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I've been on the West Virginia bandwagon for most of the season, ranking them higher than most BlogPoll voters as they were No. 3 on my ballot last week. And then the Texas Tech disaster happened. C'est la vie, Mountaineers.
No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon maintain their spots at the tops while other teams move up and down and stuff. More explanations below.
Hustle Belt Ballot - Week 7
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 3 | Kansas St. Wildcats |
 2 |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
2 |
| 5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
2 |
| 6 | LSU Tigers |
5 |
| 7 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
 -3 |
| 8 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers | -- |
| 10 | Oregon St. Beavers |
2 |
| 11 | Ohio St. Buckeyes |
2 |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
5 |
| 13 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
-10 |
| 14 | Georgia Bulldogs |
-4 |
| 15 | USC Trojans | -- |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | -- |
| 17 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs |
2 |
| 18 | Texas A&M Aggies |
4 |
| 19 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -- |
| 20 | Ohio Bobcats |
1 |
| 21 | Stanford Cardinal |
-1 |
| 22 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
1 |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
1 |
| 24 | TCU Horned Frogs |
-6 |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns |
-11 |
| Dropouts: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
Some thoughts:
- I didn't want to remove Louisiana Tech from my poll but I had to make room for Texas Tech after it curb-stomped West Virginia. Probably could've slid Texas out but I'll give the Longhorns one more week there.
- The TCU drop was perhaps correcting what should've happened a week ago after starting quarterback Casey Pachall left the school. Yeah i know they blew out Baylor, but I chose to move up some other teams after impressive wins.
- Alabama and Oregon have been my No. 1 and 2 teams all season long, and nothing has happened yet to make me waver and change my vote.
- I have Oklahoma much lower on the list than most voters - that loss to Kansas State still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, even if the Wildcats have proven themselves time and time again.
- My thoughts on Notre Dame from last week still stand. I'm not sure they'd beat the teams ranked 6-14 but the Irish continue to keep beating teams still in the top-25 but ranked below that tier (Stanford, Michigan). A couple of their wins, especially Michigan State, aren't nearly as impressive as people thought at the time. I don't think they'll beat USC or Oklahoma (I'd be very worried about the Sooners if I was an Irish fan).
- Ohio, why most you test me? I moved them up a spot to 20th, but you can easily make a case that they don't deserve to be in the top 25 at all.
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