Greetings from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where in about 48 hours I will be in the middle of a hurricane. Enjoy the 80s in Wisconsin.
Despite being out of the country, I was able to watch a lot of football Saturday. Here's my Week 7 BlogPoll Top 25 ballot with explanations to follow:
Bucky's 5th Quarter Ballot - Week 7
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
3 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
4 | Wisconsin Badgers | -- |
5 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
6 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
7 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 1 |
8 | Clemson Tigers | 1 |
9 | Oregon Ducks | -2 |
10 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 1 |
11 | Michigan Wolverines | 1 |
12 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1 |
13 | Texas A&M Aggies | 1 |
14 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 1 |
15 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 1 |
16 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 2 |
17 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 |
18 | Michigan St. Spartans | 3 |
19 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 4 |
20 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | 4 |
21 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
22 | Baylor Bears | -- |
23 | Houston Cougars | 2 |
24 | Texas Longhorns | -14 |
25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | -- |
Dropouts: Florida St. Seminoles, Florida Gators, Auburn Tigers |
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
No. 9 Oregon Ducks - Oregon got lucky as it looks like LaMichael James' dislocated elbow won't be that big of problem. Wisconsin fans just saw Pat Muldoon return from a similar injury in just a couple weeks. Still, James will miss a couple games and without him, the Ducks aren't as good. Thus, they fall in my rankings for now.
No. 11 Michigan Wolverines - Northwestern is obviously underachieving this season, but it still not easy to get a road win in Evanston, especially at night. The Wolverines proved a lot this week and solidified a high ranking that was largely handed to them last week by default.
No. 21 Kansas State - When the Wildcats beat Baylor last week I wasn't sure if it meant both teams were bad or that both teams were good. After a week to evaluate it, I think both teams deserve to be ranked.
No. 24 Texas Longhorns - My fears about Texas were realized Saturday when Oklahoma blitzed them at the Cotton Bowl. This a decent, but not great team.
No. 25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish - They're back. At least back in my rankings. The team I had way overrated at the beginning of the season is starting to play better. The Irish still aren't a great team, but they're worthy of sneaking back into the rankings.