BlogPoll Week 12 Ballot: Notre Dame #1 By Default

Am I convinced Notre Dame is the best team in the country?  Absolutely not.  But it's impossible to vote just about anybody else #1.  On my ballot, Ohio State is ineligible, otherwise they'd be ranked ahead of the Irish.  And frankly, from a strength perspective, I still think Alabama, Oregon, and Kansas State are better than Notre Dame.  Probably Stanford as well - especially considering that the Irish essentially tied the Cardinal, if they had called that overtime touchdown correctly.

So with that in mind...

Husker Mike's Blasphemy Ballot - Week 12

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	2
3	Oregon Ducks	-2
4	Kansas St. Wildcats	-2
5	Georgia Bulldogs	--
6	Stanford Cardinal	4
7	LSU Tigers	-1
8	Florida St. Seminoles	--
9	Florida Gators	-2
10	Clemson Tigers	-1
11	Oregon St. Beavers	4
12	UCLA Bruins	4
13	Texas A&M Aggies	-2
14	Oklahoma Sooners	-1
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	-3
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1
17	Michigan Wolverines	2
18	Texas Longhorns	--
19	Louisville Cardinals	1
20	USC Trojans	-6
21	Utah State Aggies	2
22	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	3
23	Northwestern Wildcats	--
24	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	--
25	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	--
Dropouts: Wisconsin Badgers, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Texas Tech Red Raiders

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You'll see several SEC teams dropping.  LSU dropped only to make room for Stanford.  Florida dropped for not exactly playing great against an FCS foe.  South Carolina waited until the fourth quarter to win their game against Wofford.

Joining the poll this week are Northwestern, Oklahoma State, and 9-1 Rutgers.  When there are so many four loss teams on the cusp of being ranked, it's hard to argue against a one loss Big East team.