Picture Me Blogpollin': Eastern Carolina Edition

1) Ohio State (0)
2) USC (0)
3) Oklahoma (0)
4) Florida (0)
5) Georgia (0)

WTF, right? Right. Given my general "shakedown" philosophy that puts teams of indeterminable ranking (Can we really say that Flordia is 4, and Georgia is 5?) just close enough to let the play on the field sort it out, the top 5 is unchanged. Ohio State has a check in the win column despite the obvious struggles against Ohio. USC didn't even play. We'll figure out which of those teams is really number 1 after next week. If OSU ends up winning, they are most assuredly the number 1 team in the country. Who cares where they are this week? Same with Florida and Georgia - they play each other, so as long as they're withing shouting distance of each other it doesn't matter exactly where they fall.

6) Penn State (1)
7) Missouri (-1)
8) LSU (+2)
9) Texas (+2)
10) Auburn (+2)

I still remain bullish on Penn State, much more so than the national media at large. Wisconsin very nearly proved me right against Marshall - and since I've been down on Wisky since the beginning, they remain firmly outside the top ten. LSU didn't play, but move up as a result of WVU. Texas and Auburn get bumped up too because frankly, I wasn't impressed with USF - and since they don't actually play anybody in their vicinity, they have to get dropped.

11) USF (-2)
12) Eastern Carolina (+13)
13) Wake Forest (+1)
14) BYU (-1)
15) Utah (0)

Eastern Carolina gets the huge jump as a result of some resume ranking by yours truly. There is nobody in the country who has beaten two opponents of the quality that ECU has. Until they lose, they get to hover just outside the top ten. Wake had a scare, but they are well coached and have senior leadership at key positions. I expect them to crack the top ten before the end of the season. BYU and Utah play each other, so we'll know more about them after their game.

16) Wisconsin (0)
17) Texas Tech (0)
18) Cal (0)
19) Oregon (0)
20) Arizona State (0)

Uhhh, right. These teams all won - none did so spectacularly, and as such, they hold position.

21) Kansas (+4)
22) Fresno State (+3)
23) Illinois (+2)
24) West Virginia (-1 billion)
25) UCLA (0)

Lots of reshuffling here. Kansas, ugh, at least they're winning against their cupcakes. Fresno State gets some love, Illinois looked good and lost to a top 10 team in week 1, so they're back. West Virginia still deserves a ranking despite the shit-show, and UCLA clings to that last spot. Look for the combined poll later today.