EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Marcus Mariota #8 of the Oregon Ducks throws a pass against the Arizona Wildcats on September 22, 2012 at the Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
2 Total Updates since September 23, 2012
8 months ago Update 0 comments
The Oregon Ducks are sitting pretty in the latest SB Nation Blogpoll, resting comfortably as the No. 2 football program in the nation.
The Alabama Crimson Tide remained the top seeded school, receiving 85 first place votes, while the Ducks received only two such votes as the No. 2 school this week. They're the highest ranked school out of the Pac-12 as the Stanford Cardinal remain No. 8, the USC Trojans moved up to No. 13, while the Oregon State Beavers made a big jump this week to No. 19 in the Blogpoll.
The Oklahoma Sooners had the biggest tumble in the poll for week 4, sliding down 11 spots to No. 17 in the nation, while the Kansas State Wildcats moved up eight spots to No. 6, jumping eight spots this week while receiving a first place vote.
The Ducks take on the Washington State Cougars this weekend at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, while the Beavers head south to take on Arizona.
Here is the complete Blogpoll 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 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida St. Seminoles (1) | 21.85 | 2.93 | 2 |
| 4 | LSU Tigers | 21.53 | 2.44 | -2 |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 20.34 | 2.40 | -1 |
| 6 | Kansas St. Wildcats (1) | 18.80 | 2.56 | 8 |
| 7 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 18.37 | 2.36 | 2 |
| 8 | Stanford Cardinal (2) | 17.65 | 3.11 | -- |
| 9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1) | 16.55 | 3.20 | 2 |
| 10 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 16.49 | 4.46 | -3 |
| 11 | Florida Gators (1) | 14.82 | 3.46 | 2 |
| 12 | Texas Longhorns | 14.20 | 2.73 | -- |
| 13 | USC Trojans | 11.43 | 4.49 | 3 |
| 14 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 11.17 | 4.09 | 1 |
| 15 | TCU Horned Frogs | 10.45 | 3.86 | 2 |
| 16 | Clemson Tigers | 9.14 | 4.54 | -6 |
| 17 | Oklahoma Sooners | 7.92 | 4.65 | -11 |
| 18 | Louisville Cardinals | 7.83 | 3.15 | 1 |
| 19 | Oregon St. Beavers | 7.16 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 20 | Michigan St. Spartans | 4.65 | 3.11 | 2 |
| 21 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | 4.51 | 3.57 | 3 |
| 22 | Northwestern Wildcats | 3.74 | 4.30 | 1 |
| 23 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 3.10 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 2.51 | 2.69 | 2 |
| 25 | Ohio Bobcats | 2.49 | 3.11 | -- |
8 months ago Update 0 comments
Just as they did in the Associated Press Top 25, the Oregon Ducks moved past the LSU Tigers in the USA Today Coaches' Poll to No. 2 on the strength of a victory over the previously ranked Arizona Wildcats.
Unlike in the AP Poll, however, the Ducks' margin over the Tigers is slim, as LSU trails Oregon by just 10 points. Both teams continue to chase the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide, which collected all but two of the poll's first-place votes.
LSU's victory over the Auburn Tigers proved a less than impressive result for the coaches, who voted the Tigers down from the No. 2 spot for their 12-10 victory in Jordan Hare Stadium.
Both teams enter the thick of their conference schedules moving forward and could battle for that No. 2 spot for a few weeks to come.
The No. 4 Florida State Seminoles and the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs round out the poll's top five.
Check out the full poll here.
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8 months ago Article 0 comments
Oregon jumps LSU for the No. 2 spot in the AP Top 25.