Week 4 Poll: Not In, but Out

This week is a little odd to say the least. Not a lot of teams leaving the poll, but quite a bit of shaking up and one major departure from the top ten. Check out below to see who made it in, and who moved out.

Who's Down!

Texas

Not the greatest of weekends for the Longhorns and Mac Brown. Too say that they were manhandled by UCLA would be an understatement. In terms of a ground game the Bruins looked like they could do what they wanted...when they wanted too. There were some doubts about Texas coming into this season, but Garrett Gilbert got plenty of experience in last year's National Championship game. The running game hasn't come around as much as anyone in Texas would like, but the defense also looked terrible in this one. The Longhorns have a lot of work to do to get back in the top ten, but a win over Oklahoma next weekend would be a good start.

Who's Up!

Auburn

The Tigers looked impressive in their win over South Carolina last weekend, but unlike the Associated Press poll we do realize that they did it at home. Not to mention that it was also the Gamecocks' first road test of the season. While the win over South Carolina was impressive it wasn't a route, and South Carolina was in the game even towards the end. None the less, the Tigers once again put together a tough win, but not quite top ten material quite yet...but they are getting a lot closer.

Who's In!

Nevada

We pointed to their matchup against BYU last weekend as a key test for the Wolf Pack, and they passed with flying colors. Nevada has looked impressive so far this season, and wins over Cal and BYU are impressive wins no matter how you look at it. They were a tough pick over the teams that didn't make it, but a win on the road at BYU is a tough one to pick up.

Oh So Close!

Michigan

Once again for another week the Wolverines just miss the cut. In the battle between Nevada and Michigan we had to take Nevada because the wins just look better for the Wolf Pack. Cal appears to be a better home win than UConn, and BYU looks like a better road win than Notre Dame. While Denard Robinson is a great player, and may be the Heisman favorite right now, we don't base this on one player. The Wolverines are close, but sometimes it's hard to look past the 4-0 start, and 5-7 finish last year.

The Poll

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Boise State

4. Oregon

5. TCU

6. Nebraska

7. Oklahoma

8. Wisconsin

9. Arizona

10. Florida

11. Auburn

12. Miami (FL)

13. Utah

14. LSU

15. Stanford

16. Iowa

17. Arkansas

18. South Carolina

19. USC

20. Texas

21. Penn State

22. Florida State

23. Michigan State

24. Oklahoma State

25. Nevada