Blog Poll Week 8

1. Southern Cal (6-0)-- One of the rare games that actually lived up to the hype. (LW 1)
2. Texas (6-0)-- Overwhelmed Colorado, and now get probably their toughest remaining game at home this week. (LW 2)
3. Virginia Tech (6-0)-- 2 consecutive Thursday night tilts. (LW 3)
4. Georgia (6-0)-- Dawgs took care of business against Vandy. (LW 6)
5. Alabama (6-0)-- The loss of Tyrone Prothro seems to have had a severe impact on the 'Bama offense. (LW 4)
6. Miami (5-1)-- Beat Temple by only 31. (LW 7)
7. UCLA (6-0)-- 3 straight nail-biter wins. Will lose before the Southern Cal showdown. (LW 10)
8. Notre Dame (4-2)-- Showed more in defeat than most teams did in victories this weekend. (LW 9)
9. Texas Tech (6-0)-- Prepping for a beat down in Austin this weekend. (LW 15)
10. Florida St. (5-1)-- Like clockwork, every 10 years they go down in Charlottesville. (LW 5)
11. Penn St. (6-1)-- Still have the inside track to the Big 10 title. (LW 8)
12. Ohio St. (4-2)-- Tressel has a knack for winning games he shouldn't. (LW 14)
13. Louisiana St. (4-1)-- Reduced Urban Meyer to tears in Baton Rouge. (LW 20)
14. Oregon (6-1)-- Seem to have put the Southern Cal loss behind them. (LW 18)
15. Boston College (6-1)-- Finally exorcised the Wake Forest curse. (LW 16)
16. Auburn (5-1)-- Won their first road contest. (LW 17)
17. Wisconsin (6-1)-- An improbable win at Minnesota. (LW 22)
18. Nebraska (5-1)-- The win at Baylor is better than it sounds. (LW 23)
19. West Virginia (6-1)-- The 'Ville committed a Cardinal sin in letting West Virginia come from 17 down in the 4th. (LW 24)
20. Michigan St. (4-2)-- Has any coach ever come closer to swearing on live TV and not closed the deal? (LW 12)
21. Colorado (4-2)-- Still the best of the Big 12 North. (LW 19)
22. Florida (5-2)-- Is Urban Meyer still a genius? (LW 11)
23. Tennessee (3-2)-- Desperately need a win over 'Bama this weekend. (LW 21)
24. Iowa (5-2)-- Welcome back. (LW 24)
25. Cal (5-2)-- Still have a lot to play for. (LW 13)

Creeping around:

Maryland (4-2): Big chance for a marquee victory this Thursday against Virginia Tech.
Fresno St. (4-1): Close loss at Oregon looks better and better.
Oregon St. (4-2): Big game at UCLA this weekend.
Arizona St. (3-3): Pac 10 is straing this year.
UTEP (4-1): Mike Price as good as gone?