Week 8: Top 3 unchanged, but Gabbert and Griffin zoom up
The top three in the StiffArmTrophy.com ranking remained unchanged - Auburn QB Cam Newton, Boise State QB Kellen Moore, and Oregon RB LaMichael James. Stanford QB Andrew Luck moved up to #4, just ahead of Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor and Michigan QB Denard Robinson who round out the top six.
Moving up big this week were Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert - who jumped ten spots to #7 after passing for 308 yards against then-#1 Oklahoma - and Baylor QB Robert Griffin who debuted at #14, after a 404 yard and 4 TD performance against Kansas State. Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez continued his erratic path - up to #8 after dropping to #13 a week after shooting up to #4. And USC QB Matt Barkley jumped four spots to #16.
This week, the StiffArmTrophy.com ranking reduces in size from 25 to 20, as voters are now being asked for their personal top ten lists (down from fifteen at the start of the season.) No longer in the Top 20 are: Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi, Kentucky WR Randall Cobb, Oklahoma QB Landry Jones, Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray, Oregon St RB Jacquizz Rodgers, South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore, and Stanford FB/LB Owen Marecic.
62 actual Heisman voters from 34 states participated in this week's StiffArmTrophy.com poll.
Full details of the poll on the jump...
The 2010 StiffArmTrophy.com Week 8 Heisman Poll
| rank | player | weighted% | votes | prev | |
| 1 | Auburn QB Cameron Newton | 98% | 61 | 1 | |
| 2 | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 91% | 55 | 2 | |
| 3 | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 88% | 55 | 3 | |
| 4 |  | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 77% | 46 | 6 |
| 5 |  | Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor | 76% | 48 | 4 |
| 6 | | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 65% | 42 | 5 |
| 7 | | Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert | 45% | 27 | 17 |
| 8 | | Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez | 39% | 26 | 13 |
| 9 | | TCU QB Andy Dalton | 38% | 24 | 7 |
| 10 | | Wisconsin RB John Clay | 37% | 24 | 8 |
| 11 | Alabama RB Mark Ingram | 30% | 18 | 11 | |
| 12 | | Michigan St QB Kirk Cousins | 30% | 16 | 19 |
| 13 | | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 26% | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | | Baylor QB Robert Griffin | 22% | 13 | -- |
| 15 | | Oregon QB Darron Thomas | 20% | 11 | 18 |
| 16 | | USC QB Matt Barkley | 19% | 13 | 20 |
| 17 | | Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett | 15% | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | | Oklahoma St RB Kendall Hunter | 14% | 9 | -- |
| 19 | | Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick | 14% | 7 | 22 |
| 20 | | LSU DB Patrick Peterson | 11% | 8 | 14 |
Here's the regional breakdown:
| rank | player | Atlantic (6) | Midwest (9) | Northeast (6) | South (18) | Southwest (12) | West (11) |
| 1 | Auburn QB Cameron Newton | 100% | 88% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 100% | 77% | 100% | 72% | 100% | 100% |
| 3 | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 66% | 100% | 100% | 83% | 91% | 90% |
| 4 | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 100% | 77% | 83% | 72% | 50% | 81% |
| 5 | Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor | 50% | 88% | 83% | 77% | 75% | 81% |
| 6 | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 50% | 44% | 83% | 83% | 50% | 81% |
| 7 | Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert | 66% | 22% | 50% | 38% | 66% | 27% |
| 8 | Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez | 33% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 58% | 45% |
| 9 | TCU QB Andy Dalton | 50% | 44% | 0% | 22% | 58% | 54% |
| 10 | Wisconsin RB John Clay | 33% | 66% | 16% | 38% | 41% | 27% |
| 11 | Alabama RB Mark Ingram | 33% | 55% | 16% | 16% | 25% | 36% |
| 12 | Michigan St QB Kirk Cousins | 66% | 44% | 16% | 11% | 16% | 27% |
| 13 | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 33% | 0% | 33% | 50% | 41% | 0% |
| 14 | Baylor QB Robert Griffin | 16% | 33% | 33% | 11% | 33% | 9% |
| 15 | Oregon QB Darron Thomas | 33% | 11% | 16% | 5% | 8% | 45% |
| 16 | USC QB Matt Barkley | 0% | 11% | 33% | 27% | 16% | 27% |
| 17 | Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett | 16% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 8% | 9% |
| 18 | Oklahoma St RB Kendall Hunter | 0% | 22% | 16% | 0% | 41% | 9% |
| 19 | Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick | 16% | 11% | 33% | 5% | 8% | 9% |
| 20 | LSU DB Patrick Peterson | 0% | 33% | 0% | 11% | 16% | 9% |
Participating voters included:
Mid-Atlantic: Frank Bodani, Mike Casazza, Doug Doughty, Tom Luicci, Matthew Osborne, Caulton Tudor
Midwest: Andy Baggot, Randy Beard, Mike Carmin, Doug Clarke, Don Doxsie, Dave Hackenberg, Sean Keeler, Drew Sharp, Jon Spencer
Northeast: Mark Blaudschun, Brian Koonz, C.J. McCarthy, Cory McCartney, Rick McGowan, Brad Riter
South: Brady Ackerman, Sean Baligian, Joe Biddle, Andy Bitter, Olin Buchanan, David Ching, Pat Dooley, Mark Edwards, Tim Guidera, Ron Higgins, Joey Johnston, Randy Kennedy, Phillip Marshall, Brett McMurphy, Joshua Parrott, Billy Reed, Doug Segrest, Bob Tompkins
Southwest: Jimmy Burch, Sean Callahan, Suzanne Halliburton, Kevin Haskin, Gary Ivins, Harry King, Kevin Kugler, Reid Laymance, Dave Matter, David McCollum, John Rohde, Mike'l Severe
West: Mark Anderson, Steve Bisheff, Bob Condotta, Ken Goe, Dan Hinxman, John Hunt, Mike Lewis, Jeff Metcalfe, Kevin Schnepf, George Schroeder, Scott Wolf