After a Very Strong Showing Against Arizona, Oregon Vaults Into Our Poll’s Second Spot
As is customary, we’ll be bringing you a new take on the top 25 teams in the country each Monday during the regular season. With some big upsets this week, you’ll notice quite the shake-up from top to bottom. Disagree at all? Feel free to share that with us below (respectfully, of course).
Atlantic Coast Convos 2012 Top 25 (Week Five)
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) (LW: 1) (First-place votes: 6)
2. Oregon Ducks (4-0) (LW: 3)
3. Florida State Seminoles (4-0) (LW: 4)
4. LSU Tigers (4-0) (LW: 2)
5. Georgia Bulldogs (4-0) (LW: 8)
6. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-0) (LW: 5)
7. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) (LW: 7)
8. Kansas State Wildcats (4-0) (LW: 14)
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) (LW: 13)
10. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) (LW: 9)
11. USC Trojans (3-1) (LW: 11)
12. Texas Longhorns (3-0) (LW: 12)
13. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) (LW: 16)
14. Florida Gators (4-0) (LW: 15)
15. TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) (LW: 17)
16. Clemson Tigers (3-1) (LW: 10)
17. Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) (LW: 6)
18. Michigan State Spartans (3-1) (LW: 20)
19. Louisville Cardinals (4-0) (LW: 22)
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) (LW: NR)
21. Oregon State Beavers (2-0) (LW: NR)
22. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) (LW: 24)
23. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-0) (LW: NR)
24. Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) (LW: NR)
25. UCLA Bruins (3-1) (LW: 18)
Next Five: Oklahoma State, Michigan, Texas Tech, Baylor, Boise State
Per conference: SEC (6), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (4), ACC (2), Big East (2), Independent (1)
Hopefully with a strong win over Cincinnati VT will climb back into the top 25. It may take a Pittsburgh win over Louisville or Rutgers though.
Personally, the Hokies were 26th in my poll, so any loss at the bottom, or a strong win over the Bearcats, vaults them right back in. Can’t say the same for everyone else’s ballots, though.
Was also surprised at how high Rutgers climbed on some ballots. No real notable wins to speak of (I guess we can say USF was quality?) and even the lesser teams, they didn’t win by all that much against them. I’ll admit some bias against the Scarlet Knights though, so take all of that with a grain of salt.