll

Four teams fell from the ranks of the undefeated this weekend. Some were spectacular, like Alabama's loss to South Carolina, while others are merely noteworthy,i.e., Purdue's upset of Northwestern, keeping the Wildcats from going 6-0 for the first time since 1962.

Anyone who'd watched Michigan knew they were in for a crash sooner or later, and it shouldn't be all that surprising that Arizona's great run finally came to an end in Corvallis. I wish that I could add Auburn to the list, but they escaped Kentucky in the end, booting a last second field goal. Maybe it's because I'm sick of hearing about the SEC. Take a look at this and tell me the conference isn't down this season.

You want funny? Funny is - both the AP and Coaches Polls ranking Alabama above South Carolina this week. Apparently they didn't notice how well the Gamecocks shut down Alabama's running game, holding Trent Richardson and Mark Ingram to 64 yards between them. Just for that I'm going to make up for it by boosting a bunch of undefeated teams over Alabama.

BTW, I keep thinking I should rank Texas 25th this week. What do you think?

Corn Nation Ballot - Week 7

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Ohio St. Buckeyes	2
2	Oregon Ducks	--
3	Boise St. Broncos	1
4	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4
5	TCU Horned Frogs	--
6	Oklahoma Sooners	--
7	Auburn Tigers	4
8	Utah Utes	4
9	Michigan St. Spartans	4
10	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	7
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	--
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	-11
13	Arkansas Razorbacks	-4
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	--
15	LSU Tigers	5
16	Missouri Tigers	--
17	Stanford Cardinal	-2
18	Arizona Wildcats	-11
19	Florida St. Seminoles	4
20	Nevada Wolf Pack	1
21	Wisconsin Badgers	1
22	Air Force Falcons	2
23	Florida Gators	-4
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	--
25	Oregon St. Beavers	--
Dropouts: Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Kansas St. Wildcats

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To rank Texas 25th would be unbecoming of you

and Nebraska. I do not approve. But then again, that’s just my 2 cents.

Please make them look bad Saturday. Thanks much.

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by KWashburn on Oct 11, 2010 8:12 AM CDT reply actions

Voters

I don’t envy voters at times like this. Bama should have dropped, but how many teams ahead of them would have made it through their first 6 games, and especially the last 3 weeks undefeated? Maybe Oregon? Its hard to say. But then again, such is the nature of the polls. Bama may be removed from the championship picture after losing to a team they likely would beat 9 out of 10 times.

On the other hand, the Huskers are in a better position today, so go big red, go K-state, go Missouri, and everyone else we play or have played this season.

by newbie34 on Oct 11, 2010 9:00 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Utah

Why is everyone ranking Utah so highly? They haven’t beaten anyone, and almost lost to lousy Pittsburgh in OT.

by Dan TrueBlue on Oct 11, 2010 9:40 AM CDT reply actions

Why is everyone ranking Nebraska so highly? We haven’t beaten anyone, and only beat lousy South Dakota St. 17-3.

I know you’re not a Husker fan, but the point still stands.

by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 11, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions

Fair enough

Although the Huskers haven’t needed an OT to beat a team like SD State… Still, I see your point.

I suppose I just felt Sparty should be a tad higher (like you did below), after they beat Wisconsin and UM pretty resoundingly. I’ll also admit to being a little blinded in my hopes to see a Nebraska vs. Big Ten title game. But I’m trying very hard not to put the cart in front of the horse.

by Dan TrueBlue on Oct 11, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Holy cow, I hadn't even thought about that

Nebraska-Ohio State? That would be amazing. For us anyway – the rest of the country would whine like there’s no tomorrow.

by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 11, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I believe that's what the video game prediction is.

by Omaha Sun on Oct 11, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I think I'd be tempted to rank Alabama higher

But I like what you did with it. Alabama looks like a top-5 team, but with a loss, they don’t deserve that ranking until their resume begins to match those appearances.

My top 10, which changes about every hour:
OSU
Oregon
Boise St.
TCU
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Auburn
Michigan St.
Utah
South Carolina
(and Alabama 11th)

by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 11, 2010 11:19 AM CDT reply actions

This is why I hate college football polls.

I know there’s not really a better way to do it but do you honestly believe Alabama is the 12th best team in the country??? They had a bad day, they lost, I get it but damn that’s going to ruin their season. It’s what makes every game so exciting on Saturday but I can’t help but think about Nebraska’s season being essentially over after some stupid loss. It’s one of the reasons I love college basketball. The tournament. Say what you want about the regular season not mattering, you play good enough to make the tournament and you know what, the best teams usually end up going all the way. It would be so much fun to see that in December and January. I have no doubt Alabama will make it back to the top 8 by the end and could still be playing for the right to be crowned national champ not throwing away a season because of one bad game. I’m no Alabama fan, far from it but would hate to see a husker season go up in flames like that.

by Jkbaldwin on Oct 11, 2010 4:58 PM CDT reply actions