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The West Virginia Mountaineers rose two spots in the SB Nation BlogPoll this week to No. 7 after their 42-12 victory over the James Madison Dukes. They are the second highest ranked team from the Big 12, behind only the Oklahoma Sooners at No. 6. The Texas Longhorns at No. 12, the Kansas St. Wildcats at No. 14 and the TCU Horned Frogs at No. 17 round out Big 12 representation.
The top five in the BlogPoll include the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide, No. 2 LSU Tigers, No. 3 Oregon Ducks, No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 5 Florida St. Seminoles.
The Mountaineers host the Maryland Terrapins at Mountaineer Field on Saturday with kickoff scheduled for noon with television coverage on FX.
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