I'm a big believer in a "power poll", and that the rankings should be based by how strong you think a team is. Last year, I caught all sorts of grief by keeping Oklahoma up there in the rankings even though they lost several squeakers in September and October. (I think the number of Sooners that were selected in the NFL Draft validates just how good the Sooners probably were, even if their won-loss record didn't reflect it.) But the problem with a "power poll" is that you have absolutely zippo to base your preseason rankings on.
So what to do? Well, take your best shot and rank the teams as you think, knowing full well that you are guessing. Any issues will eventually work their way out, as real results will quickly overwhelm these preseason guesses.
Husker Mike's Blasphemy Ballot - Week 1
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 3 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 4 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -- |
| 5 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -- |
| 7 | Florida Gators | -- |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns | -- |
| 9 | USC Trojans | -- |
| 10 | Miami Hurricanes | -- |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels | -- |
| 12 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers | -- |
| 14 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 15 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | -- |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers | -- |
| 17 | Auburn Tigers | -- |
| 18 | Iowa Hawkeyes | -- |
| 19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs | -- |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -- |
| 22 | Utah Utes | -- |
| 23 | Houston Cougars | -- |
| 24 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 25 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -- |
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So after throwing down these guesses, where am I out of line? Who is too high? Who'd I forget?
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