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NCAA football rankings 2012: USC Trojans move into the top 10 of BlogPoll

The USC Trojans are back where they expected to be all season in entering into the top 10 of the BlogPoll after blowing out the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday.

By Ronald Clark
Steve Dykes

The USC Trojans have moved back into the top 10 of the SB Nation BlogPoll released on Tuesday.

The Trojans moved up two spots from No. 12 after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes, 50-6, on Saturday to move to 6-1 overall, 4-1 in the Pac-12. The Trojans next game is against the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday.

The Trojans are the third team in the top 25 from the Pac-12 as the Oregon Ducks fell one spot to No. 3 and the Oregon St. Beavers moved up one spot to No. 7. Also ranked from the Pac-12 are the Stanford Cardinal at No. 19. The UCLA Bruins, Arizona St. Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats all received votes as well.

The top five of the BlogPoll consisted of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Ducks, Kansas St. Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The biggest drop in the rankings was by the South Carolina Gamecocks who dropped 10 spots to No. 17.

College Football Rankings 2011

Results for Week 8

# School Points/blog SD Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (55) 24.41 1.05 --
2 Florida Gators (16) 23.19 1.37 Arrow_up 1
3 Oregon Ducks (2) 23.00 1.22 Arrow_down -1
4 Kansas St. Wildcats (4) 22.61 1.75 --
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1) 20.92 1.53 --
6 LSU Tigers 18.62 2.12 --
7 Oregon St. Beavers 18.15 2.70 Arrow_up 1
8 Oklahoma Sooners 17.48 2.95 Arrow_up 1
9 Ohio St. Buckeyes (1) 15.34 5.12 Arrow_up 1
10 USC Trojans 15.03 3.38 Arrow_up 2
11 Florida St. Seminoles 14.51 3.40 --
12 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 12.51 3.22 Arrow_up 2
13 Texas Tech Red Raiders 11.24 3.98 Arrow_up 5
14 Clemson Tigers 11.09 3.54 Arrow_up 2
15 Georgia Bulldogs 10.97 3.84 Arrow_down -2
16 Louisville Cardinals 10.35 3.72 Arrow_down -1
17 South Carolina Gamecocks 9.97 3.72 Arrow_down -10
18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 9.20 3.72 Arrow_up 1
19 Stanford Cardinal 7.19 4.02 Arrow_up 3
20 Ohio Bobcats 5.10 4.31 Arrow_up 3
21 Texas A&M Aggies 4.70 3.95 Arrow_down -1
22 Michigan Wolverines 4.15 3.18 Arrow_up 3
23 Boise St. Broncos 4.09 3.58 Arrow_up 3
24 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 1.82 2.56 Arrow_up 5
25 West Virginia Mountaineers 1.54 2.42 Arrow_down -8
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Longhorns | Wisconsin Badgers | Toledo Rockets | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Northern Illinois Huskies | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Duke Blue Devils | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Cincinnati Bearcats | TCU Horned Frogs | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | North Carolina Tar Heels | Arizona Wildcats | UCLA Bruins | Michigan St. Spartans | Nevada Wolf Pack | ULM Warhawks | N.C. State Wolfpack | Kent St. Golden Flashes | Northwestern Wildcats | Ball St. Cardinals
Updated: Oct 23, 2012 7:00 AM PDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011