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NCAA Football Rankings 2012: Bruins surge to No. 18, Trojans slide to No. 21

The city of Los Angeles' college football powerhouses are headed in different directions in the latest BlogPoll Top 25.

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The UCLA Bruins made an impressive jump in this week's SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25, surging to No. 18, while their crosstown rival USC Trojans dropped to No. 21.

UCLA (7-2, 4-2 Pac-12) jumped seven spots from last week's poll following their impressive 66-10 blowout of the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday. The Bruins claimed 6.82 votes per blog and were ranked as high as No. 14 by two blogs. They'll head to Washington State in Week 11 to take on the struggling Cougars at Martin Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. PT and the game will be televised on ESPN 2.

USC (6-3, 4-3 Pac-12) slid down three spots in this week's poll after a tough 62-51 loss to the No. 2 Oregon Ducks in Week 10. The Trojans, who received 4.41 votes per blog will play host to Arizona State on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for noon PT and the game will be carried by the Pac-12 Network.

College Football Rankings 2011

Results for Week 10

# School Points/blog SD Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (74) 24.88 0.36 --
2 Oregon Ducks (2) 23.46 0.78 Arrow_up 1
3 Kansas St. Wildcats (5) 23.27 0.82 Arrow_down -1
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1) 22.08 0.91 --
5 Georgia Bulldogs 18.98 2.27 Arrow_up 1
6 Florida Gators 18.86 1.70 Arrow_up 1
7 Ohio St. Buckeyes (1) 17.72 6.03 Arrow_up 1
8 Florida St. Seminoles 17.51 2.63 Arrow_up 1
9 LSU Tigers 17.11 3.17 Arrow_down -4
10 Clemson Tigers 14.76 2.64 --
11 Louisville Cardinals 14.58 3.98 Arrow_up 1
12 South Carolina Gamecocks 13.57 2.59 Arrow_down -1
13 Oregon St. Beavers 13.54 3.13 --
14 Oklahoma Sooners 12.96 2.74 --
15 Texas A&M Aggies 11.98 3.13 Arrow_up 1
16 Stanford Cardinal 10.61 2.91 Arrow_down -1
17 Nebraska Cornhuskers 7.37 2.87 Arrow_up 4
18 UCLA Bruins 6.82 3.36 Arrow_up 7
19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 5.80 3.69 Arrow_up 3
20 Texas Longhorns 5.64 3.21 Arrow_up 9
21 USC Trojans 4.41 3.47 Arrow_down -3
22 Toledo Rockets 2.94 2.64 Arrow_up 4
23 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 2.84 2.60 Arrow_down -6
24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2.20 2.48 Arrow_up 7
25 Northwestern Wildcats 2.11 2.73 Arrow_up 7
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Tech Red Raiders | Kent St. Golden Flashes | Northern Illinois Huskies | TCU Horned Frogs | Boise St. Broncos | Ohio Bobcats | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Utah State Aggies | Michigan Wolverines | Cincinnati Bearcats | West Virginia Mountaineers | Central Florida Knights | Penn St. Nittany Lions | North Carolina Tar Heels | BYU Cougars | San Diego St. Aztecs | San Jose St. Spartans | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Arizona Wildcats | Michigan St. Spartans | Fresno St. Bulldogs | UAB Blazers | Miami Hurricanes | Wisconsin Badgers | Washington Huskies
Updated: Nov 6, 2012 11:45 AM PST