Blogpoll Draft Ballot: Week 6
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | |
| 2 | Florida |  4 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech |  1 |
| 4 | Texas | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 2 |
| 6 | Boise State | 1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 |
| 8 | Miami (Florida) | 2 |
| 9 | Southern Cal | |
| 10 | LSU | 3 |
| 11 | TCU | 1 |
| 12 | Oregon | 4 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 14 | Penn State | 1 |
| 15 | Auburn | 1 |
| 16 | Houston | 1 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | |
| 18 | Brigham Young | |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | |
| 20 | South Carolina | 3 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 22 | Nebraska | |
| 23 | Kansas | |
| 24 | Missouri | 4 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 1 |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Georgia (#21), Stanford (#25).
Alabama maintains their top spot, while Florida vaults back up into the poll by virtue of getting its first really big win, couple with Tennessee showing that it was no pushover against Georgia. Considering the Gators have dominated every overmatched opponent they've played, the strength of schedule no longer hurts them that much.
Most of the other moves near the top of the poll were Gator-related. I still like Cincy above Boise State, because the Bearcats have the stronger overall resume, despite not dominating the common opponents quite as much as the Broncos did.
LSU drops down for spoiling their chance for a big win, coupled with Georgia proving that it was basically a nothing victory for them.
Oregon moves up a bit, though that makes me feel guilty for dinging Ohio State despite a pretty good win against Wisconsin.
Nebraska jumps into the poll after finally beating a worthwhile team, instead of just living off their close defeat to Virginia Tech. I get really wary of basically everyone towards the end of the poll, so if there's somebody that I should have included but didn't let me know.
Resume chart after the jump.
| Rank | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 34-24 VT | 22-3 Ole Miss | 35-7 Arkansas | 38-20 Kentucky | 40-14 Florida Int | 53-7 N Texas |
| 2 | Florida | 13-3 LSU | 23-13 Tennessee | 41-7 Kentucky | 56-6 Troy | 62-3 Charleston | |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 31-7 Miami | 48-14 BC | 16-15 Nebraska | 34-26 Duke | 52-10 Marshall | 24-34 Alabama |
| 4 | Texas | 34-24 Texas Tech | 38-14 Colorado | 59-20 Monroe | 41-10 Wyoming | 64-7 UTEP | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 47-15 Rutgers | 28-18 Oregon State | 28-20 Fresno State | 37-13 Miami OH | 70-3 SEMO | |
| 6 | Boise State | 19-8 Oregon | 51-34 Fresno | 49-14 BGSU | 48-0 Miami OH | 34-16 UC Davis | |
| 7 | Iowa | 21-10 PSU | 27-17 Arizona | 30-28 Michigan | 35-3 Iowa State | 24-21 Arkansas St | 17-16 N Iowa |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 21-20 Oklahoma | 34-17 Ga Tech | 38-34 Florida State | 48-16 FAMU | 7-31 Virginia Tech | |
| 9 | USC | 30-3 California | 18-15 Ohio State | 56-3 SJSU | 27-6 Wazzou | 13-16 Washington | |
| 10 | LSU | 20-13 Georgia | 31-23 Washington | 30-26 Miss State | 23-9 Vandy | 31-3 UL Lafayette | 3-13 Florida |
| 11 | TCU | 14-10 Clemson | 30-14 UVA | 20-17 Airforce | 39-14 SMU | 56-21 Texas State | |
| 12 | Oregon | 42-3 Cal | 31-24 Utah | 24-10 UCLA | 52-6 Wash St | 38-36 Purdue | 8-19 Boise |
| 13 | Ohio State | 31-13 Wisconsin | 30-0 Illinois | 33-14 Indiana | 38-0 Toledo | 31-27 Navy | 15-18 USC |
| 14 | Penn State | 35-17 Illinois | 28-7 Syracuse | 31-6 Temple | 31-7 Akron | 52-3 Eastern Ill | 10-21 Iowa |
| 15 | Auburn | 41-30 West Virginia | 26-22 Tennessee | 49-24 Miss State | 37-13 La Tech | 54-30 Ball State | 23-44 Arkansas |
| 16 | Houston | 45-35 Oklahoma St | 29-28 Texas Tech | 31-24 Miss St | 55-7 NW St | 41-58 UTEP | |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 24-10 Georgia | 36-31 Texas A&M | 41-24 Rice | 56-6 Grambling | 35-45 Houston | |
| 18 | BYU | 14-13 Oklahoma | 42-23 Colorado St | 50-21 UNLV | 35-17 Utah State | 54-3 Tulane | 28-54 Florida St |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 24-7 No Carolina | 42-31 Miss St | 30-27 Clemson | 49-44 Florida St | 37-17 Jax State | 17-33 Miami FL |
| 20 | South Carolina | 16-10 Mississippi | 7-3 NC State | 28-26 Kentucky | 38-16 FAU | SC State | 37-41 Georgia |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 35-0 Nevada | 37-30 Washington | 33-30 Michigan St | 24-21 Purdue | 34-38 Michigan | |
| 22 | Kansas | 35-28 So Miss | 44-16 Duke | 41-36 Iowa State | 34-7 UTEP | 49-3 Northern Co | |
| 23 | Nebraska | 27-12 Missouri | 55-0 UL Lafayette | 49-3 Florida Atl | 38-9 Ark St | 15-16 VT | |
| 24 | Missouri | 37-9 Illinois | 31-21 Nevada | 27-20 BGSU | 52-12 Furman | 12-27 Nebraska | |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 38-30 Mich State | 31-28 Minnesota | 34-31 OT Fresno | 28-20 NIU | 44-14 Wofford | 13-31 Ohio State |
| Georgia | 41-37 So Carolina | 20-17 Ariz State | 52-41 Arkansas | 10-24 Oklahoma St | 13-20 LSU | 19-45 Tennessee | |
| Oklahoma | 45-0 Tulsa | 64-0 Idaho State | 33-7 Baylor | 13-14 BYU | 20-21 Miami (FL) | ||
| Cal | 35-21 Minnesota | 52-13 Maryland | 59-7 E Washington | 3-42 Oregon | 3-30 USC | ||
| Michigan | 38-34 Notre Dame | 31-7 W Michigan | 36-33 Indiana | 45-17 E Michigan | 28-30 Iowa | 20-26 Michigan St | |
| UCLA | 19-15 Tennessee | 23-9 Kansas State | 33-14 San Diego St | 16-24 Stanford | 10-24 Oregon | ||
| Ole Miss | 23-7 Vanderbilt | 45-14 Memphis | 52-6 SE Louisiana | 10-16 So Carolina | 3-22 Alabama | ||
| South Florida | 17-7 Florida State | 34-20 Syracuse | 35-13 WKU | 40-7 Wofford | 59-0 Charleston S | ||
| Stanford | 24-14 Washington | 24-16 UCLA | 42-17 SJ State | 39-13 Wash ST | 17-24 Wake | 28-38 Oregon St |
October 12th, 2009 at 5:11 PM ^
Why is Penn State so high? Their resume doesn't stack up with most of the teams behind them in your ballot. Their best win is either a home win over Syracuse or a road win over an Illinois team that has zero FBS wins. They lost at home to Iowa, the only real team on their schedule so far.
Take, for example, Nebraska. One loss, on the road, to the #3 team on your ballot (and a game Nebraska should have won, no less). They have a road win over Mizzou, who you rank. They stomped all their weaker opponents. Why in god's name would they be below Penn State, who has no real win to speak of and a home loss to a team you rank lower than Nebraska's loss?
Penn State should be in the 20s until they win a game against a team with a pulse.
October 12th, 2009 at 5:20 PM ^
i dont think they should move up after squeaking out a win vs an unranked team at home. even if it was against us... a real top 10 team should put any unranked team away early, even w/o 5 turnovers
October 12th, 2009 at 5:31 PM ^
If you're going to include Michigan amongst the teams at the cusp of the Top 25 you should include Central Michigan as well. Compared to Michigan, Central's been more impressive pounding a team U-M had some trouble with (EMU) into jelly and actually a beating a team (MSU) that U-M, you know...lost to. I'm not saying CMU should necessarily be in the Top 25, but they have more of a claim to Top 25 status than Michigan does.
October 12th, 2009 at 5:38 PM ^
Tim,
I think this week our debate about Cincy vs. Boise will come closer to being settled because they both play relatively solid teams, although USF is clearly better than Tulsa. On that note, might USF be a better choice for the 24th ranked slot than Missouri? Missouri has only beaten one BCS conference school (Illinois, although by alot) and their best other win is @Nevada by 10; other wins include Home against Bowling Green by 7. Contrast with South Florida who is undefeated (although two of those are I-AA schools), but has beaten Florida State (who did beat BYU) and Syracuse (who has looked at least as good as Illinois this year against Big Ten competition). Close call either way and USF will be ranked higher if they end up performing against Cincy this week (doubtful) as will Mizzou if they do well @Oklahoma State (again, doubtful they do).
October 12th, 2009 at 5:40 PM ^
Also, nice work with the win chart, that's very helpful in making comparisons. Thanks
October 12th, 2009 at 5:40 PM ^
for Notre Dame.
October 12th, 2009 at 5:45 PM ^
LSU remains vastly overrated. Crompton just smoked Georgia and you have that as their best win.
October 12th, 2009 at 6:33 PM ^
is Missouri ranked? Their premier win is 1-4 Illinois.
And why Boise State over Iowa?
at Penn State = Oregon
Mich, Zona, ISU (10-7) >>> Fresno St, BGSU, Miami-OH (4-13)
Ark St, N.Iowa = UC-Davis
October 12th, 2009 at 8:11 PM ^
I still haven't figured them out.
October 12th, 2009 at 8:27 PM ^
Michigan is only on the bottom of the chart because they had been ranked in previous weeks. Those teams are NOT the next 8 squads in the country.
October 12th, 2009 at 8:48 PM ^
Seriously.
Nebraska's best win (@ Mizzou) is equal to or better than anyone else with a loss (I'll give a tie to BYU, LSU, Miami (FL), Ohio St.) and their loss (@ VaTech) is way better than anyone else's.
C'mon man quit hating Nebraska. Gotta be ranked 10 - 15.
October 12th, 2009 at 9:04 PM ^
Nebraska has played a crap schedule. They might be a littttle low now, but they've beaten exactly one team with half a pulse. That's not anything to brag about.
I guess taking margin of victory against tomato cans into account, they've been more impressive. OK, maybe you've sold me on the Huskers.
October 12th, 2009 at 9:50 PM ^
*cough* PENN STATE *cough*
I hear you man. It all comes out in the wash anyway. Thanks for putting your mug out there for wanna-be's like me to toss over ripe fruit at.
October 12th, 2009 at 9:51 PM ^
Can I buy some crack from you? I just figured you've got a lot on hand, what with ranking Oregon #10.
Seriously, what gives? Is a single win over Cal really worth that rank?
October 13th, 2009 at 6:39 AM ^
Obviously that should read #12. I'm still going to be brash, mouthy, and indignant about it, though.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:22 AM ^
Utah and UCLA are quality wins, too. Aside from their losses to the Ducks, they have just 1 loss between them.
October 12th, 2009 at 10:41 PM ^
Auburn moves down one after getting cracked in the face? That was a depantsing by unranked ARkansas...yeah?
October 13th, 2009 at 10:43 AM ^
We have heard about LSU dropping due to their win over Georgia looking less impressive. Look at Okie State's resume and tell me they shouldn't do the same. Their only other BCS conf. win is a 5-point win over A&M.
Further more, what then happens to Houston if the Cowboys drop? Their other "good" wins are a 1-point win over TT, whose best win is Kansas State, and a 7-point win over Miss. St., whose best win is Vanderbilt.
You say you are trying to look at THIS year's results, the problem is that last year's Georgia, TT, and Ok. St. results are still clouding the picture and making you overvalue those teams. They've yet to prove themselves this year.
I'd have GT (4 BCS wins) and ND (3 BCS wins, 1 over UW who has beaten somebody, and 1 over MSU who has looked good the last two weeks) over both Houston and OK St.
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