Real life has been interfering in all sorts of nasty ways recently, so I don't have the time to go into a discussion on the blogpoll as much as I'd like. But I did take the comments on the draft onboard and made some modifications to the final ballot:
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | |
| 2 | Alabama | |
| 3 | Texas | |
| 4 | Iowa |
 4 |
| 5 | Southern Cal |
2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati |
4 |
| 7 | Boise State |
 2 |
| 8 | TCU |
2 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech |
5 |
| 10 | Miami (Florida) |
5 |
| 11 | Penn State |
2 |
| 12 | Oregon | |
| 13 | Brigham Young |
3 |
| 14 | Utah |
4 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech |
5 |
| 16 | West Virginia |
3 |
| 17 | LSU | |
| 18 | Nebraska |
9 |
| 19 | Arizona |
3 |
| 20 | Ohio State |
9 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | |
| 22 | Texas Tech | |
| 23 | Idaho | |
| 24 | South Carolina |
1 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: South Florida (#14), Wisconsin (#21), Kansas (#23), Oklahoma (#24).
Changes
- Cincinnati Up It's obvious that their season goes beyond the norm. Winning games with # of play deficits in the 2:1 range just doesn't happen often.
- TCU Down Like I said before, I have no problem with them up at #4, but I can understand the argument. They're ticked down and awaiting BYU.
- PSU Down Big numbers against weak teams is usually a pretty good sign, but it never feels good to base a team's strength on that. So they get to wait until they play somebody else.
- Texas Tech Up I feel they're at least a more dangerous team to face than Central Michigan, South Carolina, and Idaho, so up they go. They're just so schizophrenic this year, though.
If I counted it right, the total delta on the ballot is 98, which is a shade higher than I expected. Not bad, though.
And as always, thanks again for the feedback.