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Buckeyes back in the polls?

It's a bit disappointing that we are not a bit higher... Pittsburgh? Texas Tech? Guess we lost out on being idle this week. Nevertheless, it's better than many people were thinking we'd be after the three losses!



<TABLE height=1073 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=464><TBODY><TR vAlign=center><TD class=inside-copy width=39 bgColor=#990000 height=21>Rank </TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199 bgColor=#990000>Team (first-place votes)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73 bgColor=#990000>
Record
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66 bgColor=#990000>
Points
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85 bgColor=#990000>
Last week
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
1.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Southern California (48)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
11-0​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,509​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
1​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
2.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Oklahoma (6)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
11-0​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,442​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
2​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
3.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Auburn (7)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
11-0​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,435​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
3​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
4.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>California</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-1​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,314​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
4​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
5.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Texas</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
10-1​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,266​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
5​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
6.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigten/osu.htmUtah</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
11-0​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,222​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
6​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
7.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/georgia.htmGeorgia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,100​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
7​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
8.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/georgia.htmLouisville</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-1​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
1,038​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
8​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
9.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/wsu.htmMiami (Fla.)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
8-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
983​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
9​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
10.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/fsu.htmBoise State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
11-0​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
926​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
10​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
11.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/cal.htmVirginia Techhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/big12/tamu.htm </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
915​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
11​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
12.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>LSU</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
887​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
12​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
13.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/tennessee.htmMichigan</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
824​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
13​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
14.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Iowa</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
787​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
14​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
15.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/big12/tamu.htmTennessee</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
706​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
15​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
16.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/fsu.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/florida.htmFlorida State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
8-3​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
606​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
17​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
17.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/fsu.htmWisconsin </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
9-2​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
568​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
18​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
18.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Virginia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
8-3​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
411​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
16​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
19.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Florida</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
7-4​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
251​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
not ranked​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
20.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Texas Tech</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
7-4​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
208​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
not ranked​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
21.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Pittsburgh</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
7-3​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
193​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
not ranked​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
22.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Ohio State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
7-4​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
172​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
not ranked​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
23.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Arizona State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
8-3​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
167​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
20​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
24.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>West Virginia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
8-3​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
158​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
21​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=39 height=21>
25.
</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=199>Texas A&M</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=73>
7-4​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=66>
152​
</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=85>
22​
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right colSpan=6> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy vAlign=center bgColor=#990000 colSpan=6 height=21>Dropped out</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6>
No. 19 Boston College (8-3, lost to Syracuse 43-17), No. 23 Oklahoma State (7-4, lost to then-unranked Texas Tech 31-15), No. 24 Bowling Green (8-3, lost to Toledo 49-41), No. 25 Texas-El Paso (8-3, lost to Tulsa 37-35).



</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy vAlign=center bgColor=#990000 colSpan=6 height=21>Also receiving votes</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6>
Boston College (8-3) 131; Colorado (7-4) 75; Fresno State (8-3) 73; Northern Illinois (8-3) 64; Memphis (8-3) 59; Oklahoma State (7-4) 52; Purdue (7-4) 44; Texas-El Paso (8-3) 27; Bowling Green (8-3) 25; Navy (8-2) 22; Miami (Ohio) (8-3) 5; North Texas (7-4) 2; Toledo (8-3) 2; Alabama (6-5) 1; Iowa State (6-5) 1; New Mexico (7-4) 1; Syracuse (6-5) 1.


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Saw31 said:
I thought we'd be ahead of Pitt with a possiblity to be ahead of Texas Tech and land at #20 or #21. Still, I'm happy we're back. :biggrin:

I knew Pitt would jump us because they were only a few points behind us and then beat a ranked opponent while we were idle. Texas Tech jumping us was a bit of a surprise, though. I thought we'd end up at #23, so I'm not complaining about being #22.
 
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Somebody want to take a stab at explaining this complete bullshit that is this weeks AP Poll?

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="5" class="TTitle" align="center">The Associated Press Top 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TSubHead" colspan="5" align="center"> Other Polls: <select name="names" size="1" onchange="window.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;"><option selected="selected"></option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/ap/">AP Top 25</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/ap_track/">AP Weekly Tracking</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/coaches/">Coaches Top 25</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/coaches_track/">Coaches Weekly Tracking</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/bcs/">BCS Rankings</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/">Comparison Poll</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/diviaacoaches/">Div IAA Top 25 Poll</option><option value="/football/ncaa/polls/2004/cfpolls/">Don Hansen's Gazette Polls</option><!-- <option VALUE="/football/college/2002/fanspoll/">CNN/SI Fans' Top 25</option> --><!-- <option VALUE="/football/ncaa/polls/2002/fans_poll_results/">CNN/SI Fans' Top 25 Results</option> --><!-- <option VALUE="/football/ncaa/polls/2002/divibc/">Div I Black College Poll</option> --><!-- <option VALUE="/football/ncaa/polls/2002/naia/">NAIA Top 25</option> --></select> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TSubHead2" align="center"> </td><td class="TSubHead2" align="center">Team</td><td class="TSubHead2" align="center">Record</td><td class="TSubHead2" align="center">Points</td><td class="TSubHead2" align="center">Prev</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">1.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">USC (52) </td><td class="TData1" align="right">11-0</td><td class="TData1" align="right">1,610</td><td class="TData1" align="right">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">2.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">OKLAHOMA (7) </td><td class="TData2" align="right">11-0</td><td class="TData2" align="right">1,540</td><td class="TData2" align="right">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">3.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">AUBURN (6) </td><td class="TData1" align="right">11-0</td><td class="TData1" align="right">1,530</td><td class="TData1" align="right">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">4.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">CALIFORNIA </td><td class="TData2" align="right">9-1</td><td class="TData2" align="right">1,410</td><td class="TData2" align="right">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">5.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">UTAH </td><td class="TData1" align="right">11-0</td><td class="TData1" align="right">1,342</td><td class="TData1" align="right">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">6.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">TEXAS </td><td class="TData2" align="right">10-1</td><td class="TData2" align="right">1,325</td><td class="TData2" align="right">6</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">7.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">LOUISVILLE </td><td class="TData1" align="right">9-1</td><td class="TData1" align="right">1,175</td><td class="TData1" align="right">7</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">8.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">GEORGIA </td><td class="TData2" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData2" align="right">1,094</td><td class="TData2" align="right">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">9.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">MIAMI FLA </td><td class="TData1" align="right">8-2</td><td class="TData1" align="right">1,037</td><td class="TData1" align="right">9</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">10.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">VIRGINIA TECH </td><td class="TData2" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData2" align="right">980</td><td class="TData2" align="right">11</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">11.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">BOISE ST </td><td class="TData1" align="right">11-0</td><td class="TData1" align="right">952</td><td class="TData1" align="right">10</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">12.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">IOWA </td><td class="TData2" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData2" align="right">911</td><td class="TData2" align="right">12</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">13.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">LSU </td><td class="TData1" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData1" align="right">877</td><td class="TData1" align="right">14</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">14.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">MICHIGAN </td><td class="TData2" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData2" align="right">873</td><td class="TData2" align="right">13</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">15.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">TENNESSEE </td><td class="TData1" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData1" align="right">802</td><td class="TData1" align="right">15</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">16.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">FLORIDA ST </td><td class="TData2" align="right">8-3</td><td class="TData2" align="right">628</td><td class="TData2" align="right">19</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">17.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">WISCONSIN </td><td class="TData1" align="right">9-2</td><td class="TData1" align="right">612</td><td class="TData1" align="right">20</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">18.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">VIRGINIA </td><td class="TData2" align="right">8-3</td><td class="TData2" align="right">469</td><td class="TData2" align="right">16</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">19.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">PITTSBURGH </td><td class="TData1" align="right">7-3</td><td class="TData1" align="right">304</td><td class="TData1" align="right">--</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">20.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">FLORIDA </td><td class="TData2" align="right">7-4</td><td class="TData2" align="right">290</td><td class="TData2" align="right">25</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">21.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">ARIZONA ST </td><td class="TData1" align="right">8-3</td><td class="TData1" align="right">231</td><td class="TData1" align="right">18</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">22.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">TEXAS A&M </td><td class="TData2" align="right">7-4</td><td class="TData2" align="right">199</td><td class="TData2" align="right">22</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">23.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">BOSTON COLLEGE </td><td class="TData1" align="right">8-3</td><td class="TData1" align="right">172</td><td class="TData1" align="right">17</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right">24.</td><td class="TData2" align="left">TEXAS TECH </td><td class="TData2" align="right">7-4</td><td class="TData2" align="right">167</td><td class="TData2" align="right">--</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right">25.</td><td class="TData1" align="left">OHIO ST </td><td class="TData1" align="right">7-4</td><td class="TData1" align="right">143</td><td class="TData1" align="right">--</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Others Receiving Votes:
WEST VIRGINIA 113, TOLEDO 63, PURDUE 49, COLORADO 43, FRESNO ST 33, MEMPHIS 32, OKLAHOMA ST 30, NAVY 23, MIAMI OHIO 16, TEXAS EL PASO 12, SYRACUSE 11, CLEMSON 8, ALABAMA 7, NEW MEXICO 5, BOWLING GREEN 4, NORTHERN ILL 3
 
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