2012 NCAA Football Rankings: Gophers still shut out of BlogPoll

Despite their victory in last week's game over the Purdue Boilermakers, the Minnesota Golden Gophers failed to receive any votes in the SB Nation BlogPoll. The Gophers collected some votes in Week 4 but have been shut out of the voting since then.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stayed atop the BlogPoll, receiving 60 of the 77 possible first-place votes. The Kansas State Wildcats jumped up two spots to the second spot in the poll, followed by fellow undefeated teams Oregon and Notre Dame. The LSU Tigers rounded out the top five.

The Georgia Bulldogs posted the biggest gain in the poll, jumping up nine spots to the sixth spot after their victory over Florida. The Gators fell from No. 2 to No. 7, with the Ohio State Buckeyes behind Florida at eight. A pair of ACC teams round out the top 10, with Florida State at number nine and Clemson at 10.

Nebraska was the only other Big Ten team to qualify for the Top 25, coming in at spot 21. Northwestern, Michigan and Penn State all received votes, but not enough to make the list.

Results for Week 9

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (60)	25.04	2.79	--
2	Kansas St. Wildcats (11)	23.75	2.55	2
3	Oregon Ducks (2)	23.43	2.44	--
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3)	22.86	2.45	1
5	LSU Tigers	19.71	0.59	1
6	Georgia Bulldogs	18.58	0.85	9
7	Florida Gators	18.54	0.82	-5
8	Ohio St. Buckeyes (1)	18.09	4.93	1
9	Florida St. Seminoles	17.79	1.45	2
10	Clemson Tigers	14.53	3.09	4
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	14.11	1.71	6
12	Louisville Cardinals	13.83	3.67	4
13	Oregon St. Beavers	12.67	3.45	-6
14	Oklahoma Sooners	12.63	3.44	-6
15	Stanford Cardinal	10.26	3.46	4
16	Texas A&M Aggies	10.12	3.31	5
17	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	8.24	3.72	-5
18	USC Trojans	7.29	3.32	-8
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	6.79	3.83	-6
20	Boise St. Broncos	5.75	4.17	3
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.87	3.17	8
22	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	3.86	3.40	2
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.37	2.58	2
24	Arizona Wildcats	2.33	3.03	15
25	UCLA Bruins	2.05	2.96	15
Others Receiving Votes: Toledo Rockets | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Kent St. Golden Flashes | Texas Longhorns | Northern Illinois Huskies | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Northwestern Wildcats | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Ohio Bobcats | Utah State Aggies | North Carolina Tar Heels | Iowa St. Cyclones | Central Florida Knights | Cincinnati Bearcats | Michigan Wolverines | ULM Warhawks | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Duke Blue Devils | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Ball St. Cardinals
Updated: Oct 30, 2012 7:37 AM CDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011