As you'll notice, the BlogPoll has now been picked up by CBS Sports. This means that my inability to properly rank teams is one step closer to legitimacy!
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma | -- |
2 | Missouri | 1 |
3 | Alabama | 1 |
4 | Texas | 1 |
5 | LSU | 1 |
6 | Penn State | -- |
7 | Texas Tech | 1 |
8 | Brigham Young | 1 |
9 | Vanderbilt | 13 |
10 | Georgia | -- |
11 | Southern Cal | 2 |
12 | Utah | 2 |
13 | Florida | 2 |
14 | Ohio State | 2 |
15 | Boise State | 3 |
16 | South Florida | 9 |
17 | Kansas | 2 |
18 | Wisconsin | 1 |
19 | Auburn | 7 |
20 | Oklahoma State | 3 |
21 | North Carolina | 4 |
22 | Virginia Tech | 2 |
23 | California | 3 |
24 | Wake Forest | 2 |
25 | Oregon | 5 |
Dropped Out: Fresno State (#19), Connecticut (#21)
On the Radar: Kentucky, Fresno State, UConn, Tulsa, Northwestern, Pitt, Ball State, Michigan State, Florida State, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Illinois
Justifications (or at least the best I can do):
- No arguments for anyone other than Oklahoma at No. 1 for me.
- Bama struggles + Missouri romp = New No. 2
- Texas. Is. Good. I am NOT looking forward to playing this team in Austin and seeing what McCoy can do on the Mizzou defense.
- Still not impressed by Texas Tech, but they're better than all the alternatives. I don't think we'll know anything about them until Oct. 25 against Kansas (and even that looks shaky, now). They will ROMP Nebraska and Texas A&M over the next two weeks.
- The ballot starts to take a resume feel, with Vandy coming in at No. 9. They're certainly not the ninth-most talented team in the country, but they've earned the spot, at least for this week.
- South Florida drops to No. 16. Kansas drops two spots for the Iowa State scare, and I just realized I only dropped Wisconsin one spot. Do the Badgers deserve to fall more?
- Auburn continues to drop, coming in only one spot ahead of Oklahoma State.
- 21 thru 25 is apparently my token Pac 10/ACC section of the ballot