Blogpoll Week 8: Steady As She Goes

Fili Moala and the Trojan defense have not allowed a score in two consecutive games.

Pops:

Popping into the Top 25 this week are Boston College, Georgia Tech and Northwestern.

Drops:

#7 BYU and #9 Missouri, both lost big and dropped out of the Top Ten. BYU dropped to #17 and Missouri to #20.

Among the second tier teams that lost and dropped in the rankings were Kansas, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and North Carolina. Only Kansas at #21 and Virginia Tech at #25 remained in the Top 25.

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Texas	—
2	Penn State	—
3	Florida	—
4	Alabama	—
5	Southern Cal	—
6	Texas Tech	—
7	Oklahoma State	1
8	Ohio State	2
9	Oklahoma	2
10	Georgia	2
11	Utah	2
12	LSU	2
13	South Florida	2
14	Boise State	4
15	TCU	7
16	Florida State	3
17	Brigham Young	10
18	Boston College	8
19	Georgia Tech	7
20	Missouri	11
21	Kansas	5
22	Ball State	1
23	Minnesota	2
24	Northwestern	2
25	Virginia Tech	5

Offensive Player of the Week: Colt McCoy, Texas (2^nd week in a row)

Defensive Player of the Week: The entire USC starting defense. (10 consecutive quarters without allowing a score. 11 consecutive quarters without giving up a touchdown.)