The overtime battle between Alabama and LSU resulted in some movement in the top 5. Here's my ballot.
The Crimson Quarry Ballot - Week 11
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
 1 |
| 3 | Stanford Cardinal |
1 |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
 -2 |
| 5 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 6 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers |
2 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
2 |
| 11 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
4 |
| 12 | Houston Cougars |
8 |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
3 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
3 |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
-5 |
| 16 | Kansas St. Wildcats |
-3 |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
1 |
| 18 | USC Trojans |
4 |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
-10 |
| 20 | Texas Longhorns |
3 |
| 21 | Michigan St. Spartans |
-2 |
| 22 | Michigan Wolverines |
-8 |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
1 |
| 24 | Auburn Tigers | -- |
| 25 | Arizona St. Sun Devils |
-4 |
| Dropouts: Washington Huskies | ||
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I suppose some will complain that I kept Alabama ahead of Boise. The Broncos have been very good, but I simply don't believe they could hold up to the sort of week-by-week schedule played by a team like Alabama. So, does that mean I would advocate an Alabama-LSU championship game if Stanford and Oklahoma State lose and Alabama and LSU win out? I don't know. I'm taking it one week at a
Michigan and Nebraska, two teams I didn't much believe in, took the biggest drops of the week. Houston doesn't have the schedule to break in to the one-loss elite, even if the Cougars remain undefeated, but they can't be ignored at this point. They aren't just winning, they are dominating.