(Beth Schonberger)
Florida, Texas and Alabama remain in the top three. What’s new?
Autzen Stadium is quacking loud and proud as the Oregon Ducks’ 47-20 shellacking of USC bumped them up three spots this week. As a result of their embarrassing loss, the Trojans have been booted out of the Top 10. Taking USC’s place are the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Here is Week 3 of the CU Independent Top 10 college football poll:
No. 1 Florida, 8-0, 70 points (7), last week No. 1: Yawn, Gators are still No. 1. – Ryan Callahan, staff writer
No. 2 Texas, 8-0, 60 points, last week No. 2: After a pair of 41-point outbursts, the Longhorns are back! – Cheng Sio, CU:I co-sports editor
No. 3 Alabama, 8-0, 55 points, last week No. 3: They stay at No. 3 during their bye-week and have a tough task this week as they host No. 9 LSU. – David Starcer, CU:I men’s basketball beat writer
No. 4 (tie) Boise State, 8-0, 40 points, last week No. 5: Unfortunately for the Broncos, if they played in a tougher conference, they would be in the top three. They will eventually get there, but not this season. – Ron Knabenbauer, CU:I co-sports editor
No. 4 (tie) Cincinnati, 8-0, 40 points, last week No. 4: Head coach Brian Kelly is the best offensive mind in the nation. He could find a way to score 40 with a peewee football team. – Michael Krumholtz, staff writer
No. 6 Iowa, 9-0, 31 points, last week No. 6: It’s always ugly to watch, but the results are always the same. – Brent New, staff writer
No. 7 Oregon, 7-1, 30 points, last week No. 10: The Ducks played an amazing game against USC. They move up three spots and knock the Trojans out of the Top 10. – Kayla Cornett, staff writer
No. 8 TCU, 8-0, 27 points, last week No. 6: Hard to believe there are this many non-BCS teams in the Top 10. Maybe it’s time to rethink the BCS? – Callahan
No. 9 LSU, 7-1, 18 points, last week No. 9: There is something about the Tigers that I like that makes me want to put them in the Top 10 every season. I think it’s called winning the games that you are supposed to win and being competitive in the others. – Knabenbauer
No. 10 Georgia Tech, 8-1, 9 points, not ranked last week: Running back Jonathan Dwyer should be in the Heisman Trophy consideration and the Yellow Jackets have been the most consistent team in the Atlantic Coast Conference this year. – Starcer
Information compiled by CU Independent Co-Sports Editor Cheng Sio. Contact Cheng Sio at Cheng.sio@colorado.edu.
