BP Poll - Week 8

LordJeffBuck · #1 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 04:52 PM

Not much change at the top this week, but the bottom half of the poll has been a bit crazy. Pitt (loss to Bowling Green in week one) and TCU (blow-out loss to Oklahoma in week five) have been the biggest beneficiaries of the recent spate of upsets and let-downs, as they move to numbers 16 and 17, respectively.

The unbeaten non-BCS schools - Utah, Boise State, Ball State, and Tulsa - could make things interesting down the stretch, as each has a legitimate chance to run the table.

Okay, you finally voted out Wake Forest and Vanderbilt, only to vote in Tulsa and Georgia Tech. Get used to the eye strain....

This week, I added a breakdown of each team's vote received.

01. Texas 424 (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2)
02. Alabama 402 (1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
03. Penn State 398 (2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
04. Oklahoma 359 (4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-6-7-8)
05. Southern Cal 340 (4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-9-9)
06. Florida 332 (4-4-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-9)
06. Oklahoma State 332 (4-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-10)
08. Georgia 298 (5-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-11)
09. Ohio State 291 (7-7-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10)
10. Texas Tech 277 (5-5-5-6-6-7-8-8-9-10-10-10-10-11-12-17-NR)
11. Louisiana State 249 (7-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-13-14-14)
12. Utah 241 (8-10-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-15)
13. Boise State 221 (11-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-17)
14. Missouri 182 (11-11-11-13-14-14-15-15-16-16-16-16-17-17-17-18-23)
15. South Florida 169 (13-13-13-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-16-16-16-17-19-20-NR)
16. Texas Christian 152 (13-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-17-18-18-19-20-21-24-NR)
17. Pittsburgh 134 (14-14-14-14-15-15-16-18-18-18-19-20-21-21-22-23-NR)
18. Ball State 112 (14-15-16-16-18-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-21-21-NR-NR)
18. Kansas 112 (14-17-17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-20-21-21-21-22-NR-NR)
20. Georgia Tech 89 (16-17-17-18-19-20-20-20-21-21-22-23-25-25-NR-NR-NR)
21. Tulsa 76 (15-16-17-18-19-19-20-21-23-23-23-24-25-25-NR-NR-NR)
22. Brigham Young 69 (16-18-18-20-20-20-20-20-22-23-24-24-25-25-NR-NR-NR-NR)
23. Minnesota 63 (16-18-18-19-21-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-24-NR-NR-NR-NR)
24. Florida State 49 (16-19-19-21-22-22-23-23-24-24-24-NR-NR-NR-NR-NR-NR)
25. Boston College 43 (17-18-22-22-23-23-23-23-24-25-NR-NR-NR-NR-NR-NR-NR)

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 41; North Carolina 19; Vanderbilt 22; Michigan State 13; Mississippi 8; Cincinnati 5; Oregon State 4; Oregon 4; Maryland 3; Iowa 2

Still not receiving a single vote: Michigan 0; Notre Dame 0

Bucklion · #2 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 05:02 PM

Somebody didn't have Texas Tech in the Top 25? That had to be a mistake on their part? And what SSEEEEECCCCCCCCC homer is giving Mississippi votes?

LordJeffBuck · #3 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucklion

Somebody didn't have Texas Tech in the Top 25? That had to be a mistake on their part?

That's what I figured, but it wasn't an obvious mistake (like Texas A+M instead of Texas Tech), so I left it alone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucklion

And what SSEEEEECCCCCCCCC homer is giving Mississippi votes?

One vote for #18 ... and he also had Missouri on his ballot, so I don't think that it was a mistake.

LitlBuck · #4 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 05:07 PM

I can live with that because it is pretty close to my poll and how I rank them. Even though I ranked Utah, Boise State, and Texas Christian and Tulsa in my top 20, I really have no idea how good those teams really are because they don't play when I would call quality opponents every week. Well, as far as that goes, they don't play quality opponents every other week. I also don't know how good Ball State really is but at least I have seen them and they look pretty good but they were playing another Mac school. I think the first 10 are pretty solid except for Texas Tech and who the hell are you going to put above them. Overall, it's as good, if not better, than the BCS poll.

How did that ACC team Florida State get in there

Bucklion · #5 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck

That's what I figured, but it wasn't an obvious mistake (like Texas A+M instead of Texas Tech), so I left it alone.

One vote for #18 ... and he also had Missouri on his ballot, so I don't think that it was a mistake.

So a team that is 3-4 and tied with Arkansas at the bottom of the SEC West got more votes than ND...only on BP

Jake · #6 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucklion

Somebody didn't have Texas Tech in the Top 25? That had to be a mistake on their part? And what SSEEEEECCCCCCCCC homer is giving Mississippi votes?

After seeing Mississippi play Florida and Alabama I'd take them over some of those Top 25 teams in a heartbeat. Tulsa, Utah, and Ball State come to mind off the top of my head. Utah's big win was over scUM, and Oregon State gave them the game. Ball State? Tulsa? Who have they beat?

Bucklion · #7 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

I can live with that because it is pretty close to my poll and how I rank them. Even though I ranked Utah, Boise State, and Texas Christian and Tulsa in my top 20, I really have no idea how good those teams really are because they don't play when I would call quality opponents every week. Well, as far as that goes, they don't play quality opponents every other week. I also don't know how good Ball State really is but at least I have seen them and they look pretty good but they were playing another Mac school. I think the first 10 are pretty solid except for Texas Tech and who the hell are you going to put above them. Overall, it's as good, if not better, than the BCS poll.

How did that ACC team Florida State get in there

GA Tech and BC too...

Everyone buying your tickets now to that Maryland/Virginia ACC Championship game coming up?

LitlBuck · #8 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucklion

GA Tech and BC too...

Everyone buying your tickets now to that Maryland/Virginia ACC Championship game coming up?

LJB had told us that he was great to remove all of the ACC schools. I do not think he was a flopper

Mississippi has some pretty good players on the offensive side of the ball and I would agree that I think they could probably beat some of the teams that are ranked between 20-25 but I also think that Iowa and Northwestern should also be in the top 25. They both have played fairly well this season. That might be the Big 10 homer showing up in me

LitlBuck · #9 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:02 PM

Wait, I want to know who put Alabama #1 because I think that is ridiculous and you should fess up.

Zander42 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:11 PM

My ballot, for journalistic integrity doncha know.

1 Texas
2 Alabama
3 Penn St.
4 Florida
5 Oklahoma
6 USC
7 Oklahoma St.
8 Georgia
9 Ohio St.
10 LSU
11 Utah
12 Texas Tech
13 Boise St.
14 TCU
15 South Florida
16 Missouri
17 Kansas
18 Pittsburgh
19 Georgia Tech
20 BYU
21 Ball St.
22 Minnesota
23 Tulsa
24 Florida St.
25 Oregon

LitlBuck · #11 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zander42

My ballot, for journalistic integrity doncha know.

My personal opinion with your poll is that I think you have Florida too high. I would put Oklahoma and USC in front of them at this point in time. Otherwise, I have no big qualms

JXC · #12 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:36 PM

I personally feel like the top 15 and the bottom 10 are VERY different. The bottom 10 was especially tough for me this week. The top 15 was not. Again I have how I voted last week. Georgia Tech and Florida State were 26 and 27 for me, but I had to leave somebody out, plus I think a team like Maryland with some quality wins deserves some recognition, even though they have not so quality losses. It just seems like this years top 15 is better than most years top 15. And this years 16-25 is worst than most year's 16-25

1. Texas (1)
2. Alabama (2)
3. Penn State (3)
4. Oklahoma State (4)
5. Texas Tech (5)
6. USC (6)
7. Florida (7)
8. Oklahoma (8)
9. Ohio State (9)
10. Utah (12)
11. Georgia (14)
12. LSU (11)
13. Boise State (15)
14. Missouri (10)
15. South Florida (21)
16. Ball State (23)
17. Tulsa (24)
18. TCU (NR)
19. Minnesota (25)
20. BYU (13)
21. Pitt (NR)
22. Northwestern (NR)
23. Maryland (NR)
24. North Carolina (16)
25. Boston College (NR)

LitlBuck · #13 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:42 PM

I know that Texas Tech is undefeated but I just can't see putting them that high. I also think Georgia and LSU would take Tulsa to the woodshed along with Texas Tech. That's just my personal opinion.

LitlBuck · #14 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:51 PM

Okay, since I have done so much criticizing I will come clean. One mistake I did make was that I should have put Minnesota in some place around the 20s. I also might have Northwestern rated too high but after #15 it became a crap shoot.

1 Texas
2 Penn St.
3 Alabama
4 USC
5 Oklahoma
6 Florida
7 Georgia
8 Oklahoma St.
9 Ohio St.
10 Texas Tech
11 Missouri
12 Utah
13 South Florida
14 LSU
15 Boise St.
16 Ball St.
17 Kansas
18 Northwestern
19 Florida St.
20 Georgia Tech
21 Pittsburgh
22 BYU
23 Boston Coll.
24 Iowa
25 Tulsa

Jake · #15 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Wait, I want to know who put Alabama #1 because I think that is ridiculous and you should fess up.

I had Bama at #2 but I don't think it's "ridiculous" for someone to put them at #1. Texas Tech at #1 would be ridiculous.

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