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2012 College Football Rankings: Stanford drops to No. 22 in BlogPoll

The BlogPoll is out for Week 8, and Stanford drops after their loss at Notre Dame.

By Craig Powers
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The Stanford Cardinal played tough and nearly pulled out a victory at Notre Dame on Saturday, and that may have been enough for BlogPoll voters to keep them in the top 25. The Cardinal are No. 22 in this week's SB Nation BlogPoll, falling five spots after Saturday's loss.

Stanford received two votes for the top 10 in the ballots. One voter placed them as high as No. 6, while another had them at No. 10. Most had the Cardinal from Nos. 20 through 25, with the most common slot being No. 21.

Three other Pac-12 teams made appearances in the rankings. Oregon tops the pack at No. 2, while Oregon State rose two spots to No. 8. USC held at No. 12 for the second-straight week.

The Cardinal will look to bounce back from their disappointing loss to the Fighting Irish on Saturday with an oddly-timed edition of The Big Game. Stanford travels to Berkeley to face Cal, who is on a two-game winning streak after taking down Washington State.

Full top 25:

College Football Rankings 2011

Results for Week 7

# School Points/blog SD Delta
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (62) 24.64 0.84 --
2 Oregon Ducks (3) 23.32 2.15 --
3 Florida Gators (5) 22.51 1.40 Arrow_up 2
4 Kansas St. Wildcats (1) 21.99 1.36 Arrow_up 2
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4) 21.30 1.81 Arrow_up 2
6 LSU Tigers 18.41 2.62 Arrow_up 3
7 South Carolina Gamecocks 17.05 2.44 Arrow_down -4
8 Oregon St. Beavers 16.89 3.84 Arrow_up 2
9 Oklahoma Sooners 16.18 3.44 Arrow_up 5
10 Ohio St. Buckeyes (1) 16.05 5.49 Arrow_down -2
11 Florida St. Seminoles 13.70 3.69 --
12 USC Trojans 13.09 4.69 --
13 Georgia Bulldogs 11.82 3.12 --
14 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 10.21 3.80 Arrow_up 5
15 Louisville Cardinals 9.88 3.84 Arrow_up 3
16 Clemson Tigers 9.49 4.56 --
17 West Virginia Mountaineers 9.29 3.46 Arrow_down -13
18 Texas Tech Red Raiders 8.32 4.52 Arrow_up 13
19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7.33 3.61 Arrow_up 1
20 Texas A&M Aggies 6.36 3.70 Arrow_up 4
21 Cincinnati Bearcats 6.24 3.87 --
22 Stanford Cardinal 4.83 4.42 Arrow_down -5
23 Ohio Bobcats 3.96 4.92 --
24 TCU Horned Frogs 2.11 2.61 Arrow_up 4
25 Michigan Wolverines 1.76 2.58 Arrow_up 4
Others Receiving Votes: Boise St. Broncos | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Iowa St. Cyclones | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Northwestern Wildcats | Nevada Wolf Pack | Texas Longhorns | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Northern Illinois Huskies | Toledo Rockets | North Carolina Tar Heels | UCLA Bruins | Wisconsin Badgers | Virginia Tech Hokies | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Ball St. Cardinals | Utah State Aggies | Kent St. Golden Flashes
Updated: Oct 16, 2012 9:30 AM EDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011