College football rankings 2012: Rutgers falls out of BlogPoll Top 25

Alex Trautwig

After losing at home to Kent State, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights fell out of this week's BlogPoll rankings.

Rutgers' undefeated season came crashing down Saturday when the Scarlet Knights lost at home to Kent State, 35-23. As a result, Rutgers is unranked in this week's SB Nation BlogPoll Top 25.

The Scarlet Knights (7-1, 4-0 Big East) fell from their No. 18 ranking last week. Despite the loss, Rutgers still controls its destiny for the Big East title. The Scarlet Knights are a half game ahead of Louisville (8-0, 3-0) in the standings and host the Cardinals Nov. 29.

The Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) remain No. 1 in this week's rankings, strengthening their grip on the top spot. The Crimson Tide received 60 of 77 possible first-place votes after defeating previously unbeaten Mississippi State, 38-7. With a 55-24 victory over Texas Tech, Kansas State (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) moved up to No. 2. Florida (7-1, 6-1 SEC), last week's second-ranked team, fell to No. 7 after a 17-9 defeat at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs.

The complete BlogPoll rankings are as follows:

Results for Week 9

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (60)	25.04	2.79	--
2	Kansas St. Wildcats (11)	23.75	2.55	2
3	Oregon Ducks (2)	23.43	2.44	--
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3)	22.86	2.45	1
5	LSU Tigers	19.71	0.59	1
6	Georgia Bulldogs	18.58	0.85	9
7	Florida Gators	18.54	0.82	-5
8	Ohio St. Buckeyes (1)	18.09	4.93	1
9	Florida St. Seminoles	17.79	1.45	2
10	Clemson Tigers	14.53	3.09	4
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	14.11	1.71	6
12	Louisville Cardinals	13.83	3.67	4
13	Oregon St. Beavers	12.67	3.45	-6
14	Oklahoma Sooners	12.63	3.44	-6
15	Stanford Cardinal	10.26	3.46	4
16	Texas A&M Aggies	10.12	3.31	5
17	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	8.24	3.72	-5
18	USC Trojans	7.29	3.32	-8
19	Texas Tech Red Raiders	6.79	3.83	-6
20	Boise St. Broncos	5.75	4.17	3
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.87	3.17	8
22	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	3.86	3.40	2
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.37	2.58	2
24	Arizona Wildcats	2.33	3.03	15
25	UCLA Bruins	2.05	2.96	15
Others Receiving Votes: Toledo Rockets \| Oklahoma St. Cowboys \| Kent St. Golden Flashes \| Texas Longhorns \| Northern Illinois Huskies \| Rutgers Scarlet Knights \| Northwestern Wildcats \| Tulsa Golden Hurricane \| Ohio Bobcats \| Utah State Aggies \| North Carolina Tar Heels \| Iowa St. Cyclones \| Central Florida Knights \| Cincinnati Bearcats \| Michigan Wolverines \| ULM Warhawks \| Arizona St. Sun Devils \| Duke Blue Devils \| Penn St. Nittany Lions \| Ball St. Cardinals
Updated: Oct 30, 2012 7:37 AM CDT