Tennessee jumps up to No. 11

I thought the Vols would move up a bunch of spots in the AP poll, but I didn't expect this big a leap after one game. Also, Texas up to No. 2.

1. Ohio St. (39) 1-0 1,568 1
2. Texas (7) 1-0 1,453 3
3. Southern Cal (3) 1-0 1,410 6
4. Notre Dame (8) 1-0 1,408 2
4. Auburn (3) 1-0 1,408 4
6. West Virginia (5) 1-0 1,356 5
7. Florida 1-0 1,191 7
8. LSU 1-0 1,185 8
9. Florida St. 1-0 1,130 11
10. Michigan 1-0 841 14
11. Tennessee 1-0 839 23
12. Georgia 1-0 836 15
13. Louisville 1-0 820 13
14. Iowa 1-0 800 16
15. Oklahoma 1-0 725 10
16. Virginia Tech 1-0 673 17
17. Miami 0-1 624 12
18. Clemson 1-0 564 18
19. Penn St. 1-0 467 19
20. Oregon 1-0 436 21
21. Nebraska 1-0 358 20
22. California 0-1 212 9
23. TCU 1-0 198 22
24. Texas Tech 1-0 196 25
25. Arizona St. 1-0 134 24
Others receiving votes: Alabama 96, Wisconsin 35, UCLA 29, Georgia Tech 27, Boise St. 25, South Carolina 13, Boston College 11, Texas A&M 11, Pittsburgh 9, Purdue 9, Rutgers 7, Tulsa 7, Arizona 6, Fresno St. 3, Missouri 3, UTEP 2.

 

Talk about burying the lede...

MIZZOU'S CRACKED THE TOP 40!

...better alert Kasey Kasem!

OTOH, why shouldn't the Vols be at least 11th, if not higher? Can you name 10 teams with better showings this weekend?

 

Colorado?

 

How the hell does USC jump three spots from No. 6 to No. 3 when no team in front of them lost?

Good to know beating the shit out of Arkansas carries so much weight with the voters. The rest of the SEC will be pleased.

 

Notre Dame dropped because they struggled with an unranked team. Auburn and W. Virginia dropped because, well, because USC is sexier. :-\

 

Look at that logjam between 10-13.

Maybe Mr. Whitlock will be happy to share his final ballot with us.

 

I'd guess that USC jumped so high was that so many AP voters saw them play.
If the number I heard was correct, somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 media credentials were issued for that game, and that doesn't include the ESPN production crew.
Then you have national TV, and in primetime out West.

 

Pollsters can and will change their minds. Just part of college football's flaws without a playoff system in place.

 

The difference between spots 1-6 weren't large enough to begin with so a three-spot jump might've only be a couple of voters changing their minds.

However, No. 3 seems about right for the Trojans. They were the only team in the Top 10 to go on the road against a decent opponent and wipe the turf with them.

 

And in the coaches' poll, the Vols are No. 17, one spot behind Miami.

Wow.

 

The opener at Arkansas was essentially a referendum on USC's staying power as a national power post-Leinart/Bush. They passed. It won't be surprising if they prove themselves underrated at No. 3.

 

Auburn didn't drop any. The Tigers are just sharing No. 4 now.