| Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off. | Def. | Pace | |||||||||
| 1 | -- | Alabama | 1.000 | 0.549 | 13 | 26.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 1 | 156.9 | 120 |
| 2 | -- | LSU | 1.000 | 0.548 | 17 | 26.7 | 4 | 6.6 | 2 | 160.2 | 113 |
| 3 | -- | Oregon | 0.983 | 0.531 | 46 | 25.3 | 7 | 9.9 | 5 | 176.2 | 3 |
| 4 | +2 | Wisconsin | 0.975 | 0.533 | 42 | 28.4 | 1 | 10.8 | 16 | 161.6 | 107 |
| 5 | -1 | Oklahoma | 0.974 | 0.542 | 26 | 23.5 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 171.6 | 14 |
| 6 | -1 | Oklahoma St. | 0.966 | 0.548 | 16 | 26.8 | 3 | 14.0 | 46 | 173.3 | 7 |
| 7 | -- | Stanford | 0.958 | 0.544 | 23 | 27.5 | 2 | 10.8 | 14 | 167.0 | 53 |
| 8 | +1 | Boise St. | 0.941 | 0.463 | 93 | 26.0 | 6 | 11.8 | 21 | 168.8 | 34 |
| 9 | +1 | South Carolina | 0.931 | 0.544 | 22 | 20.9 | 21 | 10.0 | 6 | 157.9 | 119 |
| 10 | -2 | Arkansas | 0.931 | 0.566 | 1 | 23.7 | 8 | 11.5 | 20 | 165.5 | 78 |
| 11 | +3 | Florida St. | 0.930 | 0.549 | 14 | 19.2 | 33 | 9.7 | 4 | 165.8 | 75 |
| 12 | -1 | Georgia | 0.922 | 0.548 | 15 | 22.8 | 13 | 10.7 | 13 | 159.5 | 114 |
| 13 | -1 | USC | 0.913 | 0.533 | 41 | 22.0 | 16 | 10.6 | 11 | 166.8 | 58 |
| 14 | -1 | TCU | 0.912 | 0.465 | 91 | 23.6 | 9 | 13.4 | 36 | 167.9 | 43 |
| 15 | +6 | Michigan | 0.886 | 0.542 | 28 | 22.8 | 14 | 12.0 | 26 | 167.8 | 45 |
| 16 | +6 | Texas A&M | 0.885 | 0.555 | 9 | 22.6 | 15 | 12.0 | 23 | 172.7 | 11 |
| 17 | -- | Florida | 0.877 | 0.556 | 8 | 20.4 | 24 | 7.9 | 3 | 161.3 | 109 |
| 18 | +2 | Michigan St. | 0.874 | 0.541 | 29 | 20.0 | 25 | 10.8 | 15 | 167.1 | 52 |
| 19 | NA | Southern Miss. | 0.870 | 0.482 | 76 | 20.9 | 22 | 15.3 | 57 | 168.6 | 36 |
| 20 | +3 | Virginia Tech | 0.860 | 0.525 | 57 | 18.6 | 37 | 10.6 | 10 | 158.1 | 118 |
| 21 | -6 | Notre Dame | 0.857 | 0.565 | 2 | 18.8 | 35 | 11.9 | 22 | 165.0 | 85 |
| 22 | +2 | Texas | 0.847 | 0.523 | 60 | 19.9 | 26 | 10.1 | 8 | 168.3 | 41 |
| 23 | -5 | Ohio St. | 0.838 | 0.531 | 48 | 18.6 | 38 | 12.0 | 25 | 159.1 | 116 |
| 24 | NA | Houston | 0.826 | 0.471 | 85 | 22.9 | 12 | 13.7 | 39 | 175.2 | 4 |
| 25 | -- | Nebraska | 0.812 | 0.532 | 44 | 19.3 | 30 | 12.5 | 32 | 166.8 | 59 |
New entries: Southern Miss., Houston.
Dropped out: Clemson, Miami-FL.
I arrived at work this morning to a Hallmark card reading, "With sympathies for your loss." I guess it's only fitting that RBA has now elevated (1b) LSU to the top spot in a tie with (1a) Alabama after dismantling my (10) Razorbacks. All indications suggest little argument with the LSU-Alabama rematch. They possess the top two defenses in the country and top five offenses. Tragically, Alabama can win the title outright, despite only breaking even in the season series, but hey, that's how it works. Beyond the top two, there's remarkable similarity with the BCS poll. RBA swaps Wisconsin and South Carolina in place of Virginia Tech and Houston, but the top 10 is remarkably similar.
After shellacking Tulsa, (24) Houston finally makes an appearance in the poll. With a C-USA title game against (19) Southern Miss, they might crack the top 20 before the season's end. I continue to stand by RBA's claim that Houston has no business in the national title game. I try to steer clear of the "eye test," but if Arkansas can't pass against LSU or Alabama, how do you think Houston will do?
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