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The waters are beginning to calm a little. Other than the fall of one of the three giants from last week, (Ole Miss fell over five and a half points) the polls seem to have stabilized for the week. All the teams that should have won did (except Ole Miss). If you have any questions about how these numbers are found, our benevolent despot helped us understand back in Week One. Also, on the polls topic, a small reminder that the Inaugural College Football Playoff Poll will be released tonight. Keep an eye out for our coverage here on your favorite Kansas State news site.
Here is your magic table, now with COLOR!
| TEAM | AP | COACHES | RK | 1st | PPB | LW | +/- | PPBLW | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 24.705 | 1 | 0 | 24.590 | 0.115 |
| Florida State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 24.270 | 2 | 0 | 23.984 | 0.287 |
| Alabama | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21.648 | 4 | 1 | 20.721 | 0.926 | |
| Auburn | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20.844 | 5 | 1 | 20.008 | 0.836 | |
| Oregon | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19.803 | 7 | 2 | 18.648 | 1.156 | |
| Michigan State | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19.303 | 6 | 0 | 18.926 | 0.377 | |
| Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19.107 | 8 | 1 | 18.443 | 0.664 | |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 9 | 8 | 17.721 | 3 | -5 | 23.369 | -5.648 | |
| Georgia | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17.566 | 9 | 0 | 17.631 | -0.066 | |
| TCU | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17.107 | 10 | 0 | 16.049 | 1.057 | |
| Kansas State | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15.648 | 11 | 0 | 14.869 | 0.779 | |
| Baylor | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13.828 | 12 | 0 | 14.025 | -0.197 | |
| Ohio State | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12.238 | 13 | 0 | 13.189 | -0.951 | |
| Arizona State | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11.303 | 14 | 0 | 10.631 | 0.672 | |
| Arizona | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10.828 | 15 | 0 | 10.254 | 0.574 | |
| Nebraska | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9.492 | 16 | 0 | 9.221 | 0.270 | |
| LSU | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8.434 | 24 | 7 | 2.721 | 5.713 | |
| Utah | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8.016 | 19 | 1 | 6.623 | 1.393 | |
| Oklahoma | 19 | 20 | 19 | 7.164 | 18 | -1 | 7.730 | -0.566 | |
| East Carolina | 21 | 19 | 20 | 6.672 | 17 | -3 | 8.385 | -1.713 | |
| West Virginia | 20 | 22 | 21 | 5.484 | 23 | 2 | 3.402 | 2.082 | |
| Clemson | 22 | 21 | 22 | 4.664 | 21 | -1 | 4.943 | -0.279 | |
| Marshall | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3.287 | 22 | -1 | 3.533 | -0.246 | |
| Duke | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2.090 | 27 | 3 | 1.836 | 0.254 | |
| UCLA | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1.746 | 26 | 1 | 1.844 | -0.098 | |
| Colorado State | 26 | 27 | 26 | 0.525 | 29 | 3 | 0.246 | 0.279 | |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 26 | 27 | 0.475 | 31 | 4 | 0.139 | 0.336 | |
| USC | 27 | 32 | 28 | 0.246 | 20 | -8 | 5.033 | -4.787 | |
| Missouri | 31 | 28 | 29 | 0.238 | 30 | 1 | 0.221 | 0.016 | |
| Stanford | 29 | 31 | 30 | 0.156 | 32 | 2 | 0.049 | 0.107 | |
| Minnesota | 34 | 29 | 31 | 0.115 | 28 | -3 | 1.705 | -1.590 | |
| Georgia Tech | 34 | 30 | 32 | 0.107 | 38 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.107 | |
| Louisville | 30 | 34 | 33 | 0.090 | 34 | 1 | 0.033 | 0.057 | |
| Boise State | 34 | 33 | 34 | 0.033 | 38 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.033 | |
| North Dakota State | 32 | 36 | 35 | 0.025 | 35 | 0 | 0.025 | 0.000 | |
| Oklahoma State | 33 | 36 | 36 | 0.016 | 25 | -11 | 1.902 | -1.885 | |
| Texas A&M | 34 | 35 | 37 | 0.008 | 37 | 0 | 0.008 | 0.000 | |
| Maryland | 34 | 36 | 38 | 0.000 | 35 | -3 | 0.025 | -0.025 | |
| Washington | 34 | 36 | 38 | 0.000 | 33 | -5 | 0.041 | -0.041 |
If a Giant Falls in the Forest...
Ole Miss dropped from 3 to 8 after their ugly, ugly game against LSU. In the process they hemorrhaged over 5.5 PPB. These were distributed to the rest of the teams in the top 18. Other than Georgia, OSU, and Baylor, each of the other teams in the top 18 moved up. Utah, Oregon, and TCU gained over 1 PPB, and LSU gobbled up the lion's share of the points that Ole Miss vacated, jumping seven spots and 5.7 PPB.
"Cause I'm Free, Free Fallin'..."
After their second loss in as many weeks, Oklahoma State checked in as the biggest loser, dropping 11 spots, from 25th, to receiving two consolation points and checking in at 36th. USC also dropped heavily, falling 8 spots.
Here in God's Country...
Kansas State did not move up any poll positions, which in initially very frustrating, but after closer examination, they did gain over three quarters of a point. The gap between TCU and Kansas State grew though, as TCU put on an (evidently excessive) explosive performance last weekend.