| Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off. | Def. | Pace | |||||||||
| 1 | -- | Alabama | 1.000 | 0.552 | 12 | 25.7 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 156.5 | 122 |
| 2 | -- | LSU | 0.992 | 0.549 | 19 | 24.6 | 6 | 7.0 | 2 | 160.0 | 115 |
| 3 | -- | Oregon | 0.984 | 0.531 | 48 | 24.6 | 5 | 13.2 | 34 | 176.5 | 3 |
| 4 | +1 | Stanford | 0.975 | 0.541 | 32 | 24.3 | 7 | 12.2 | 25 | 167.0 | 58 |
| 5 | +1 | Oklahoma | 0.975 | 0.543 | 27 | 19.7 | 29 | 9.5 | 6 | 171.7 | 14 |
| 6 | +1 | Wisconsin | 0.974 | 0.535 | 40 | 23.3 | 11 | 10.7 | 12 | 161.5 | 110 |
| 7 | +1 | Houston | 0.966 | 0.473 | 85 | 21.6 | 17 | 16.0 | 65 | 176.0 | 4 |
| 8 | -4 | Oklahoma St. | 0.966 | 0.550 | 15 | 25.0 | 4 | 16.9 | 74 | 173.6 | 7 |
| 9 | +1 | Arkansas | 0.958 | 0.566 | 2 | 20.1 | 23 | 14.2 | 44 | 165.7 | 79 |
| 10 | +3 | USC | 0.958 | 0.533 | 45 | 23.6 | 9 | 11.9 | 24 | 166.9 | 60 |
| 11 | -2 | Boise St. | 0.933 | 0.462 | 97 | 23.9 | 8 | 10.5 | 11 | 168.8 | 37 |
| 12 | -1 | Florida St. | 0.924 | 0.550 | 16 | 18.9 | 33 | 9.6 | 7 | 165.7 | 80 |
| 13 | -1 | South Carolina | 0.909 | 0.543 | 28 | 22.7 | 12 | 8.7 | 3 | 157.8 | 121 |
| 14 | +1 | Michigan St. | 0.908 | 0.544 | 26 | 20.4 | 20 | 9.7 | 8 | 167.1 | 57 |
| 15 | -1 | Georgia | 0.897 | 0.548 | 20 | 22.1 | 15 | 12.6 | 30 | 160.0 | 114 |
| 16 | +2 | Nebraska | 0.889 | 0.533 | 46 | 19.8 | 27 | 13.5 | 38 | 167.0 | 59 |
| 17 | +3 | Notre Dame | 0.889 | 0.565 | 3 | 19.4 | 30 | 10.8 | 13 | 164.9 | 87 |
| 18 | -1 | TCU | 0.882 | 0.463 | 95 | 23.5 | 10 | 13.3 | 36 | 167.8 | 46 |
| 19 | -- | Texas A&M | 0.882 | 0.557 | 9 | 22.1 | 14 | 11.8 | 20 | 172.6 | 12 |
| 20 | +3 | Ohio St. | 0.852 | 0.531 | 50 | 20.0 | 25 | 11.0 | 14 | 159.2 | 116 |
| 21 | -5 | Florida | 0.842 | 0.559 | 8 | 16.8 | 51 | 9.5 | 5 | 161.4 | 111 |
| 22 | NA | Kansas St. | 0.835 | 0.532 | 47 | 25.4 | 2 | 12.9 | 33 | 166.2 | 73 |
| 23 | -2 | Michigan | 0.825 | 0.544 | 25 | 22.0 | 16 | 12.2 | 28 | 167.5 | 52 |
| 24 | NA | Cincinnati | 0.814 | 0.510 | 64 | 18.5 | 34 | 11.2 | 17 | 169.1 | 32 |
| 25 | -- | Virginia Tech | 0.812 | 0.527 | 59 | 16.8 | 52 | 10.4 | 10 | 158.3 | 120 |
Rankings through games of 2012-09-09
New entries: Kansas St., Cincinnati.
Dropped out: Texas, Missouri.
As with the previous week, we're still in a learning phase for this season. For the same reason Houston jumped last week, we see Arkansas holding steady for losing to Louisiana-Monroe. (Their spot increase was due to Boise State falling, rather than improving their standing.) Although it looks like they're holding steady, their offensive and defensive performances changed dramatically. Their offense went from 30.8 +/- 14.5 PPH to 21.5 +/- 2.8 PPH, and their defense went from 1.6 +/- 19.1 PPH to 9.8 +/- 8.7 PPH. When Alabama crushes them next week, the curve will change further, creating a steep slope to go with the mediocre baseline. Expect to see the Razorbacks drop out of the top 25 very soon.
Wisconsin took a similar hit. Their offensive efficiency tumbled from 37.8 +/- 18.3 PPH to 28.3 +/- 9.9 PPH after their poor showing against Oregon State. (Their Northern Iowa game didn't happen, as far as RBA is concerned because it involves an FCS team.) If they don't get their act together against Utah State (who upset Utah last week), the Badgers could follow the Razorbacks out the polls.
It takes about four weeks for these anomalies to even out. Just bear with us. This is why the BCS polls don't come out until week eight.
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