The wonderful world of the polls are suppose to be a guide for how good teams are. However one thing I keep noticing is how the non-BCS keep getting punished more harshly for loses then the BCS league schools. For example, Houston did lost to UTEP on the road and UTEP did get waxed by Texas the week before. But, how does a team go from top 15 to unranked?
That seems a bit harsh in my opinion, also this may come across as bias but why is Utah not ranked? They lost to an Oregon team who is looking real good after their slow start. Boise got a ton of mileage two weeks back when Oregon smoked Cal, but Utah who played them close is in the 'others receiving votes' category and actually dropped this week from last week since they were on a bye.
I do like who the voters actually paid attention to Boise State and that their win over UC-Davis and they dropped one spot. How does Auburn make a metoric rise from unranked to 17th in the polls, just because they are 5-0. Only one team --West Virginia-- has a winning who they beat.
| AP Top 25 | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Florida (54) | 4-0 | 1486 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (1) | 4-0 | 1416 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama (5) | 5-0 | 1404 | 3 |
| 4 | LSU | 5-0 | 1290 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 1200 | 6 |
| 6 | Boise State | 5-0 | 1185 | 5 |
| 7 | USC | 4-1 | 1108 | 7 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 1004 | 10 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4-1 | 994 | 9 |
| 10 | TCU | 4-0 | 940 | 11 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 3-1 | 931 | 17 |
| 12 | Iowa | 5-0 | 823 | 13 |
| 13 | Oregon | 4-1 | 676 | 16 |
| 14 | Penn State | 4-1 | 564 | 15 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 563 | 14 |
| 16 | Kansas | 4-0 | 513 | 18 |
| 17 | Auburn | 5-0 | 428 | NR |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 4-1 | 403 | 20 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 2-2 | 370 | 8 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 357 | 21 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 333 | 23 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 4-1 | 311 | 25 |
| 23 | South Florida | 5-0 | 238 | NR |
| 24 | Missouri | 4-0 | 215 | NR |
| 25 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 200 | NR |
Dropped from rankings: Houston 12, Georgia 18, Michigan 22, California 24
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 157, Houston 142, Georgia 115, Stanford 50, Utah 31, Michigan 25, Boston College 12, Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, West Virginia 2.
| USA Today Coaches' Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Florida (57) | 4-0 | 1473 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (1) | 4-0 | 1408 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama (1) | 5-0 | 1366 | 3 |
| 4 | LSU | 5-0 | 1273 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 1141 | 6 |
| 6 | Boise State | 5-0 | 1133 | 5 |
| 7 | USC | 4-1 | 1123 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4-1 | 1072 | 9 |
| 9 | TCU | 4-0 | 965 | 10 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 937 | 11 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 3-1 | 750 | 21 |
| 12 | Penn State | 4-1 | 713 | 13 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 702 | 12 |
| 14 | Iowa | 5-0 | 655 | 17 |
| 15 | Kansas | 4-0 | 616 | 16 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 460 | 18 |
| 17 | Oregon | 4-1 | 433 | 25 |
| 18 | Missouri | 4-0 | 386 | 23 |
| 19 | Auburn | 5-0 | 369 | NR |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 4-1 | 353 | 21 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 2-2 | 346 | 8 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 329 | 24 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 4-1 | 278 | NR |
| 24 | South Florida | 5-0 | 220 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | 156 | NR |
Dropped from rankings: Georgia 14, Houston 15, California 19, Michigan 20
Others receiving votes: Georgia 148, South Carolina 128, Notre Dame 57, Houston 52, Stanford 43, Michigan 33, Utah 31, Boston College 15, Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 2, Arkansas 1, West Virginia 1, CENTRL MICHIGAN 1
| Harris Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Florida (97) | 4-0 | 2818 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (12) | 4-0 | 2705 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama (5) | 5-0 | 2665 | 3 |
| 4 | LSU | 5-0 | 2469 | 4 |
| 5 | Boise State | 5-0 | 2245 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 2187 | 6 |
| 7 | USC | 4-1 | 2173 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4-1 | 1980 | 8 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 1866 | 10 |
| 10 | TCU | 4-0 | 1773 | 11 |
| 11 | Iowa | 5-0 | 1492 | 14 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 3-1 | 1471 | 22 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4-1 | 1316 | 12 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 1157 | 15 |
| 15 | Oregon | 4-1 | 1067 | 23 |
| 16 | Kansas | 4-0 | 1065 | 16 |
| 17 | Brigham Young | 4-1 | 847 | 19 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 822 | 18 |
| 19 | Auburn | 5-0 | 801 | NR |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 2-2 | 695 | 9 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 509 | 24 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 4-1 | 505 | NR |
| 23 | Missouri | 4-0 | 476 | 25 |
| 24 | South Florida | 5-0 | 442 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | 362 | NR |
Dropped from rankings: Houston 13, Georgia 17, Michigan 20, California 21
Others receiving votes: Houston 239, Georgia 221, South Carolina 211, Notre Dame 126, Stanford 101, Michigan 85, Utah 63, California 28, Pittsburgh 25, West Virginia 16, Boston College 15, Arizona 10, Rutgers 1, Texas Tech 1