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[QUOTE="SuFTW, post: 5190923, member: 7766"]
Emily’s thoughts on how she ranked teams for this week:

[I]“Here are a few general notes:[/I]
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[*][I][I]I vaulted Texas A&M into the Top 10 at No. 7 despite not having them even ranked previously (they were No. 25 officially). Why? They whooped Mizzou, who I'd had at No. 8 last week, and are currently top of the SEC at 5-1 (3-0). Figured it was finally time to give the Aggies their due. They rose 10 spots overall and sit at No. 15. I dropped Mizzou to No. 12 – bad loss, but it was against a ranked opponent on the road – and they fell to No. 21 overall. [/I][/I]
[*][I][I]BYU, Indiana and Iowa State were also big risers, coming in at No. 11, No. 13 and No. 14 and leapfrogging Clemson, Notre Dame and LSU. Those latter three are just kind of teams sitting in the middle right now stuck in goo with single losses. The former three are all undefeated. [/I][/I]
[*][I][I]Yes, I put in the upsetters. I included Vanderbilt, Arkansas, SMU and Washington for their underdog wins. I am sure I will drop at least one of them right back out next week, but I felt like credit was due there for their efforts. I was genuinely surprised not a single one made the official poll. [/I][/I]
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[I]Ballot newcomers: Texas A&M (No. 7 my ballot/15 official), BYU (No. 11/14), Vandy (No. 18/UR), Arkansas (No. 19/UR), SMU (No. 23/25), Washington (No. 24/UR)

Ballot bye-byes: Louisville, Kansas State (No. 18 official), UNLV, Oklahoma State, Arizona

Considered in no specific order: Texas Tech, Syracuse, Army, Illinois (No. 23 official), Pittsburgh (No. 22 official), Nebraska”[/I]
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