Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | 1 |
2 | Florida | 1 |
3 | Texas | |
4 | Cincinnati | |
5 | TCU | 5 |
6 | Boise State | 1 |
7 | Oregon | 1 |
8 | Iowa | 5 |
9 | Southern Cal | |
10 | Miami (Florida) | 2 |
11 | Georgia Tech | 13 |
12 | LSU | 6 |
13 | Houston | 2 |
14 | Penn State | 5 |
15 | Brigham Young | 7 |
16 | Oklahoma State | 4 |
17 | Virginia Tech | 12 |
18 | Texas Tech | |
19 | Utah | |
20 | Arizona | |
21 | Pittsburgh | |
22 | West Virginia | |
23 | Central Michigan | |
24 | South Carolina | 1 |
25 | Ohio State | 11 |
Last week's ballot |
Dropped Out: Nebraska (#11), South Florida (#16), Kansas (#17), Arkansas (#18), Auburn (#21), Oklahoma (#23).
As I said in my Sporting News column today: "Style points are dead," at least as a concept at the top of the rankings. Because Florida certainly didn't win with any. Neither did Texas. And neither did Alabama -- although the Tide wasn't nearly as ugly as UF and UT.
The real question is how to position the contenders beyond the Big 3: I still like Cincy, but I'm happy to take arguments for Boise State (decreasingly) and TCU (increasingly). If TCU beats BYU in Provo next weekend, I'll jump them over Boise.
I am more than happy to give Iowa credit -- mirroring the BCS computer polls. Winning at Penn State and at Wisconsin is better than any two wins at the top of USC's resume. (Not sure why I have Iowa below Oregon -- it's irrational and I'll likely change it.)
UPDATE: My Mumme Poll ballot -- the best 12 teams in the country, irrespective of rank -- this week is the Top 12 above. Here was the comment I submitted with the ballot:
I'm beginning to blur the lines between "resume" and "signature wins/losses" -- call it the "Boise Effect." At what point do we stop overweighting a single quality win against an otherwise weak schedule?
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