It's week 6, and my blogpoll ballot is, to the greatest extent possible, resume-based. If there is team you think I am rating on reputation rather than accomplishment, let me know. Rationale after the jump:
The Crimson Quarry Ballot - Week 6
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 1 |
3 | Oklahoma Sooners | -1 |
4 | Clemson Tigers | 1 |
5 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -1 |
6 | Wisconsin Badgers | 1 |
7 | Stanford Cardinal | -1 |
8 | Boise St. Broncos | 1 |
9 | Texas Longhorns | 2 |
10 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
11 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 9 |
12 | Auburn Tigers | -- |
13 | Oregon Ducks | 1 |
14 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 2 |
15 | Michigan Wolverines | 3 |
16 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 5 |
17 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | 5 |
18 | Baylor Bears | -1 |
19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -11 |
20 | Florida Gators | -8 |
21 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -11 |
22 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -- |
23 | USC Trojans | -- |
24 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -- |
25 | South Florida Bulls | -10 |
Dropouts: Virginia Tech Hokies, Texas A&M Aggies, TCU Horned Frogs |
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LSU stays number one. I bumped Alabama up over Oklahoma based on Alabama's impressive beatdown of the Gators. Clemson edges out Oklahoma State for now. I'm sure some Big Ten advocates will question why I don't have Wisconsin ranked higher. Simply, every team ahead of Wisconsin has an impressive road win. There is plenty of time for the Badgers to move up.
The toughest part of the poll right now is integrating the undefeated and the one loss teams. I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea that Oregon has accomplished more than Illinois, but I'm not yet sold on the Illini. Otherwise, I tried to give the most credit to the one-loss teams with both a) an impressive win and b) an acceptable loss. I didn't feel great about keeping South Florida in the poll after the blowout loss to Pitt, but the Notre Dame win looks better every week.
As always, I welcome your input.