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TCU loss drops Baylor from rankings contention

A L in the standings wasn't the only thing result from last night's game for Baylor's football team, as Baylor dropped from the "receiving votes" category in both polls.

By Mark C. Moore
James Snook-US PRESSWIRE - Presswire

If you were hoping that voters in the AP and Coaches' Polls might see our game last night as a fluke and give us the benefit of the doubt, 1) you obviously haven't been a fan of Baylor Athletics for every long, and 2) you were wrong. Both Polls dumped us rather unceremoniously while retaining 6 (7 for the Coaches') of our conference mates in one form or another. 5 make the actual rankings in both polls with Kansas State leading the way and Oklahoma moving back into the Top 10 on the strength of their domination of the Longhorns.

I'm not going to quarrel with the rankings because the team that played TCU last night was not at all worthy of the Top 25. I wouldn't be surprised to see us off the BlogPoll completely this week, as well. We're not voting for the Bears, that's for sure.

Here's both polls in full:

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (60) 6-0 1500
2 Oregon 6-0 1436
3 Florida 6-0 1361
4 Kansas State 6-0 1296
5 Notre Dame 6-0 1283
6 LSU 6-1 1153
7 Ohio State 7-0 1071
8 Oregon State 5-0 1050
9 South Carolina 6-1 1042
10 Oklahoma 4-1 994
11 USC 5-1 874
12 Florida State 6-1 836
13 Georgia 5-1 753
14 Clemson 5-1 673
15 Mississippi State 6-0 591
16 Louisville 6-0 574
17 West Virginia 5-1 552
18 Texas Tech 5-1 444
19 Rutgers 6-0 405
20 Texas A&M 5-1 379
21 Cincinnati 5-0 294
22 Stanford 4-2 242
23 Michigan 4-2 177
24 Boise State 5-1 133
25 Ohio 7-0 104
  • Dropped from rankings: Texas 15, Louisiana Tech 23
  • Others receiving votes: Arizona State 92, TCU 88, Louisiana Tech 38, Texas 25, North Carolina State 11, Northwestern 6, Washington 6, Wisconsin 6, Nebraska 4, North Carolina 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Arizona 1
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (59) 6-0 1475
2 Oregon 6-0 1414
3 Kansas State 6-0 1307
4 Florida 6-0 1297
5 Notre Dame 6-0 1251
6 LSU 6-1 1179
7 Oklahoma 4-1 1021
8 South Carolina 6-1 1012
9 USC 5-1 995
10 Florida State 6-1 919
11 Oregon State 5-0 839
12 Georgia 5-1 806
13 Clemson 5-1 741
14 Louisville 6-0 695
15 West Virginia 5-1 677
16 Mississippi State 6-0 671
17 Rutgers 6-0 495
18 Cincinnati 5-0 456
19 Texas A&M 5-1 397
20 Texas Tech 5-1 274
21 TCU 5-1 272
22 Boise State 5-1 271
23 Stanford 4-2 215
24 Arizona State 5-1 133
25 Michigan 4-2 96
  • Dropped from rankings: Texas 15, Louisiana Tech 24, Iowa State 25
  • Others receiving votes: Northwestern 77, Ohio 54, Texas 54, Louisiana Tech 24, Wisconsin 16, Nebraska 10, Nevada 7, Oklahoma State 6, Western Kentucky 6, Iowa State 5, Northern Illinois 2, Louisiana-Monroe 2, Toledo 2, Tulsa 1, UCLA 1

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