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2012 BlogPoll, Week 3: Alabama Tightens Grip On No. 1, USC Slips - SBNation.com
The Crimson Tide pulled down 88 of 94 first-place votes this week and earned a mighty 24.90 points per ballot average. No. 2 LSU, with two first-place votes, was nearly two full points per ballot behind, at 22.93.
The Big News is undefeated ULM, with a great resume did not crack the top 25.
| SBNation | chg | Bull Run | chg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide (88) | -- | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | LSU Tigers (2) | 1 | LSU Tigers | 1 |
| 3 | USC Trojans (3) | -1 | USC Trojans | -1 |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks | -- | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 3 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -- |
| 6 | Florida St. Seminoles | -1 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- | Georgia Bulldogs | -- |
| 8 | Michigan St. Spartans | 1 | Michigan St. Spartans | -- |
| 9 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -3 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 10 | Clemson Tigers | -- | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| 11 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 1 |
| 12 | Kansas St. Wildcats | 8 | Clemson Tigers | 1 |
| 13 | Ohio St. Buckeyes (1) | 1 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 1 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 2 | Kansas St. Wildcats | 2 |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns | 3 | Stanford Cardinal | 4 |
| 16 | TCU Horned Frogs | 6 | Michigan Wolverines | 4 |
| 17 | Florida Gators | 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 4 |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 3 | UCLA Bruins | -- |
| 19 | Louisville Cardinals | 4 | Tennessee Volunteers | -- |
| 20 | UCLA Bruins | 21 | Florida Gators | -- |
| 21 | Michigan Wolverines | -2 | Ohio Bobcats | 1 |
| 22 | Stanford Cardinal | 3 | Arizona Wildcats | -- |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats | -- | Louisville Cardinals | -- |
| 24 | Tennessee Volunteers | -- | Central Florida Knights | -6 |
| 25 | Ohio Bobcats | 1 | ULM Warhawks | -- |