Chris Dufresne’s top 25 rankings: Bad timing for Boise State

Boise State deserves blame for playing Tuesday, an inferiority complex time slot normally reserved for choir practice and the Sun Belt Conference. What national title contender (outside of tractor pull) has ever played on Tuesday? Boise State took care of Louisiana Tech, 49-20, but exposed itself to the type of critic who points out the facial blemishes on Miss USA. These are the same folks who start making parade plans when Alabama pulls away from Tennessee, but we’re just happy to breathe the same air Auburn gets to breathe. In this poll, you have to count “1,2,3,4” before you can say “SEC,” but it’s only a matter of time before Alabama creams Georgia State (Nov. 18) and zips to the top — no matter how many losses South Carolina carries into the Cranberry Bowl.

1; Boise State 7-0; One more lousy 29-point win like that may put you in the Humanitarian Bowl. (1)

2; Oregon 7-0; Pac-10 hopes mandatory spin classes help refs keep pace with offense. (2)

3; Texas Christian 8-0; Frogs/Bears (Baylor) only ranked teams left in Texas box of Animal Crackers. (3)

4; Utah 7-0; Upset Utah ranks ahead of SEC West? Go rent “2009 — the Sugar Bowl.” (5)

5; Auburn 8-0; Take Fairley and Newton away and you’re looking at Texas A&M. (6)

6; Alabama 7-1; Bye is perfectly timed with week where Crimson Tide also doesn’t play a game. (7)

7; Stanford 6-1; Most expect coach and quarterback will declare for NFL at same news conference. (8)

8; Arizona 6-1; UCLA looked better against Oregon when coach played game tape backward. (9)

9; Michigan State 8-0; Team directly above you beat Iowa; let’s see if you can make some “Hey!” (11)

10; Missouri 7-0; No. 2 in the BCS computers for the same reason tomato is a fruit. (21)

11; Wisconsin 7-1; New T-shirts made for massive O-line: “Get a Load of This!” (12)

12; Ohio State 7-1; School is ramping up Pryor’s Heisman campaign … for 2011. (13)

13; Oklahoma 6-1; Bob hasn’t been ranked below Mike since the Stoops brothers were in bunk beds. (4)

14; Nebraska 6-1: Eight people in Lincoln have forgotten 52-17 home loss to Missouri in ’08. (14)

15; Louisiana State 7-1; Extra days off will be huge help in preparing for Nov. 6 Alabama loss. (15)

16; Florida State 6-1; Leading Atlantic division of “Hey, at least we’re not the Big East” conference. (16)

17; Iowa 5-2; Will counter Michigan State’s bag of trick plays by making Kinnick Stadium disappear. (10)

18; South Carolina 5-2; Hollywood has no interest in screenplay: “How the East Was Won.” (18)

19; Arkansas 5-2; Lightning delays strike twice in supercharged win over Mississippi. (19)

20; Virginia Tech 6-2; Six straight wins since program shut down after James Madison. (20)

21; Mississippi State 6-2; Nonleague record (4-0) moves Bulldogs into first place in Southeastern Non-Conference (22)

22; Oklahoma State 6-1; Coach says in passing there’s no defense for ranking 115th in pass defense. (17)

23; Nevada 6-1; Sen. Reid blames Angle for Hawaii loss; Angle hoping Reid retires there. (24)

24; USC 5-2; Experts fear Monte’s defense will become “Trample Two” against Oregon. (25)

25; Baylor 6-2; Bowl eligible for first time since anyone went to Waco on vacation (1995). (NR)

Dropped out: West Virginia 5-2 (23).

Moved in: Baylor.