Alabama, LSU Tops Blog Poll, 5 Pac-12 Teams In Top 20

USC fell after losing to Stanford, but only to #16, while the Cardinal climbed into the top 10, at #8, in this week's SB Nation Blog Poll. It made Stanford the biggest mover, up 14 slots.

The SEC dual juggernaut of Alabama and LSU both rolled to wins, and remain ranked 1-2 as a result.

Oregon climbed to #3, and both UCLA and Arizona rose as well, with the Bruins, this week's opponent and host for Oregon St., up 2 spots to #18, while the 'Cats, who will be in the valley this week to play the Ducks, and the Beavers' opponent next week, climbed 3 spots to #20.

Results for Week 3

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (89)	24.99	0.10	--
2	LSU Tigers	23.31	1.99	--
3	Oregon Ducks	21.27	4.84	1
4	Georgia Bulldogs	19.89	2.28	1
5	Florida St. Seminoles	19.76	4.46	1
6	Oklahoma Sooners	17.29	5.54	1
7	West Virginia Mountaineers	17.08	5.16	2
8	Stanford Cardinal (1)	17.04	3.67	14
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	16.52	3.78	2
10	Clemson Tigers	16.04	3.12	--
11	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	14.19	4.02	7
12	Texas Longhorns	13.63	3.63	3
13	Florida Gators	12.59	4.60	4
14	Kansas St. Wildcats	12.39	3.53	-2
15	Ohio St. Buckeyes	11.81	4.82	-2
16	USC Trojans	10.50	4.94	-13
17	TCU Horned Frogs	8.52	4.33	-1
18	UCLA Bruins	8.08	3.65	2
19	Louisville Cardinals	7.61	3.46	--
20	Arizona Wildcats	6.54	4.55	3
21	Michigan Wolverines	5.54	4.37	--
22	Michigan St. Spartans	4.59	3.28	-14
23	Northwestern Wildcats	2.59	4.73	11
24	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	2.56	3.61	6
25	Ohio Bobcats	1.97	3.70	--
Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska Cornhuskers | Iowa St. Cyclones | Baylor Bears | Oregon St. Beavers | Boise St. Broncos | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Virginia Tech Hokies | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Tennessee Volunteers | Central Florida Knights | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Missouri Tigers | Toledo Rockets | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Cincinnati Bearcats | Wisconsin Badgers | N.C. State Wolfpack | Texas A&M Aggies | Vanderbilt Commodores | Purdue Boilermakers | Utah Utes | Arkansas Razorbacks | Utah State Aggies | Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | ULM Warhawks | Miami Hurricanes | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Updated: Sep 18, 2012 6:00 AM PDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011

No other team from the west is ranked, as BYU's loss to Utah kept the Cougars, Oregon St.'s opponent in 3 weeks, out of the top 25.

You can review BTD's ballot here.

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