And that's an issue with early season resume setting; everybody has an incomplete resume at this point, so you have to go with a lot of "gut feel" at this point. So here's my "gut feel" at this point:
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | 3 |
2 | Florida | |
3 | Texas | |
4 | Boise State | 1 |
5 | LSU | 4 |
6 | California | 1 |
7 | Oklahoma | 1 |
8 | Southern Cal | 7 |
9 | Virginia Tech | 1 |
10 | TCU | 1 |
11 | Cincinnati | 12 |
12 | Miami (Florida) | 2 |
13 | Mississippi | 1 |
14 | Ohio State | 1 |
15 | Penn State | |
16 | Georgia | |
17 | Nebraska | |
18 | Kansas | |
19 | Missouri | 1 |
20 | Houston | |
21 | Oklahoma State | 2 |
22 | Washington | |
23 | Michigan | 1 |
24 | North Carolina | 1 |
25 | Florida State | |
Last week's ballot |
Dropped Out: Brigham Young (#6), Utah (#21), Baylor (#22).
The obvious criticism that someone could make is leaving Nebraska unchanged. My perspective is that they lost by one point on the road against a higher ranked team, and by all accounts outplayed that team. Last week, I bumped Ohio State up 9 spots after nearly upsetting USC last weekend using similar logic. A narrow loss against a better opponent isn't necessarily grounds for dropping in the polls.
Big movers are LSU and Cincinnati. LSU's opening victory on the road at Washington looks stronger now that USC lost there. Cincinnati has two road victories against BCS conference foes, so they get credit there. I'm not feeling the same love for Miami at this point. Georgia Tech didn't overwhelm FCS/1-AA Jacksonville State in their season opener, and narrowly beat Clemson. Good win, yes. But I'm just not buying Miami yet.
I'm also not buying Penn State at this point; beating Akron, Syracuse, and Temple by three touchdowns doesn't impress me. In fact, the more I think about it, I think #15 is too high...but they'll probably pull my ballot if I drop them. (The more I think about it, Penn State belongs after Missouri...)
Houston was an omission from last week, and Florida State grudgingly gets back in after blasting BYU on the road. The 'Noles had to come from behind in the last minute to defeat Jacksonville State last week, so I'm still not sold. But give them credit for traveling to Utah.
Big XII PowerPoll
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Oklahoma State
- Texas Tech
- Texas A&M
- Baylor
- Iowa State
- Kansas State
- Colorado
Your feedback? This is my draft, and won't be final until Wednesday morning, so convince me of where I'm off, and I'll make the changes.
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