Week 15

Through 6 December 2009

Ahhh, 2009 college football regular season, we barely knew ye.  Yes friend and neighbors, here we are at the end of the regular season.  Thus, here is my final ballot for the 2009 regular season, the last ballot until after the completion of bowl season.  While I am sure some will disagree with some of my rankings, they are what they are: little more than my subjective assessment on the powers of college football.  Most of these should be fairly obvious.  Either way, here is is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Cincinnati	3
3	Texas	–
4	TCU	–
5	Ohio State	1
6	Boise State	1
7	Penn State	1
8	Oregon	1
9	Brigham Young	1
10	Virginia Tech	1
11	Georgia Tech	4
12	LSU	–
13	Florida	11
14	Miami (Florida)	3
15	Wisconsin	4
16	Oklahoma State	4
17	Nebraska	4
18	Iowa	3
19	Stanford	4
20	Utah	4
21	Pittsburgh	5
22	Central Michigan	NR
23	West Virginia	NR
24	Houston	6
25	East Carolina	NR
Last week’s ballot

Explanations after the jump…

Comments, Explanations, and Excuses

Here are the high-points of the week’s changes:

Long-on-Horn Short on Strength:

I was completely underwhelmed by the Texas Longhorns (3) last second victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (17) in the Big XII Championship game.  On paper, Texas out-matched Nebraska at every position except on the defensive line.  Nebraska, on the other hand demonstrated their lack of a productive offense in spades going the better part of two quarters without a first down.  Despite this, Texas was forced to kick a field goal with one second remaining on the game (which was only possible due to back to back penalties by the Cornhuskers in the final minute of the game).  Texas got the three points courtesy of their kicker and walked out of the Jerry Dome with a one-point victory.

What they did not do was play like a team deserving of a shot at the BCS Championship.

To Nebraska’s credit, they played their hearts out and did everything they could to win.  In my estimation, they earned the win but were simply unlucky when the clock ran out.

Now, I know that the Cincinnati Bearcats (2) defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers (21) by only a single point in the shooting match that was the final game of the Bearcats’ regular season, but I simply was more impressed with their performance and the tenacity of their team.  Furthermore, in my opinion Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly did a better job of coaching his team on gameday than did Texas’ Mack Brown, which really matters when it is all on the line.

For these reasons, I humbly submit that the Bearcats have earned the number 2 spot.

Turning Gators into Gator Bait:

I had picked the Alabama Crimson Tide (1) to defeat the Florida Gators (13) in the SEC Championship Game, but I did not expect the Tide to annihilate the Gators from top to bottom.  Needless to say, I was impressed with the performance of Nick Saban’s squad.

I’ll be the first to admit, I loathe the Gators—they are the only SEC team I will never pull for.  This owes to my experiences visiting Gainesville.  Still, they are clearly a very talented team.  Alabama, however, completely dismantled the Gators from the start and never let up.  I was particularly impressed by Saban’s creative and complex scheming on both offense and defense and was similarly surprised at what appeared to be a very “vanilla” game plan from Urban Meyer.  That said, there is no denying that the impressive performances of Alabama running back Mark Ingram and quarterback Greg McElroy were key components to the victory, which left Alabama smiling and Tim Tebow crying.

Didn’t hurt my feelings any…

Parting Thoughts

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result. If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes …

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Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 14 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 13 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 7 (2)

Here’s my ballot for this week’s CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 hosted by — as you might imagine — CBS Sports.

Week 14

Through 29 November 2009

Ahh, Championship Week.  How quickly the 2009 regular season has passed us by.  Still, even this late in the game there were still a few surprises this past week in the world of college football.  Thus, here’s in my BlogPoll Top 25 ballot for week 14.  Most of these should be fairly obvious.  Either way, here is is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Florida	1
3	Texas	1
4	TCU	–
5	Cincinnati	–
6	Ohio State	–
7	Boise State	2
8	Penn State	2
9	Oregon	2
10	Brigham Young	3
11	Virginia Tech	3
12	LSU	5
13	Nebraska	8
14	Southern Cal	4
15	Georgia Tech	8
16	Pittsburgh	8
17	Miami (Florida)	2
18	Houston	2
19	Wisconsin	3
20	Oklahoma State	8
21	Iowa	3
22	California	NR
23	Stanford	NR
24	Utah	9
25	Clemson	9
Last week’s ballot

Explanations after the jump…

Comments, Explanations, and Excuses

Here are the high-points of the week’s changes:

A Flip-Flop at the Top:

Yeah, yeah, I know some folks will think I am an SEC homer for advancing the Florida Gators (2) ahead of the Texas Longhorns (3), but that could not be farther from the truth.  I loathe the Gators with a white-hot fervor that is as irrational as it is juvenile, but they are a damn-good football team.  Their complete annihilation of the Florida State Seminoles (NR) was both impressive and efficient, much more so than the hap-hazard victory by the Longhorns over the Texas A&M Aggies (NR).  Thus, Florida gets the nod this week to the number 2 spot.

Take heart, Texas fans, either the Gators or the Alabama Crimson Tide (1) have to lose this week in the SEC Championship Game (for what it is worth, my money is on Bama taking home the hardware), thus this drop is sure to be short-lived.  That is, unless Texas loses to the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13) in the Big XII Championship Game, which I think is quite possible, in fact, it might even be likely.  Who knows?

Returners & First Timers:

After one week outside my poll ballot, the Stanford Cardinal (23) return to this week’s poll along with in-again-out-again Pac-10 comrades the California Golden Bears (22).  Stanford picked up a nice win against Notre Dame (NR), likely sending Charlie Weis on his way.  Cal, on the other hand, didn’t do a damn thing this weekend, except watch Stanford—whom they soundly beat the week before—play the Irish.

Nice, to jump back into the rankings without having to do a thing…

Everyone Else:

In the event that you don’t grasp the concept of rankings, everyone else who moved this week either lost (thus dropping) or were ranked near someone that did (thus rising).  It’s all very simple and orderly, don’t you think?

Parting Thoughts

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result. If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes…

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 15: End of the Regular Season (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 13 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 11 (3)

Week 13

Through 22 November 2009

Well, things appear to have settled down a bit, with only a few teams making meaningful moves in my BlogPoll Top 25 ballot for this week.  Most of these should be fairly obvious.  Either way, here is is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Texas	–
3	Florida	–
4	TCU	–
5	Cincinnati	–
6	Ohio State	–
7	Georgia Tech	–
8	Pittsburgh	–
9	Boise State	–
10	Penn State	1
11	Oregon	1
12	Oklahoma State	1
13	Brigham Young	2
14	Virginia Tech	2
15	Utah	4
16	Clemson	4
17	LSU	7
18	Southern Cal	–
19	Miami (Florida)	2
20	Houston	2
21	Nebraska	NR
22	Wisconsin	8
23	Navy	–
24	Iowa	1
25	Mississippi	NR
Last week’s ballot

Explanations after the jump…

Comments, Explanations, and Excuses

Here are the high-points of the week’s changes:

The Tigers meet a Rebel and a Clock :

The LSU Tigers (17) came crashing down as they were bested by the on-again-off-again Ole Miss Rebels (25) in a down-to the-wire battle which left the Tigers coming up on the short end of the scoreboard.  Why exactly it was that the Tigers—after giving up 17 seconds trying to call a timeout—decided to try and spike the ball with the clock showing 0:01 rather than kick a field goal is beyond me.  I imagine that the Hat is none too happy.

Either way, the Rebels notched their second straight win over the Tigers and managed to find their way back into my Top 25, while LSU slipped seven spots toward the bottom.

This is not the week for Cheese or Trees:

Both the Wisconsin Badgers (22) and the Stanford Cardinal (NR) “underperformed” this weekend.  That is another way of saying they lost to a team they were not supposed to.  Wisconsin gave up the ghost to the Northwestern Wildcats (NR) while Stanford lost to a still-scrappy California Golden Bears (NR) squad.  Either way, Wisconsin dropped while Stanford got the boot from this week’s ballot, just like the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (NR) who somehow managed to lose to the Syracuse Orangemen (NR) (and should be ashamed of themselves).

Parting Thoughts

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result.  If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes…

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 14 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 11 (3)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 15: End of the Regular Season (2)

Week 12

Through 15 November 2009

While it didn’t seem that way at the time, this weekend was apparently a bit of a whirlwind in in the world of college football, as the entire mid-section of my poll ballot from last week emptied itself out.  As a result, there is a lot of movement in my ballot for this week with the middle and the bottom tiers of my week 11 ballot trading places.   On another note, I am — yet again — in the midst of preparing for trial and, thus, it will have to be short and sweet this week.   I know, I know, it was pretty short and sweet last week, and the week before that, and so on.   All I can say is that I do have thoughts on many topics related to the world of college football, however, due to the frenetic pace that attends an active litigation practice, I simply will have to wait before delving into the details of my random obserations.  That said, here it is for this week, without further comment. I’d actually be a bit surprised if the reasoning behind the changes in my ballot for the week weren’t fairly apparent, but I’ve been surprised (and wrong) many times before.  Either way, here is is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Texas	–
3	Florida	–
4	TCU	–
5	Cincinnati	–
6	Ohio State	–
7	Georgia Tech	–
8	Pittsburgh	–
9	Boise State	1
10	LSU	4
11	Penn State	5
12	Oregon	5
13	Oklahoma State	5
14	Wisconsin	6
15	Brigham Young	6
16	Virginia Tech	7
17	Stanford	NR
18	Southern Cal	9
19	Utah	7
20	Clemson	NR
21	Miami (Florida)	10
22	Houston	9
23	Navy	1
24	Rutgers	NR
25	Iowa	10
Last week’s ballot

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result. If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes…

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 15: End of the Regular Season (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 14 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 13 (2)

Week 11

Through 8 November 2009

This past weekend’s slate of college football games were—for the most part—supposed to be dull and boring.  There were very few “key” matchups on the schedule and most thought it might be a snoozer.  Well, that simply did not turn out to be the case.   Thus, there are a number of shake-ups in my BlogPoll Top 25 ballot for this week.  Most of these should be fairly obvious.  Either way, here is is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Texas	–
3	Florida	–
4	TCU	–
5	Cincinnati	3
6	Ohio State	6
7	Georgia Tech	4
8	Pittsburgh	6
9	Southern Cal	4
10	Boise State	–
11	Miami (Florida)	6
12	Utah	6
13	Houston	2
14	LSU	8
15	Iowa	6
16	Penn State	11
17	Oregon	10
18	Oklahoma State	2
19	Arizona	2
20	Wisconsin	3
21	Brigham Young	3
22	South Florida	3
23	Virginia Tech	NR
24	Navy	NR
25	Auburn	NR
Last week’s ballot

Explanations after the jump…

Comments, Explanations, and Excuses

Here are the high-points of the week’s changes:

The Buckeyes Return to the Fray while the Hawkeyes Fly Away:

I have to admit that, despite being married to a graduate of the Ohio State University, I was surprised at how easily the Ohio State Buckeyes (6) dispatched the Penn State Nittany Lions (16) in Happy Valley.  In all honesty, I had Penn State winning that game comfortably.  Obviously, the Buckeyes had a different idea of how things were supposed to go.  As a result, despite their early season failing against the USC Trojans (9) and their mid-season debacle against the Purdue Boilermakers (NR) the Buckeyes now find themselves back solidly in my top ten.  Of course, having four teams ranked above them either lose or barely win didn’t hurt either.

This week, the Buckeyes will face the Iowa Hawkeyes (15) whose luck finally caught up with them, as their undefeated season came crashing to a halt against the Northwestern Wildcats (NR).  I honestly hate it for Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes, but I cannot say that I am surprised.  If they can manage to beat Ohio State in Columbus, then they have a legitimate shot at returning to the top ten, as well as grabbing a Big Ten Championship.  That said, I’m not holding my breath given their near constant inconsistency and the injury sustained by quarterback Ricky Stanzi.  Still, anything is possible.

Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh!:

Yes, the Navy Midshipmen (24) managed to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (NR) again, making me wonder if this might just become a regular thing again.  As a result, Charlie Weiss’ Irish were shown the door in my poll for the week while, amazingly, the Midshipmen debuted in my ballot for the first time ever.  I assure you that this ranking is not merely the product of Navy’s win over a mediocre Notre Dame squad, which did play a part.  The real reason for Navy sailing into my ballot, however, is their 7-3 record and their extremely efficient brand of football.  With only the Delaware Blue Hens (NR), Hawaii Warriors (NR), and Army Black Knights (NR) remaining on their schedule, the Midshipmen have a good shot at finishing the season at 10-3 and going to a bowl.

Here’s something even more intriguing.  Since Notre Dame has slipped to 6-3—with the potential of finishing 8-4—it is possible that Navy and not Notre Dame could grab an independent BCS bowl berth.  I have a feeling that the folks in South Bend are probably not really all that happy about this prospect.  Of course they have not been all that happy with much of anything from Charlie Weiss’ teams over the last year or two, so that’s hardly anything new.

Still, nice win by the Middies…

Ducks Don’t Live in Trees:

The Stanford Cardinal (NR) with along with their silly mascot have proven that the Oregon Ducks (17) cannot live in trees and are, in fact, beatable.  How exactly the Ducks looked past the, now, 6-3 Cardinal is a bit unclear, but suffice it to say that they did—especially their defense.  The final tally in the game was 93 points scored by the two teams, unfortunately for the Ducks, the Cardinal had more of those points.  That’s why I have always said that the team with the most points usually wins.

How’s that for a little brilliant insight?

At any rate, Oregon managed to completely shoot themselves in the foot, and likely took themselves out of contention for a BCS berth.  That is, unless Phil Knight manages to buy them one…

Parting Thoughts

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.   I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result.  If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes…

Image(s) Courtesy of:     Drivl ||  Statement on Fair Use

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 14 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 13 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 10 (11)

Week 10

Through 01 November 2009

Well, it appears that silly season has begun as there were multiple losses among the Top 25, some near the top.  As a result, there are a few substantial changes in my BlogPoll Top 25 ballot after the past week in the world of college football.  Most of these should be fairly obvious.  Either way, here it is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Texas	–
3	Florida	–
4	TCU	1
5	Penn State	2
6	LSU	2
7	Oregon	7
8	Cincinnati	1
9	Iowa	3
10	Boise State	–
11	Georgia Tech	2
12	Ohio State	4
13	Southern Cal	9
14	Pittsburgh	1
15	Houston	3
16	Oklahoma	4
17	Miami (Florida)	2
18	Utah	3
19	Notre Dame	4
20	Oklahoma State	9
21	Arizona	3
22	California	NR
23	Wisconsin	NR
24	Brigham Young	NR
25	South Florida	NR
Last week’s ballot

Explanations after the jump…

Comments, Explanations, and Excuses

Here are the high-points of the week’s changes:

Hawkeye Harangue:

Yes, only one week after bumping the Iowa Hawkeyes (6) up to the number 6 spot due to their winning ways, I am knocking them back down to number 9 this week because, after watching them flail about against the Indiana Hoosiers (NR), I simply do not believe that they are as good as most of the other teams in the top 10.  Iowa has been extremely lucky all year long and has had more sickeningly ugly wins than any other team in the top 25.  I personally believe that they will lose—possibly quite badly—to the Ohio State Buckeyes (12) this week in Columbus.  If they win, then I will have to re-assess my thoughts on the Hawkeyes, and perhaps move them back up.  For now, they are staying near the bottom of my top 10.

Fear the Duck:

The Oregon Ducks (7) put on a clinic this weekend against the USC Trojans (13) and absolutely annihilated Pete Carroll’s men of Troy.  It was brutal, and as a result, they have rocketed up seven spots to number 7 in my ballot for the week.  Though the Ducks have an early season loss to the Boise State Broncos (10) they are playing as well as anyone right now, and with only a few lightweights remaining in their schedule, look to be the likely winner of the Pac-10.

If they can keep the ship on course, they will almost surely move up in the coming weeks.  Of course, I ought to mark them down a few notches for having the ugliest uniforms in the country (and a wide assortment of not-so-fashionable combinations) but this isn’t a style contest.  Right now, they look tough.

Slip Slidin’ Away…:

Along with USC, who fell nine spots, a number of teams took a tumble this week including the Oklahoma State Cowboys (20), who were given the backhand by the Texas Longhorns (2).  That one will hurt for quite a while.  Joining them in the slide are the four teams that departed the poll this week: the Ole Miss Rebels (NR), the Virginia Tech Hokies (NR), the South Carolina Gamecocks (NR), and the West Virginia Mountaineers (NR).  All of these teams lost to an unranked opponent and, on the whole, looked bad.

Parting Thoughts

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result. If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes…

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 11 (3)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 7 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 9 (4)

Week 9

Through 25 October 2009

Things stabilized a bit this week in the world of college football, but there was still a little shuffling as a few teams took it in the teeth and others managed to hang on when it looked like all was lost.   Thus, below are the changes to my BlogPoll Top 25 ballot for Week 9.  Most of these should be fairly obvious.  Either way, here it is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Texas	–
3	Florida	–
4	Southern Cal	–
5	TCU	–
6	Iowa	2
7	Penn State	1
8	LSU	1
9	Cincinnati	–
10	Boise State	–
11	Oklahoma State	1
12	Mississippi	1
13	Georgia Tech	1
14	Oregon	1
15	Pittsburgh	1
16	Ohio State	2
17	Virginia Tech	–
18	Houston	2
19	Miami (Florida)	8
20	Oklahoma	1
21	Utah	1
22	South Carolina	3
23	Notre Dame	–
24	Arizona	NR
25	West Virginia	NR
Last week’s ballot

Explanations after the jump…

Comments, Explanations, and Excuses

Here are the high-points of the week’s changes:

Minimal Changes near the top:

Despite nearly getting beat by my Tennessee Volunteers (NR), the Alabama Crimson Tide (1) remains atop my ballot.  The same is true for the Florida Gators (3) who were seriously tested by the Mississippi State Bulldogs (NR).  The only changes near the top of my poll come in the form of the Iowa Hawkeyes (6) jumping both the Penn State Nittany Lions (7) and the LSU Tigers (8).  This is not due to the fact that I think that Penn State or LSU were disappointing this weekend, but rather represents a tip of the hat to the Hawkeyes who are now 8-0 for the first time in school history.  Making it to 8-0 has to count for something (even if it has been ugly).

The Slide and Shuffle:

The only other real changes this week occur as the result of the Miami Hurricanes (19) upset lost to the Clemson Tigers (NR) which never should have happened, and the losses of both the Kansas Jayhawks (NR) and the Texas Tech Red Raiders (NR) to the Oklahoma Sooners (20) and the Texas A&M Aggies (NR) respectively.  And Texas Tech should be ashamed of themselves…

Returners & First Timers:

The new faces this week include the return of the West Virginia Mountaineers (25) and the debut of the Arizona Wildcats (24) for the first time this season.  Why are they the new faces this week?  Well, they, … uhhh … won some games and stuff.  I’m sure you’d be amazed by it, if you knew what it was.  Suffice it to say that I was.

Parting Thoughts

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all insults comments.

You can view the final results of this week’s poll over at CBS Sports later this week and check out an analysis of how the collective blogging brain-trust arrived at this week’s result. If you’re craving even more BlogPoll goodness, you can also check out how other bloggers voted and see how your team fared across the Blogosphere.

– So it goes…

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 7 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 14 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 15: End of the Regular Season (2)

Week 8

Through 18 October 2009

After all the craziness of the past week in the world of college football, here’s my preliminary CBS BlogPoll Top 25 ballot for the week without comment.  Most of these should be fairly obvious (perhaps with the exception of Boise State dropping like a stone).  Either way, here it is:

My Ballot for the Week

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	–
2	Texas	1
3	Florida	1
4	Southern Cal	–
5	TCU	2
6	Penn State	3
7	LSU	1
8	Iowa	2
9	Cincinnati	4
10	Boise State	5
11	Miami (Florida)	1
12	Oklahoma State	5
13	Mississippi	7
14	Georgia Tech	9
15	Oregon	6
16	Pittsburgh	6
17	Virginia Tech	6
18	Ohio State	10
19	Texas Tech	NR
20	Houston	4
21	Oklahoma	5
22	Utah	NR
23	Notre Dame	8
24	Kansas	10
25	South Carolina	6
Last week’s ballot

Hopefully, I’ll have something additional later in the day…

– So it goes…

Allegedy Related Posts (Computer Generated):

• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 9 (4)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 7 (2)
• 2009 CBS Sports BlogPoll Top 25 Ballot: Week 15: End of the Regular Season (2)