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SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25: Week 4

BracketCat analyzes the Week 4 SB Nation BlogPoll.

By BracketCat
Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE - Presswire

The 2012 Week 4 BlogPoll, which actually appears in Week 5 and is labeled accordingly even though it chronicles Week 4 results, has been released.

Also worth reading are Samuel Chi's simulated BCS standings, Jason Kirk's BCS eliminator and Bill Connelly's Numerical.

Check out the combined efforts of 90 bloggers below. My brief analysis follows. For statistics about the balloting, click here.

College Football Rankings 2011

Results for Week 4

# School Points/blog SD Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (85) 24.81 0.74 --
2 Oregon Ducks (2) 22.94 2.50 Arrow_up 1
3 Florida St. Seminoles (1) 21.85 2.93 Arrow_up 2
4 LSU Tigers 21.53 2.44 Arrow_down -2
5 Georgia Bulldogs 20.34 2.40 Arrow_down -1
6 Kansas St. Wildcats (1) 18.80 2.56 Arrow_up 8
7 South Carolina Gamecocks 18.37 2.36 Arrow_up 2
8 Stanford Cardinal (2) 17.65 3.11 --
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1) 16.55 3.20 Arrow_up 2
10 West Virginia Mountaineers 16.49 4.46 Arrow_down -3
11 Florida Gators (1) 14.82 3.46 Arrow_up 2
12 Texas Longhorns 14.20 2.73 --
13 USC Trojans 11.43 4.49 Arrow_up 3
14 Ohio St. Buckeyes 11.17 4.09 Arrow_up 1
15 TCU Horned Frogs 10.45 3.86 Arrow_up 2
16 Clemson Tigers 9.14 4.54 Arrow_down -6
17 Oklahoma Sooners 7.92 4.65 Arrow_down -11
18 Louisville Cardinals 7.83 3.15 Arrow_up 1
19 Oregon St. Beavers 7.16 4.63 Arrow_up 10
20 Michigan St. Spartans 4.65 3.11 Arrow_up 2
21 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 4.51 3.57 Arrow_up 3
22 Northwestern Wildcats 3.74 4.30 Arrow_up 1
23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3.10 2.95 Arrow_up 10
24 Nebraska Cornhuskers 2.51 2.69 Arrow_up 2
25 Ohio Bobcats 2.49 3.11 --
Others Receiving Votes: Baylor Bears | Iowa St. Cyclones | UCLA Bruins | Boise St. Broncos | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Michigan Wolverines | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Arizona Wildcats | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Virginia Tech Hokies | Cincinnati Bearcats | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Texas A&M Aggies | Wisconsin Badgers | Tennessee Volunteers | Central Florida Knights | Purdue Boilermakers | Ball St. Cardinals | Miami Hurricanes | Utah State Aggies | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Nevada Wolf Pack | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Updated: Sep 26, 2012 8:45 AM CDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011

The big upward movers this week were Oregon State and Rutgers (+10), and K-State (+8 and a first-place vote from House of Sparky). The biggest fall belonged to Oklahoma (-11), followed by Clemson (-6).

Otherwise, all remaining adjustments were by no more than three points in either direction. The proliferation of first-place votes for teams other than Alabama probably is the biggest story this week.

Considering the ironclad lock the Crimson Tide had on first place earlier in the season (even exceeding the maximum possible points on one occasion), I'm rather proud of BlogPoll's flexibility on this point.

Unlike traditional polls, BlogPoll isn't beholden to preconceived notions and it constantly re-evaluates. Alabama has lost steam because its four opponents now look collectively awful. The Tide need to beat a ranked SEC team.

I also was glad to see Florida State jump LSU, in addition to Oregon doing so. Still not sure why the "real" polls could not accomplish that.