Who says margin of victory doesn't matter. Ohio State beat Penn State this weekend and still dropped two spots in the AP poll. That has happened to them twice this year, the previous drop coming off a close win against Cinci. Meanwhile, AP darling Notre Dame rose 3 2 spots with their win, leap frogging Georgia and Ohio State. They are breathing down Virginia Tech's neck, just 14 points behind the Hokies in the AP poll.

The BCS ramifications are clear. This should mean a full point shaved off their total BCS score, which would bump Miami, who is top ranked in both the AP and Coaches polls, to third in the BCS. It would be interesting to see teams ranked 2nd and 4th in the major polls play each other, and the BCS try to pass it off as a 'National Championship" because the computers say they are actually 1st and 2nd. Regardless, it is clear that as long as Notre Dame keeps winning, they will continue to leap frog teams. One more game should put them ahead of Virginia Tech, perhaps even Oklahoma.

Meanwhile, VT will most certainly drop in the BCS standings mostly because LSU lost to Auburn. It'd be nice if the Hokies controlled their own fate, but they don't. All they can do is continue to win, and hope for the best.