Bird: I'm giving Miami a little street cred for pounding the Big East. Arkansas was a conservative playcall away from upsetting the #1 team so they don't get hurt too bad. I am wholeheartedly impressed with the West Coast conferences (MWC and Pac 10). I definitely believe Oregon, Stanford, or Arizona or someone like that should play in the BCS Title Game. Troy Smith 2.0 doesn't deserve a shot at it and neither does the Big 12, Big East, or the ACC.
Winfield: Number 1 is clearly Alabama as they demonstrated why on Saturday vs. Arkansas. Even then I don't think the Razorbacks should get hit too hard after a pretty good effort against the Tide. The rest of the Top 10 continues to shuffle around back-and-forth because of easy cupcake wins or narrow victories. Hello Nevada! And I think NCSU looked pretty good on Saturday so they jump up as well. Texas looked like total crap so they plummet. Thoughts?
From the Rumble Seat Ballot - Week 5
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 3 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -- |
| 4 | Boise St. Broncos |
 1 |
| 5 | TCU Horned Frogs |
 -1 |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
1 |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
-1 |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
5 |
| 9 | Oklahoma Sooners |
1 |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
-1 |
| 11 | Auburn Tigers |
8 |
| 12 | Utah Utes |
5 |
| 13 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
-2 |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats | -- |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes |
7 |
| 16 | LSU Tigers |
-4 |
| 17 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
-1 |
| 18 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | -- |
| 19 | USC Trojans |
2 |
| 20 | Michigan St. Spartans | -- |
| 21 | Texas Longhorns |
-13 |
| 22 | N.C. State Wolfpack |
2 |
| 23 | Michigan Wolverines |
-3 |
| 24 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
-9 |
| 25 | Nevada Wolf Pack | -- |
| Dropouts: West Virginia Mountaineers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ||
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