Week 4 BlogPoll Ballot
by RPT on Sep 27, 2009 1:26 PM CDT
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PrintAgain -- the ballot starts fresh every week, so the delta is not truly indicative of how a team performed in a given week. Trying to rank numbers four through 25 was a task in futility.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
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| 1 | Alabama |  1 |
| 2 | Florida |  1 |
| 3 | Texas | |
| 4 | LSU | 2 |
| 5 | Boise State | 2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 3 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 5 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3 |
| 9 | TCU | 8 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 |
| 11 | Iowa | |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 13 | Miami (Florida) | 5 |
| 14 | Southern Cal | 1 |
| 15 | Penn State | 11 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 17 | Georgia | 1 |
| 18 | Michigan | 5 |
| 19 | California | 14 |
| 20 | Auburn | 5 |
| 21 | Missouri | 2 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 12 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 1 |
| 24 | Kansas | 6 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Florida State (#21), Brigham Young (#22).
On the radar (in no order): South Florida, Pitt, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Arizona, Oregon
Notes:
- Alabama takes the top spot this week on the strength of its wins as compared to Florida and Texas. 'Bama thoroughly demolished a solid Arkansas team, and that win over Virginia Tech looms larger after the Hokies' destruction of Miami.
- Florida and Texas, don't be discouraged. Put wins against LSU and Oklahoma on the résumé and you're right in the conversation at No. 1.
- No, I don't think LSU or Boise State is a top five team either. Come to think of it, is ANYONE a top five team outside of the top three?
- Virginia Tech rises on the combined strength of its big win as well as the strength of its sole loss growing stronger each week.
- Iowa flies onto my ballot. I'd kept Iowa off the ballot for probably a week too long as extended punishment for the Northern Iowa debacle, but that defense is incredibly legit and that win in Happy Valley can't be understated.
- I didn't mean for Michigan to rise five spots after a home scare, but what you see is what you get, I guess.
- The Big 12 North trifecta hangs in the bottom part of the ballot. That spot at No. 25 that went to Georgia Tech is a complete tossup.
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honestly...
…I’d say Boise, Cincy, VT, and OU are all ahead of LSU right now. And I realize that nobody else deserves that spot either, but I can’t justify putting Michigan ahead of Auburn, Mizzou, Kansas or Nebraska. There’s really no “right” answer to any of this right now—everything’s a giant mess—so do whatever you want, but those are the two teams I have the biggest issues with.
Rock M Nation
Thrust nunchuk upward!
Cal 19 and Oregon unranked?
Clearly Oregon is the far superior team and Oregon’s only loss is to Boise, who you have in the top 5. Something doesn’t add up there. It’s not like Cal has done a ton on the field to justify being ranked.
That's a solid point.
Looking back, I think I’m giving Maryland too much credit as a “quality opponent” in the win column for Cal. I think my distaste for Oregon goes back to me being incredibly high on them before the season and having them burn me in Week 1.
How would you rearrange spots No. 17-25?
My top 25 would be very different.
I’d give Iowa, Penn State and Cal less respect. Houston too for that matter. Tech outplayed them last night. But for the most part, just swap Cal and Oregon it’s a lot closer to what my rankings would look like.
Ole Miss: Drop It Like It's Hot
I received my MS in Pharmacology & Toxicology from Oxford after graduating from mighty Mizzou. Although I cherised my time at Missouri and look back at it with fondness and quiet reverence, I’ve always HATED my time at Mississippi (maybe it’s because all the pretty co-eds wouldn’t give me the time of day?).
So watching the Good Guys in Black (sorry Hawk) move up to #23 in the USA poll, and witnessing Colonel Reb fall from grace like Sherman’s march to the sea makes me wanna yell HOTTY TODDY!
"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai
Did you watch the LSU-Mississippi State game?
There’s no way LSU is #4. Pick anyone else you have in the top 10 and put them there.
Like Danman, I don’t get Cal at #19. Unranked, I say. And, I’ll second Bill on Michigan. I’m not a believer.
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