Here's the ballot in all its glory.
Rocky Top Talk Ballot - Week 8
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| 4 | LSU Tigers |
 4 |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers |
1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners |
7 |
| 7 | Utah Utes | -- |
| 8 | Michigan St. Spartans |
4 |
| 9 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
1 |
| 10 | Missouri Tigers |
10 |
| 11 | Stanford Cardinal |
5 |
| 12 | Arizona Wildcats |
2 |
| 13 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
2 |
| 14 | Wisconsin Badgers |
10 |
| 15 | Ohio St. Buckeyes |
 -10 |
| 16 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
-12 |
| 17 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
5 |
| 18 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 19 | Nevada Wolf Pack |
-8 |
| 20 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
1 |
| 21 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | -- |
| 22 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
-13 |
| 23 | Texas Longhorns | -- |
| 24 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
-7 |
| 25 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
| Dropouts: Air Force Falcons, California Golden Bears, N.C. State Wolfpack | ||
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Adjustments from feedback
Most of the discussion from the draft was incorporated. Utah went down, Oregon went up, Oklahoma went up, the applicable head-to-head tweaks were made, and the bottom of the draft was shuffled.
Auburn / LSU
I can't place them in a tie like I did with the SEC Power Poll, so adjacent slots will have to do. Flip a coin and place 'em. I can't be bothered editing them again because they'll fix themselves shortly enough.
Oklahoma State
Bumped 'em up a bit because of their undefeated record. The game against Nebraska will simplify our lives here.
Nevada
I tweaked Nevada down a bit further than the computer originally intended.
Texas
I adjusted Texas downward a bit when South Carolina and Mississippi St. came in. Even given Nebraska's flub, I like this order better.
Odds and Ends
The total delta of the ballot was 122 - down a bit from the 136 from last week. This is a pretty comfortable range for a ballot delta in midseason and was spurred primarily by massive downward movements by teams like Ohio State and South Carolina.
Looking forward, the LSU / Auburn winner may or may not move up above TCU, depending on how TCU does against Air Force this weekend. The USAFA game is a nice addition to the SOS for TCU, though.