Hello again. A word before we begin. A few voters don't have Alabama ranked #2, because they don't believe "a team that didn't win its division should play for the national title". I call BS on this -- I've seen Alabama play, and they're the clear second best team in the nation.
What's worse is that even if you believe that Alabama shouldn't be #2, some of the blogs have Virginia Tech as their second-best team. That's right, the same Virginia Tech whose best wins are against Virginia and Georgia Tech. Not Stanford, who beat Oregon USC (thanks to SpartanBoiler for the catch - P.R.), and not Oklahoma State, who has beat a host of teams better than Virginia Tech's best wins. My point is this -- do what you want with your poll, but if you think Virginia Tech deserves a #2 ranking, you deserve to be laughed at.
Sorry about the tangent. Here's my ballot.
The Only Colors Ballot - Week 14
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 3 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
 2 |
| 4 | Stanford Cardinal |
 -1 |
| 5 | Boise St. Broncos |
1 |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
1 |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
1 |
| 8 | Michigan St. Spartans |
1 |
| 9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
4 |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
2 |
| 11 | Houston Cougars |
5 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
-1 |
| 13 | Kansas St. Wildcats |
2 |
| 14 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
-10 |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
2 |
| 16 | Georgia Bulldogs |
2 |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines |
-3 |
| 18 | Baylor Bears |
2 |
| 19 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
3 |
| 20 | TCU Horned Frogs |
1 |
| 21 | Clemson Tigers |
-11 |
| 22 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
-3 |
| 23 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | -- |
| 24 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -- |
| 25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
-2 |
| Dropouts: Virginia Cavaliers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
Explanations after the jump.
In short:
- After reevaluating resumes, I think the Cowboys' wins are better than Stanford's, even though OSU has the worse loss. Boise at #5 because the win over Georgia's still worth something.
- USC and Oregon are the best two-loss teams remaining. MSU's beaten two ten-win teams, something the other teams behind them haven't done.
- I still think Virginia Tech's resume is brutal. I'll move them up to the Top 10 if they win the ACC title.
- Who has Arkansas beaten, besides South Carolina? Their best wins besides that are Auburn and Texas A&M. Not a top ten team.
- Huh, I dropped Michigan a few. It's not that they got worse, it's that I was more impressed with Georgia's and South Carolina's victories this weekend.
- Clemson's in a tailspin. That said, they only have three losses and decent wins, so into the twenties they go.
- I have to put someone at 25, and Notre Dame's played the best schedule and has the best win, one I don't want to bring up.
Thoughts?