Last week's balloting tilted towards Power Polling; this week, we drift further into the realm of pure "resume" voting. This week's ballot and a few words on the top ten after the jump -- your thoughts welcome in the comments. Who have I got ranked too high/low? And is it the team's resume or your own evaluation of their future value that animates your opinion?
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama |  2 |
| 2 | Florida |  1 |
| 3 | Texas | 1 |
| 4 | Southern Cal | 1 |
| 5 | LSU | 6 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 2 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 2 |
| 8 | TCU | 1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 5 |
| 10 | Miami (Florida) | 6 |
| 11 | Iowa | 1 |
| 12 | Ohio State | |
| 13 | Auburn | |
| 14 | Oregon | 6 |
| 15 | Kansas | 2 |
| 16 | Houston | 8 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | |
| 18 | Penn State | |
| 19 | Missouri | |
| 20 | South Carolina | |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 22 | Georgia | 1 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | |
| 24 | Brigham Young | |
| 25 | Stanford | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Oklahoma (#6), Nebraska (#17), California (#21), Mississippi (#22), Michigan (#25).
TOP TEN THOUGHTS
- Alabama -- One big win (VT) and two solid ones (Arkie, KY), give the Tide the resume edge, and they've looked complete doing so. Still haven't been challenged yet.
- Florida -- The Gators first half annihilation of Kentucky was perhaps the most impressive half of football to date; expect voters to remember just how fearsome is UF's defense when they put the clamp down on LSU this coming Saturday.
- Texas -- UTEP managed more points (58) against Houston than they did total yards (53) against Texas. In a pure power poll, I've still got Florida-Texas as my top two.
- Southern Cal -- The offense has its best football in front of it, but Joe McKnight is on the verge of a bigtime breakout. I'd take this squad straight up over any but the three in front of them. The resume's value could drop if Ohio State and/or Washington slump.
- LSU -- If Les Miles can keep Florida close into the fourth quarter in Baton Rouge, look out... but I'm not optimistic.
- Virginia Tech -- Quality wins over Miami and Nebraska have them riding high, nor is their loss to Bama much of a concern. Watching their offense against Nebraska and defense against Duke, I'm less comfortable with them in a power poll
- Cincinnati -- Too high? They're defeating, but not mauling (sorry), mediocre competition.
- TCU -- Uninspiring win over SMU raises questions.
- Boise State -- Uninspiring win over UC-Davis raises questions, but the Oregon win looking better by the minute.
- Miami -- Mr. Shannon, we salute you.
And finally...
- Is there any reason to rank Oklahoma? They've pasted two terrible teams and lost to two quality teams.