NCAA football rankings 2012: WVU up to No. 8

The West Virginia Mountaineers have moved up to No. 8 in the latest edition of the SB Nation BlogPoll, two spots higher than last week's ranking. WVU's 70-63 shootout victory over Baylor helped impress the voters and move WVU up the poll after slipping a bit last week.

The ballot breakdown shows the Mountaineers received 11 votes as the No. 4 ranked team (their highest ranking), and one vote as the No. 22 ranked team (their lowest).

West Virginia will face the No. 10 Texas Longhorns in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 6. The winner of that matchup will shoot higher into the top 10 of the BlogPoll. Alabama is once again the top-ranked team as the top seven this week remains the same as it was last week:

Results for Week 5

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (76)	24.81	0.68	--
2	Oregon Ducks (3)	23.24	1.84	--
3	Florida St. Seminoles (1)	22.01	2.82	--
4	LSU Tigers	20.62	2.84	--
5	Georgia Bulldogs (1)	20.55	2.22	--
6	Kansas St. Wildcats (2)	19.21	2.68	--
7	South Carolina Gamecocks	18.79	2.14	--
8	West Virginia Mountaineers	17.79	3.23	2
9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1)	16.79	3.00	--
10	Texas Longhorns	15.71	2.79	2
11	Florida Gators	15.55	3.28	--
12	Ohio St. Buckeyes	12.75	4.12	2
13	Oregon St. Beavers (1)	10.72	4.68	6
14	USC Trojans	9.99	5.30	-1
15	TCU Horned Frogs	9.89	4.45	--
16	Clemson Tigers	9.68	4.62	--
17	Oklahoma Sooners	8.13	4.77	--
18	Stanford Cardinal	7.55	4.29	-10
19	Louisville Cardinals	7.46	3.56	-1
20	Northwestern Wildcats	5.07	4.25	2
21	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	4.74	3.76	--
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.24	3.11	2
23	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	3.01	2.93	--
24	UCLA Bruins	2.60	3.63	4
25	Ohio Bobcats	2.11	3.47	--
Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati Bearcats | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Washington Huskies | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Texas A&M Aggies | Michigan Wolverines | Boise St. Broncos | Baylor Bears | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Michigan St. Spartans | Miami Hurricanes | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Iowa St. Cyclones | Virginia Tech Hokies | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Tennessee Volunteers | Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Utah State Aggies | Purdue Boilermakers | Troy Trojans | Washington St. Cougars | Ball St. Cardinals | Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Nevada Wolf Pack | Duke Blue Devils
Updated: Oct 2, 2012 6:01 AM PDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011