So, we decided if ESPN can do it, we can do it better. And it turns out that the real reason ESPN took its name off of the Coaches poll was fear of the new BP poll. OK, maybe not. Anyway, we did decide to have a poll. Like every other poll, we’ll rank teams weekly from here on out (with a break between this preseason poll and the first week of games). As you can easily see – since USC is the consensus #1 – there are 24 pollsters. These pollsters were selected from a not very random cross section of BP regulars.
Points are awarded on a decreasing basis, that is 25 for a First Place vote, and so on down to 1 point for a 25th Place vote. Then, teams are ranked according to their total points. Those receiving votes are ranked in the same fashion, so the team listed first is essentially Twenty-sixth. The number of number 1 votes are in parentheses. We’ll also list where a team was rated the week before, although this being the first poll, there isn’t such a column now.
In the future this poll will appear on a side panel of the front page, so as not to take attention away from real blogs. All the voters are taking care to put out a quality poll, and not just a fan site homer poll. Be sure to check it out, hope you enjoy.
Rank....Team............Points
1.........USC.(24).......600
2.........Tennessee.....552
3.........Texas...........539
4.........Ohio St.........530
5.........LSU..............503
6.........Miami (FL).....457
7.........Michigan.......438
8.........Virginia Tech..434
9.........Oklahoma......429
10.......Iowa............391
11.......Florida..........369
12.......Georgia.........334
13.......Florida St......285
14.......Purdue.........266
15.......Auburn.........250
16.......Louisville......228
17.......Arizona St....190
18.......California......176
19.......Texas A&M...146
20.......Boise St.......122
21.......Virginia.........95
22.......Boston Coll....87
23.......Alabama........84
24.......Texas Tech...56
25.......Minnesota.....47
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 35, Georgia Tech 28, Bowling Green 25, Oregon 16, Wisconsin 12, Penn St. 11, Oregon St. 10, Fresno St. 10, Colorado 8, Arizona 7, Notre Dame 6, N.C. State 6, Clemson 6, Michigan St. 5, Utah 3, Nebraska 2, Iowa St. 1, West Virginia 1.
Points are awarded on a decreasing basis, that is 25 for a First Place vote, and so on down to 1 point for a 25th Place vote. Then, teams are ranked according to their total points. Those receiving votes are ranked in the same fashion, so the team listed first is essentially Twenty-sixth. The number of number 1 votes are in parentheses. We’ll also list where a team was rated the week before, although this being the first poll, there isn’t such a column now.
In the future this poll will appear on a side panel of the front page, so as not to take attention away from real blogs. All the voters are taking care to put out a quality poll, and not just a fan site homer poll. Be sure to check it out, hope you enjoy.
Rank....Team............Points
1.........USC.(24).......600
2.........Tennessee.....552
3.........Texas...........539
4.........Ohio St.........530
5.........LSU..............503
6.........Miami (FL).....457
7.........Michigan.......438
8.........Virginia Tech..434
9.........Oklahoma......429
10.......Iowa............391
11.......Florida..........369
12.......Georgia.........334
13.......Florida St......285
14.......Purdue.........266
15.......Auburn.........250
16.......Louisville......228
17.......Arizona St....190
18.......California......176
19.......Texas A&M...146
20.......Boise St.......122
21.......Virginia.........95
22.......Boston Coll....87
23.......Alabama........84
24.......Texas Tech...56
25.......Minnesota.....47
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 35, Georgia Tech 28, Bowling Green 25, Oregon 16, Wisconsin 12, Penn St. 11, Oregon St. 10, Fresno St. 10, Colorado 8, Arizona 7, Notre Dame 6, N.C. State 6, Clemson 6, Michigan St. 5, Utah 3, Nebraska 2, Iowa St. 1, West Virginia 1.
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