Again, this ballot is a draft and therefore open to discussion, debate and rearrangement.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | |
| 2 | Texas | |
| 3 | Alabama | |
| 4 | Southern Cal | |
| 5 | Penn State | |
| 6 | California | |
| 7 | Brigham Young |
 2 |
| 8 | LSU |
4 |
| 9 | Boise State |
1 |
| 10 | Mississippi |
3 |
| 11 | Ohio State |
 3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma |
3 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech |
3 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State |
7 |
| 15 | Utah |
2 |
| 16 | TCU |
2 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech |
6 |
| 18 | Cincinnati |
2 |
| 19 | Georgia | |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) |
4 |
| 21 | Houston | |
| 22 | Nebraska |
1 |
| 23 | Kansas |
1 |
| 24 | Michigan | |
| 25 | Missouri |
4 |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Notre Dame (#14), Florida State (#25).
NOTES:
- Top six stay the same, although I contemplated pushing USC over Alabama into the 3 spot.
- I'll admit that I'm not liking what I have at 7-10.
- Spots 11-14 are my "best one-loss" tier. I think these four are really rearrangeable in any order.
- I didn't do it on purpose, but Thursday night's roller coaster game against Clemson drops Georgia Tech six spots. It was literally impossible to draw any conclusions from that game.
- Houston hops on that ballot at No. 21. Higher? Lower?
- Despite the competition, Nebraska has been the most impressive/consistent team in the North, so they get the nod at No. 22 for now. I really wrestled with not including Missouri.
- Part of me wanted to rank Michigan last week, but I couldn't pull the trigger. I feel confident in doing it now. Forcier makes them Big Ten contenders.
- Too harsh dropping Notre Dame off the ballot?