At least Maurice Patton loves the Bulls

Posted Nov 3, 2008 by Brett McMurphy

Updated Nov 3, 2008 at 11:17 AM

Sorry for not posting the AP, coaches and BCS polls on Sunday, but with the Thursday night game, I got a rare weekend off. I’m sure you’ve all seen the polls by now, but if not here they are.

Also, USF dropped to No. 39 in the unofficial (beyond the Top 25) BCS standings, compiled by CollegeBCS.com.

And, if you’re wondering who voted for USF in the AP Poll, it was Maurice Patton, of the Tennessean in Nashville. He had USF ranked No. 22 entering the Cincinnati game and only dropped the Bulls to No. 25 after the 24-10 loss. He should be getting his Lee Roy Selmon’s restaurant gift certificate in the mail from Fowler Avenue in the next few days.

I realize how difficult it is to fill out the ballot each week, but there does seem some obvious teams you should or shouldn’t rank. Bret Bloomquist of the El Paso Times (and I met Bloomquist at the Sun Bowl last year and he’s a very good guy), had Louisville 18th this week - after losing to Syracuse? Bloomquist actually moved the Cards up seven spots after their loss at Syracuse.

AP Top 25
1. Alabama (46) 9-0 1,600
2. Texas Tech (12) 9-0 1,528
3. Penn State (6) 9-0 1,525
4. Florida (1) 7-1 1,398
5. Texas 8-1 1,353
6. Oklahoma 8-1 1,324
7. USC 7-1 1,250
8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,198
9. Boise State 8-0 1,030
10. Utah 9-0 1,028
11. TCU 9-1 958
12. Ohio State 7-2 898
13. Missouri 7-2 830
14. Georgia 7-2 808
15. LSU 6-2 746
16. Ball State 8-0 594
17. Brigham Young 8-1 536
18. Michigan State 8-2 456
19. North Carolina 6-2 418
20. West Virginia 6-2 303
21. California 6-2 288
22. Georgia Tech 7-2 286
23. Maryland 6-2 242
24. Florida State 6-2 128
25. Pittsburgh 6-2 96
Others Receiving Votes Northwestern 88, Tulsa 72, Kansas 60, Minnesota 23, Cincinnati 16, Oregon State 16, South Carolina 10, Louisville 8, Air Force 6, Arizona 3, Central Michigan 1, South Florida 1.
Dropped From Rankings Tulsa 19, Minnesota 20, Oregon 23, South Florida 24.

Coaches Poll
1. Alabama (40) 9-0 1,498
2. Penn State (14) 9-0 1,437
3. Texas Tech (6) 9-0 1,409
4. Oklahoma (1) 8-1 1,290
5. Florida 7-1 1,268
6. USC 7-1 1,232
7. Texas 8-1 1,227
8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,066
9. Utah 9-0 1,018
10. Boise State 8-0 958
11. TCU 9-1 862
12. Ohio State 7-2 843
13. Missouri 7-2 794
14. Georgia 7-2 693
15. LSU 6-2 683
16. Brigham Young 8-1 591
17. Michigan State 8-2 516
18. Ball State 8-0 503
19. North Carolina 6-2 359
20. Georgia Tech 7-2 289
21. Maryland 6-2 243
22. California 6-2 192
23. West Virginia 6-2 172
24. Florida State 6-2 150
25. Northwestern 7-2 120
Others Receiving Votes Kansas 101, Tulsa 99, Pittsburgh 91, Minnesota 52, South Carolina 18, Oregon State 9, Connecticut 9, Illinois 8, Cincinnati 8, Arizona 5, Miami (FL) 4, South Florida 3, Oregon 3, Kentucky 2.
Dropped From Rankings Tulsa 18, Minnesota 20, South Florida 23, Oregon 24.

BCS rankings
Team BCS Avg. Last week
1 Alabama .9747 2
2 Texas Tech .9372 7
3 Penn State .9286 3
4 Texas .8531 1
5 Florida .8268 8
6 Oklahoma .8220 4
7 USC .7551 5
8 Utah .6972 10
9 Oklahoma State .6660 9
10 Boise State .6529 11
11 Ohio State .5553 12
12 TCU .5442 13
13 Georgia .5362 6
14 Missouri .4925 14
15 BYU .3737 20
16 LSU .3711 19
17 Ball State .3564 16
18 Michigan State .3364 21
19 North Carolina .2635 22
20 Georgia Tech .1888 NR
21 California .1125 NR
22 Florida State .0872 15
23 Maryland .0822 NR
24 Northwestern .0810 NR
25 West Virginia .0808 NR

My AP ballot
1. Texas Tech, 2. Penn State, 3. Alabama, 4. Florida, 5. Texas, 6. USC, 7. Oklahoma State, 8. Oklahoma, 9. Utah, 10. Boise State, 11. Ohio State, 12. TCU, 13. Missouri, 14. Georgia, 15. LSU, 16. Ball State, 17. BYU, 18. Michigan State, 19. North Carolina, 20. California, 21. West Virginia, 22. Maryland, 23. Georgia Tech, 24. Northwestern, 25. Pittsburgh