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I have decided that since it was my own fault that Auburn is ranked so low in my picks, it's okay for me to reshuffle a little bit. See, the people ahead of them kept winning, and Auburn was added even after Cal and Texas lost. So they kind of got the screwjob. This is why rankings shouldn't come out until the third or fourth week of the season. Will that stop me next season? Of course not.

Rules:
- You win, you move up
- You lose, you drop 10 spots guaranteed. If you are ranked 16th, I generally give you the benefit of the doubt, as long as #15 won.


OLD FORMAT
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PREVIOUS TOP 25: (team) (record) (previous)
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1. USC (11-0) (1)
2. Oklahoma (11-0) (2)
3. Utah (11-0) (3)
4. Boise State (10-0) (4)
5. Cal (9-1) (5)
6. Texas (9-1) (6)
7. Auburn (11-0) (7)
8. Louisville (8-1) (8 )
9. LSU (9-2) (9)
10. Virginia Tech (8-2) (10)
11. Iowa (9-2) (11)
12. UTEP (8-2) (12)
13. Boston College (8-2) (13)
14. Tennessee (8-2) (14)
15. Miami (8-2) (15)
16. Michigan (9-2) (16)
17. Arizona State (9-2) (17)
18. Virginia (8-2) (18 )
19. Georgia (8-2) (19)
20. Florida State (8-3) (20)
21. West Virginia (8-2) (21)
22. Pittsburgh (7-3) (22)
23. Bowling Green (9-2) (23)
24. Texas A&M (7-3) (24)
25. Miami Ohio (8-3) (25)


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NEW TOP 25: (team) (record) (previous)
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1. USC (12-0) (1)
2. Oklahoma (11-0) (2)
3. Utah (11-0) (3)
4. Boise State (11-0) (4)
5. Cal (9-1) (5)
6. Texas (10-1) (6)
7. Auburn (11-0) (7)
8. Louisville (9-1) (8 )
9. LSU (9-2) (9)
10. Virginia Tech (9-2) (10)
11. Iowa (9-2) (11)
12. Tennessee (9-2) (14)
13. Miami (8-2) (15)
14. Michigan (9-2) (16)
15. Georgia (9-2) (19)
16. Florida State (8-3) (20)
17. Pittsburgh (8-3) (22)
18. Miami Ohio (8-3) (25)
19. Memphis (8-3) (n/a)
20. Toledo (8-3) (n/a)
21. Wisconsin (9-2) (n/a)
22. UTEP (8-3) (12)
23. Boston College (8-3) (13)
24. Northern Illinois (8-3) (n/a)
25. Southern Mississippi (6-4) (n/a)

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BUBBLE: Texas Tech (7-4), Ohio State (7-4), Fresno State (8-3), Purdue (7-4), Florida (7-4), North Texas (7-4), Arizona State (9-3), Virginia (8-3), West Virginia (8-3), Bowling Green (9-3), Texas A&M (7-4)
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OUT: 17. Arizona State (9-3) (17), 18. Virginia (8-3) (18 ), 21. West Virginia (8-3) (21), 23. Bowling Green (8-3) (23), 24. Texas A&M (7-4) (24)
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IN: 19. Memphis (8-3) (n/a), 20. Toledo (8-3) (n/a), 21. Wisconsin (9-2) (n/a), 24. Northern Illinois (8-3) (n/a), 25. Southern Mississippi (6-4) (n/a)
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NEW FORMAT

- Drop 7 slots automatically if you lose
- If #19 loses and #18 won, I generally give the benefit of the doubt

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1. USC (12-0) : beat up another crappy team
2. Auburn (11-0) : idle
3. Oklahoma (11-0) : idle
4. Utah (11-0) : idle
5. Texas (10-1) : continue to impress
6. Cal (9-1) : idle
7. Boise State (11-0) : finished strong in Reno
8. Miami (8-2) : idle
9. Virginia Tech (9-2) : beat a good UVA team
10. Iowa (9-2) : idle
11. Louisville (10-1) : excellent team
12. LSU (9-2) : beat another good SEC team
13. Michigan (9-2) : idle
14. Tennessee (9-2) : won a squeaker against UK
15. Georgia (9-2) : beat Georgia Tech
16. Wisconsin (9-2) : idle
17. Florida State (8-3) : idle
18. Pittsburgh (8-3) : beat a highly regarded WVU
19. Memphis (8-3) : beat an okay USF
20. Virginia (8-3) : lost to Virginia Tech
21. Wisconsin (9-2) : idle
22. Arizona State (8-3) : lost to terrible Arizona
23. Toledo (8-3) : idle
24. Texas Tech (7-4) : beat Oklahoma State
25. Boston College (8-3) : lost as predicted

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BUBBLE:
- Fresno State (8-3)
- Southern Mississippi (6-4)
- Ohio State (7-4)
- Purdue (7-4)
- Florida (7-4)
- North Texas (7-4)
- Arizona State (9-3)
- Virginia (8-3)
- West Virginia (8-3)
- Bowling Green (8-3)
- Texas A&M (7-4)
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OUT:
- 19. West Virginia (8-3) : way over-hyped
- 25. Texas A&M (7-4) : lost again
- 21. Bowling Green (8-3) : bigtime letdown in Toledo
- 22. UTEP (8-3) : big letdown in Tulsa
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IN:
- 19. Memphis (8-3)
- 21. Wisconsin (9-2)
- 23. Toledo (8-3)
- 24. Texas Tech (7-4)
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i like the new one with auburn at #2!!!

I like Auburn at #2...can't say that I think Boise St. and Utah are in the same league as all the other top 10 teams...because they don't play anybody

Well, Utah did beat North Carolina and Texas A&M, and they've beaten all the teams they've played by at least 2 TDs. They've proven that they deserve a shot at the big time, and I like them going into a BCS bowl.
Boise State cannot help it that it doesn't play everybody. It is in the WAC conference, and most of the teams in that conference aren't that great. But Boise State can help how it plays against those teams, and it played San Jose State to double OT and gave up 49 points, and it gave up 42 points to Tulsa while winning by a field goal. So I agree with you that Boise State isn't on the same level as the rest of the teams, but that has more to do with poor defense and poor road games (both games I noted were on the road for Boise State) than anything else. Utah has impressed me through and through, and I think that if they get Pittsburgh in the BCS, I'll take Utah by about 20.

going undefeated in D-I is something that should be recognized tho...it still takes some talent!