BP Poll Thread (with Week 1 updates)

[AKAKBUCK]

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.

Here you go... Hey, Oiler, tell them how you tried to vote for VA Tech twice....

Hokie lover.

[scarletandgrey]

Sweet but who's all voting in it? Hopefully not a Hokie lover

[Pheasant]

Originally Posted by scarletandgrey

Sweet but who's all voting in it? Hopefully not a Hokie lover

Yeah, and are your ballots public? We want to know who we should ding for putting Texas ahead of tOSU .

[Bucktastic]

If a voter cannot perform their duties.....Id like to throw my hat in the mix....

[FCollinsBuckeye]

No votes for the Rockets? This poll is a sham.

[sandgk]

SEC -- Tenn, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Ala, 2+5+11+12+15+23 Average Rank 11.33

Big 10 -- OSU, UM, Iowa, Purdue, Minn 4+7+10+14+25 Average rank 12

Pac 10 -- USC, Cal, Arizona St Points 1 + 17+18 Average rank 12

Big12 -- Texas, OK, A&M, Texas Tech 3+9+19+24 Average Rank 13.75

ACC -- Miami,, VTech, FlSt, VA, BC 6+8+13+21+22 Average Rank 14

B-Least -- Louisville 16 Conference -- Rank!

WAC - Boise St 20 Conference -- Rank!!

Good work on voting pollsters.

[LoKyBuckeye]

for the record... I just picked my top ten and then my wife pick the rest based on which mascot she liked

[sandgk]

Originally Posted by LoKyBuckeye

for the record... I just picked my top ten and then my wife pick the rest based on which mascot she liked

So she likes Lizards, Dogs and Indians -- in that order.... OK

[osugrad21]

We are now a critical component of the BCS formula. Mr. Sagarin...err I mean AKAK, when is the next ballot due?

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

BUcktastic, you can send me a PM, and I'll put you on the standby list if you want.

Originally Posted by osugrad21

We are now a critical component of the BCS formula. Mr. Sagarin...err I mean AKAK, when is the next ballot due?

Tuesday after the first week of games. Actually, I'd prefer to make em due on Monday, and have the poll up by Tuesday..

[BB73]

Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks

BUcktastic, you can send me a PM, and I'll put you on the standby list if you want.


Tuesday after the first week of games. Actually, I'd prefer to make em due on Monday, and have the poll up by Tuesday..

Since that's Labor Day, and the Florida St./Miami game is Monday night, I think we should wait until after that game. Other weeks could be due on Monday, though.

[lloydman]

This is a great idea and site addition. Good job on the initial poll and looking forward to future polls.

[scooter1369]

I would venture to say this could be one of the more fair and accurate polls

[BuckeyeSoldier]

Ok, I am gonna say this is the most retarded way imaginable to rank conferences. No offense but you basically just penalized the big ten because we had a team ranked 25th. If that team wasnt in the top 25 ie. if they were WORSE our conference rank by your system would have been 8.38 putting us in the lead. If you want to use this to rank conferences you should do it the same way the voting works, give the conference with the best team 26 points ect ect.

Originally Posted by sandgk

SEC -- Tenn, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Ala, 2+5+11+12+15+23 Average Rank 11.33

Big 10 -- OSU, UM, Iowa, Purdue, Minn 4+7+10+14+25 Average rank 12

Pac 10 -- USC, Cal, Arizona St Points 1 + 17+18 Average rank 12

Big12 -- Texas, OK, A&M, Texas Tech 3+9+19+24 Average Rank 13.75

ACC -- Miami,, VTech, FlSt, VA, BC 6+8+13+21+22 Average Rank 14

B-Least -- Louisville 16 Conference -- Rank!

WAC - Boise St 20 Conference -- Rank!!

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Originally Posted by BB73

Since that's Labor Day, and the Florida St./Miami game is Monday night, I think we should wait until after that game. Other weeks could be due on Monday, though.

Hmmm.... I think BB's got a point there... we'll make ballots due on the Tuesday following the Goldteef v. Freeshoes game.