Rutgers Football

College Football Rankings 2012: Rutgers drops out of BlogPoll's top 25

After Saturday's 27-6 loss to Pitt, Rutgers fell out of the BlogPoll's top 25.

By Jared Smith@JaredSmithCNY Nov 27, 2012, 1:01pm EST

SB Nation's latest college football BlogPoll has been released, and for the first time in months the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are not ranked in the top 25. Rutgers (9-2) lost to the Pittsburgh Panthers, 27-6, last Saturday forcing a de facto Big East Conference championship game with the Louisville Cardinals on Thursday (7:30 p.m. on ESPN).

The Scarlet Knights did receive votes, but not enough to crack the top 25. Its highest ranking came from the blog Men of the Scarlet and Gray, which ranked Rutgers No. 18. The Scarlet Knights received several votes at No. 21, while a 24th and 25th rankings were also popular.

You can check out the voters' ballots here.

As for the rest of the top 25, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish remained the top-ranked team while the Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks, Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators rounded out the top 5, respectively.

The biggest mover in the poll was the Northwestern Wildcats, who came in at No. 21, up seven sports, while the Texas Longhorns fell to No. 25, down seven spots.

The complete BlogPoll can be seen below.

Results for Week 13

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (61)	25.13	2.92	--
2	Alabama Crimson Tide (5)	23.66	2.56	--
3	Oregon Ducks	21.83	2.18	--
4	Georgia Bulldogs (1)	21.44	0.95	--
5	Florida Gators (1)	21.24	1.28	1
6	Ohio St. Buckeyes (3)	19.70	6.12	1
7	Kansas St. Wildcats	19.39	0.92	-2
8	Stanford Cardinal	17.69	0.12	2
9	LSU Tigers	17.41	0.71	--
10	Texas A&M Aggies	17.16	1.02	1
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	15.23	0.94	3
12	Oklahoma Sooners	14.04	2.42	1
13	Florida St. Seminoles	13.09	1.26	-5
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	12.09	1.33	2
15	Clemson Tigers	11.17	1.24	-3
16	Oregon St. Beavers	8.09	3.44	1
17	UCLA Bruins	8.06	2.45	-2
18	Kent St. Golden Flashes	7.61	3.67	5
19	Northern Illinois Huskies	6.83	3.76	5
20	Utah State Aggies	4.74	2.58	6
21	Northwestern Wildcats	3.66	2.88	7
22	Michigan Wolverines	3.36	3.08	-1
23	Boise St. Broncos	3.13	3.24	2
24	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	2.70	3.30	-2
25	Texas Longhorns	2.50	2.97	-7
Others Receiving Votes: San Jose St. Spartans \| Louisville Cardinals \| Rutgers Scarlet Knights \| Penn St. Nittany Lions \| Vanderbilt Commodores \| TCU Horned Frogs \| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs \| Fresno St. Bulldogs \| Ball St. Cardinals \| San Diego St. Aztecs \| Cincinnati Bearcats \| Mississippi St. Bulldogs \| Central Florida Knights \| USC Trojans \| Arizona Wildcats \| Washington Huskies \| Toledo Rockets \| Arizona St. Sun Devils \| North Carolina Tar Heels \| Arkansas St. Red Wolves \| Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Updated: Nov 27, 2012 10:02 AM EST