NOM Champions for Marriage Pool: Carson crumbling; Cruz corroding; Santorum stagnates; Jindal jumps

We're tracking the Real Clear Politics averaging of all polls and posting how the NOM champions are faring in the overall Trumparty nomination race. RCP ranks the top 16 of the candidates: Jim Gilmore remains the Invisible Man.

Here, from the RCP averages for September 17-September 28, is latest standings, preceded by the weeks since we began tracking the NOM Champions: 

1. Ben Carson 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 10.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2 

Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 13.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 16% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 18.8% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 16.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

Average Poll Rating 9/17- 9/28: 16.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 2

2. Ted Cruz 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 7.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 5 

Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 7.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 5

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 7% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 4

Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 6.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 5

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 6.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 6

Average Poll Rating 9/17- 9/28: 6.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 6

3. Rick Santorum 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 1% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13 

Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 1% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 1% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 12

Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 0.8% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13 

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 0.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 13

Average Poll Rating 9/17- 9/28: 0.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 11 (tie)

4. Bobby Jindal 

Average Poll Rating 8/9-25: 0.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14 

Average Poll Rating 8/11-9/2: 0.2% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

Average Poll Rating 8/20-9/8: 0.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

Average Poll Rating 8/31-9/19: 0.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

Average Poll Rating 9/17-9/22: 0.3% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 14

Average Poll Rating 9/17- 9/28: 0.5% Avg. Overall Field Ranking: 11 (tie)

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Average 8/9-25 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 4.77% 

Average 8/11-9/2 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 5.35% 

Average 8/20-9/8 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 6.07% 

Average 8/31-9/19 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 6.4% 

Average 9/17-9/22 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 5.9% 

Average 9/17-9/28 Poll Rating of the Marriage Champions as a group: 5.87%