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OU down to ninth.
This poll would suggest that it isn't wise to schedule too tough.
1. Florida State was 10-0, never having left Tallahassee. Dropped their first game on the road to Texas A&M in the Nutter. Still first with the one loss.
2. Auburn was 3-1 that first weekend in Puerto Vallarta. Then, they went home for the duration, finally losing to James Madison for their second loss. Played a lot of Mass-Lowell type teams.
3. Florida has never left Florida or the easy marks, but they still managed to lose one game, to an 0-8 Maryland team.
4. Oregon's strongest opponent, the only team you have ever heard of, was Kentucky. The rest were a lot of batting practice fodder.
5. Texas A&M did OK this weekend. But, they played their first twelve games at home against the Stephen F Austin's of the world. Let's see how they do with a target.
6. Arizona has been having fun in the sun at home, playing one game against a ranked opponent, and losing.
7. UCLA has actually played a solid schedule and has won most of them. They have losses to Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Florida State
8. Washington has done pretty well, beating Oklahoma and Texas. They lost to BYU and Missouri? Really?