Here is my week 9 ballot, which finally shows some life at the top after a few weeks of stagnation. Of course, the top 2 meet on the field in a couple of weeks. Still, the top 10 moved basically in lockstep, with Wisconsin and Oklahoma taking the appropriate tumbles. Ballot and commentary below.
The Crimson Quarry Ballot - Week 9
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
3 | Clemson Tigers | 1 |
4 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 1 |
5 | Stanford Cardinal | 2 |
6 | Boise St. Broncos | 2 |
7 | Kansas St. Wildcats | 2 |
8 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2 |
9 | Oregon Ducks | 2 |
10 | Michigan St. Spartans | 3 |
11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1 |
12 | Wisconsin Badgers | -6 |
13 | Oklahoma Sooners | -10 |
14 | USC Trojans | 1 |
15 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 |
16 | Michigan Wolverines | -2 |
17 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -- |
18 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | 4 |
19 | Houston Cougars | -- |
20 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | -- |
21 | Texas A&M Aggies | -- |
22 | Baylor Bears | -- |
23 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | 1 |
24 | Georgia Bulldogs | -- |
25 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -- |
Dropouts: West Virginia Mountaineers, Washington Huskies, Illinois Fighting Illini, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Auburn Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
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Nothing I saw caused me to juggle the top 10 other than to remove those who lost. Unsurprisingly, one-loss Michigan State takes a decent jump, although I had the Spartans pretty high before. The win over Wisconsin more than offsets the fact that the Notre Dame loss looks worse than it did a week ago. The bottom end of the poll changed quite a bit more. I begrudgingly added Cincinnati and Houston on the basis of their records, even if neither team has done anything all that impressive in any particular game. Texas Tech makes a jump into the poll after a nice win over Oklahoma. Baylor is in the odd position of having moved into the poll on a bye after having lost the previous week. Fortunately for the Bears, the stock of two-loss teams is dwindling, and the Bears have a better resume than the likes of Illinois, WVU, and Washington.
As always, your input is appreciated.