College Football Rankings: BlogPoll Top 25 - Week 11

by Jon Johnston on Nov 7, 2011 7:14 AM CST in BlogPoll

I decided it would be best if I just stayed the hell off the internets Sunday, as this loss to Northwestern is hitting a little harder than I thought it would. I'm still somewhat depressed about it - it's not as if I didn't expect Nebraska to lose some games, but this one came out of nowhere. And honestly - I was probably as bad as anyone at making fun of Northwestern going into the game. (I predicted a 56-14 win on THEIR podcast - what an ass, eh?).

The Poll - LSU is obviously a clear-cut #1 team. The lack of offense in the LSU - 'Bama game didn't bother me. Both of those teams have exceptional defenses - any team in the nation would have difficulty scoring on them. Alabama doesn't drop too far - they are still one of the best in the nation.

Arkansas and Virginia Tech drop only because they were slightly overrated last week and I'm not beyond making those corrections now. The rest is up for correction.

Corn Nation Ballot - Week 11

Rank	Team	Delta
1	LSU Tigers	--
2	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	1
3	Oregon Ducks	1
4	Boise St. Broncos	1
5	Stanford Cardinal	1
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	-4
7	Oklahoma Sooners	3
8	Penn St. Nittany Lions	3
9	Arkansas Razorbacks	-2
10	Virginia Tech Hokies	-2
11	Michigan St. Spartans	2
12	Houston Cougars	2
13	Georgia Bulldogs	2
14	Clemson Tigers	3
15	Wisconsin Badgers	3
16	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	3
17	Cincinnati Bearcats	3
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	-9
19	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2
20	Ohio St. Buckeyes	4
21	South Carolina Gamecocks	-9
22	Michigan Wolverines	-6
23	Florida St. Seminoles	--
24	TCU Horned Frogs	--
25	Baylor Bears	--
Dropouts: Arizona St. Sun Devils, Kansas St. Wildcats, West Virginia Mountaineers

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "

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I'd keep Bama at #2

No team other than LSU could keep a game close with them.

Arkansas beats a top 10 team and drops while the only media coverage of Penn St. playing is with young boys and they rise 3 spots? Seems odd.

by Mr. Bump on Nov 7, 2011 8:45 AM CST reply actions

we need playoffs..

by Fake Pelini on Nov 7, 2011 11:24 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

If JDHusker's parity is real, then yes, a playoff is inevitable.

Not to mention, if we’re going to continue allowing teams to schedule 8 home games with 4 home games against cupcakes, well, we’re going to continue to have a lot of pretenders with inflated records, some of them even undefeated.

A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.

by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 7, 2011 9:56 PM CST up reply actions

Amazing how the Ducks have crept back into the title picture.

by BledRed on Nov 7, 2011 9:12 PM CST reply actions

It's just a proper correction based on how the season has progressed.

Now that we realize how good LSU is, the Ducks loss doesn’t seem so bad.

A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.

by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 7, 2011 9:55 PM CST up reply actions

Boise might actually have a decent chance to play fo the title.

Oregon beats Stanford, Okie St. loses to Oklahoma. Does anyone really want to see Bama/LSU again?

by DH HuskerJedi on Nov 7, 2011 11:00 PM CST reply actions

I'd rather see Alabama vs LSU than Boise State stumble into the game with their terrible schedule.

A Cornhusker through feast or famine. Get up, dust yourself off and run the ball. That's the Nebraska way.

by Salt Creek and Stadium on Nov 7, 2011 11:29 PM CST up reply actions

I think it'd be interesting to see...

what that Boise St coach could come up with for a game plan against LSU.

Plus, is Boise’s schedule any worse than Stanford’s? Have you looked at Stanford’s schedule? I don’t see anyone complaining about their long list of cupcakes.

by Lake_show on Nov 8, 2011 9:49 AM CST up reply actions