2012 NCAA Football Rankings: Texas A&M earns top 25 recognition

Despite struggles against the underdog Ole Miss Rebels, a 30-27 win for Texas A&M represented a fourth straight victory for the Aggies since losing their opener to Florida. Since that opening game loss, neither team has lost and now both teams are ranked in the latest edition of SB Nation's BlogPoll.

The Aggies managed to jump six spots and snag the No. 24 spot in the rankings, while their only loss doesn't look so bad as the Gators have managed to secure a top five spot after beating LSU on Saturday. In the next two weeks though, Texas A&M can continue its climb through the rankings or quickly exit as they face No. 22 Louisiana Tech and No. 9 LSU in consecutive weeks.

The LSU Tigers and Texas Longhorns were two of the biggest fallers of the week, as each lost five spots in the rankings. Saving each team was the fact that both lost to top 10 ranked teams by close margins.

Results for Week 6

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (64)	24.37	1.43	--
2	Oregon Ducks (4)	23.20	1.65	--
3	South Carolina Gamecocks (7)	22.61	1.50	4
4	West Virginia Mountaineers (1)	21.34	1.98	4
5	Florida Gators (9)	21.23	2.03	6
6	Kansas St. Wildcats (1)	20.23	1.81	--
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1)	19.47	2.21	2
8	Ohio St. Buckeyes	16.74	4.67	4
9	LSU Tigers	14.67	3.73	-5
10	Oregon St. Beavers	13.82	4.28	3
11	Florida St. Seminoles	12.52	4.18	-8
12	USC Trojans	12.14	5.00	2
13	Georgia Bulldogs	12.06	3.24	-8
14	Oklahoma Sooners	11.75	4.34	3
15	Texas Longhorns	10.97	3.34	-5
16	Clemson Tigers	9.64	4.46	--
17	Stanford Cardinal	9.63	4.38	1
18	Louisville Cardinals	8.95	3.67	1
19	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	7.84	4.09	2
20	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	5.85	3.64	3
21	Cincinnati Bearcats	5.38	3.73	5
22	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	3.78	3.80	7
23	Ohio Bobcats	3.60	4.31	2
24	Texas A&M Aggies	3.51	3.35	6
25	Iowa St. Cyclones	1.68	2.63	13
Others Receiving Votes: Boise St. Broncos | Baylor Bears | TCU Horned Frogs | Michigan Wolverines | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Michigan St. Spartans | Duke Blue Devils | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | N.C. State Wolfpack | Northwestern Wildcats | Nevada Wolf Pack | North Carolina Tar Heels | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Northern Illinois Huskies | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Toledo Rockets | San Jose St. Spartans | Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners | UAB Blazers
Updated: Oct 9, 2012 6:46 AM PDT

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011