Greetings from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where in about 48 hours I will be in the middle of a hurricane. Enjoy the 80s in Wisconsin.

Despite being out of the country, I was able to watch a lot of football Saturday. Here's my Week 7 BlogPoll Top 25 ballot with explanations to follow:

Bucky's 5th Quarter Ballot - Week 7

Rank	Team	Delta
1	LSU Tigers	--
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
3	Oklahoma Sooners	--
4	Wisconsin Badgers	--
5	Boise St. Broncos	--
6	Stanford Cardinal	--
7	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	1
8	Clemson Tigers	1
9	Oregon Ducks	-2
10	Arkansas Razorbacks	1
11	Michigan Wolverines	1
12	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1
13	Texas A&M Aggies	1
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	1
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	1
16	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2
17	Illinois Fighting Illini	3
18	Michigan St. Spartans	3
19	South Carolina Gamecocks	4
20	Arizona St. Sun Devils	4
21	Kansas St. Wildcats	--
22	Baylor Bears	--
23	Houston Cougars	2
24	Texas Longhorns	-14
25	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	--
Dropouts: Florida St. Seminoles, Florida Gators, Auburn Tigers

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "

No. 9 Oregon Ducks - Oregon got lucky as it looks like LaMichael James' dislocated elbow won't be that big of problem. Wisconsin fans just saw Pat Muldoon return from a similar injury in just a couple weeks. Still, James will miss a couple games and without him, the Ducks aren't as good. Thus, they fall in my rankings for now.

No. 11 Michigan Wolverines - Northwestern is obviously underachieving this season, but it still not easy to get a road win in Evanston, especially at night. The Wolverines proved a lot this week and solidified a high ranking that was largely handed to them last week by default.

No. 21 Kansas State - When the Wildcats beat Baylor last week I wasn't sure if it meant both teams were bad or that both teams were good. After a week to evaluate it, I think both teams deserve to be ranked.

No. 24 Texas Longhorns - My fears about Texas were realized Saturday when Oklahoma blitzed them at the Cotton Bowl. This a decent, but not great team.

No. 25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish - They're back. At least back in my rankings. The team I had way overrated at the beginning of the season is starting to play better. The Irish still aren't a great team, but they're worthy of sneaking back into the rankings.