From last week both Alabama and LSU dropped, but Alabama still is more productive than LSU - so why would that be? Alabama and LSU both dropped because it was a very evenly matched performance. That means that neither Alabama or LSU significantly out-performed (on the field) each other, as Alabama and LSU have done in the previous games they played. Hence they dropped relative to the performance of Houston, Oregon and Wisconsin. Since LSU did not significantly out produce Alabama, Alabama is ranked higher than LSU.
Here are the current rankings along with their current BCS ranking and the previous rankings over the last few weeks after the top 25.
| 2011 Weights | BCS | ||
| Rank | School | ||
| 1 | Houston | (11) | |
| 2 | Oregon | (7) | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | (18) | |
| 4 | Alabama | (3) | |
| 5 | Stanford | (4) | |
| 6 | LSU | (1) | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | (2) | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | (6) | |
| 9 | Boise State | (5) | |
| 10 | West Virginia | (-) | |
| 11 | Florida State | (-) | |
| 12 | Cincinnati | (23) | |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | (21) | |
| 14 | TCU | (-) | |
| 15 | Arizona State | (-) | |
| 16 | North Carolina | (-) | |
| 17 | Mississippi State | (-) | |
| 18 | South Carolina | (13) | |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | (10) | |
| 20 | Michigan | (24) | |
| 21 | Utah State | (-) | |
| 22 | Michigan State | (17) | |
| 23 | Southern Mississippi | (22) | |
| 24 | Georgia | (15) | |
| 25 | Illinois | (-) | |
Week 9 NCAA FBS Top 25 Production Ranking
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