(Beth Schonberger)
Florida tops the poll for the second straight week, but this time, the Gators received all seven first place votes.
Texas jumped Alabama for the No. 2 slot this week while TCU is tied at No. 6 with Iowa after not being ranked in the Top 10 last week.
The biggest surprise this week is the USC Trojans, who fell three spots from No. 5 to No. 8 even without losing last weekend.
Here is Week 2 of the CU Independent Top 10 college football poll.
No. 1 Florida, 7-0, 70 points (7), last week No. 1: “Still the best team in the land, and it’s going to take something extraordinary to change my mind on that opinion.” – David Starcer, CU:I men’s basketball beat writer
No. 2 Texas, 7-0, 59 points, last week No. 3: “Colt McCoy and his offense smashed Missouri and if they continue to play like that, they will run the table.” – Brent New, staff writer
No. 3 Alabama, 8-0, 57 points, last week No. 2: “They got outplayed by Tennessee, but still found a way to win and that’s what championship teams do.” – Michael Krumholtz, staff writer
No. 4 Cincinnati, 7-0, 46 points, last week No. 4: “This team has as much speed as any in college football.” – New
No. 5 Boise State, 7-0, 37 points, last week No. 6: “I haven’t really heard of any of the teams on the rest of their schedule, so be prepared for another BCS at-large bid for the Broncos.” – Ryan Callahan, staff writer
No. 6 (tie) TCU, 7-0, 29 points, not ranked last week: “Respect the Mountain West Conference. That includes the undefeated Texas Christian Horned Frogs.” – Ron Knabenbauer, CU:I co-sports editor
No. 6 (tie) Iowa, 8-0, 29 points, last week No. 7: “The only thing the Hawkeyes have convinced me of is they are the best team in the Big Ten Conference — which don’t mean much.” – Cheng Sio, CU:I co-sports editor
No. 8 USC, 6-1, 27 points, last week No. 5: “They already got their annual bad conference loss out of the way, now if they win out they will have a chance to be in the championship game.” – Krumholtz
No. 9 LSU, 6-1, 15 points, last week No. 9: “They smashed Auburn on Saturday to stay in the SEC title hunt, but they still have to travel to Tuscaloosa to meet Alabama in two weeks.” – Starcer
No. 10 Oregon, 6-1, 11 points, last week No. 10: ”The Ducks deserve to break into the Top 10, so why not this week?” — Kayla Cornett, staff writer
Information compiled by CU Independent Co-Sports Editor Ron Knabenbauer. Contact Ron Knabenbauer at Ronald.knabenbauer@colorado.edu.
