| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Cal | -- |
| 2 | LSU |
 6 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | -- |
| 4 | Florida |
 2 |
| 5 | Texas |
1 |
| 6 | Penn State |
7 |
| 7 | Ohio State |
1 |
| 8 | South Carolina |
11 |
| 9 | California | -- |
| 10 | West Virginia |
5 |
| 11 | Oregon |
14 |
| 12 | Nebraska |
2 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech |
5 |
| 14 | Louisville |
4 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | -- |
| 16 | Boston College |
6 |
| 17 | UCLA |
6 |
| 18 | Missouri |
6 |
| 19 | Georgia |
12 |
| 20 | Wisconsin |
3 |
| 21 | Auburn |
9 |
| 22 | Miami (Florida) |
6 |
| 23 | Tennessee |
3 |
| 24 | Washington |
2 |
| 25 | TCU |
4 |
Dropped Out: Virginia Tech (#11).
Thoughts:
- LSU: yeah, yeah, you were right, I was wrong, blah, blah, blah.
- Georgia: ditto.
- Wisconsin: I told you so.
- Washington: There's a fair chance that the Huskies will lose the next five, but at this point, they flew across the country and spanked a quasi-BCS conference team, then flew home and ended the nation's longest winning streak.
- TCU: I'm sure some voters will move TCU up because of a fine three quarter performance in Austin. Still, they lost by three touchdowns. I want to try to treat non-BCS teams fairly, but there isn't a BCS conference team in the country that would move up after losing by three touchdowns anywhere to anyone.
- Miami: I'm sure some might question leaving Miami in the poll while dropping VT, but at least Miami has looked impressive once, against Marshall, a team that played credibly against WVU this week.