Below is my initial ballot. I'm tempted to move LSU up to #2 but it is hard to punish Bama when they beat a ranked team as well, so I'll try not to be knee-jerk and fall in love with LSU too early.
I moved Wisconsin up mostly because Stanford did not play and partially because I'm sold on the Badgers this year. Hopefully if I get on the Badger bandwagon, they'll implode.
At the bottom, I finally gave in and ranked Michigan. Every year about this time I feel like I don't have a choice but to rank them, then they go and stink up the Big Ten. I'd be OK with that again.
The Daily Gopher Ballot - Week 5
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 3 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 4 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers |
 1 |
| 6 | Stanford Cardinal |
 -1 |
| 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 8 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
2 |
| 9 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -- |
| 10 | Oregon Ducks |
5 |
| 11 | Texas A&M Aggies |
-3 |
| 12 | Florida Gators |
1 |
| 13 | Clemson Tigers |
4 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -- |
| 15 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
-3 |
| 16 | South Florida Bulls |
2 |
| 17 | Baylor Bears |
3 |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
-2 |
| 19 | Florida St. Seminoles |
-8 |
| 20 | TCU Horned Frogs |
1 |
| 21 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
-2 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
3 |
| 23 | Iowa St. Cyclones |
-1 |
| 24 | Michigan Wolverines | -- |
| 25 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
-1 |
| Dropouts: North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
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Unless I hear a number of complaints or some sound reasoning why I need to make a change, this will be my final ballot.