Just ONE example of the NITWITS voting in the AP POLL
Posted by Jon Wilner on September 19th, 2010 at 2:28 am | Categorized as Uncategorized
1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. TCU
5. Nebraska
6. Boise State
7. Texas
8. Florida
9. Oregon
10. South Carolina
11. Iowa
12. Arizona
13. Utah
14. Miami
15. Wisconsin
16. Air Force
17. Arkansas
18. James Madison
19. Stanford
20. West Virginia
21. Auburn
22. LSU
23. USC
24. Missouri
25. Oregon State
Here’s the ballot I just sent to the AP. I’ll post a few quick comments now, while watching the Arizona-Iowa game on tape and downing an In-n-Out burger.
But the team-by-team comments and ballot info won’t get posted until late Sunday or Monday due to a change in my writing schedule.
I’ll focus these comments on the Pac-10 teams:
* Moved Oregon up two spots but kept the Ducks below Florida. I realize the comparative scores against Tennessee favor the Ducks, but that’s offset by Florida’s stronger overall resume (Oregon has what amounts to two FCS wins).
* Moved Arizona onto the ballot in the No. 12 hole, one spot behind Iowa. Yes, Arizona won the head-to-head, but it came in Tucson in the final minutes — a quality showing by the Hawkeyes.
And as with Florida-Tennessee, I view Iowa as having a slightly better overall resume than Arizona.
* Moved Stanford onto the ballot after UCLA got its act together (at least temporarily) with a victory over Houston — a win that greatly improves Stanford’s profile.
* Dropped USC five spots, to No. 23, largely because of Hawaii’s loss at Colorado. (Winning at Minnesota, which lost to South Dakota, does nothing to help USC’s ballot-worthiness.)
* Dropped Oregon State to No. 25 after the Beavers struggled to beat a bad Louisville team in Corvallis.
1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. TCU
5. Nebraska
6. Boise State
7. Texas
8. Florida
9. Oregon
10. South Carolina
11. Iowa
12. Arizona
13. Utah
14. Miami
15. Wisconsin
16. Air Force
17. Arkansas
18. James Madison
19. Stanford
20. West Virginia
21. Auburn
22. LSU
23. USC
24. Missouri
25. Oregon State
Here’s the ballot I just sent to the AP. I’ll post a few quick comments now, while watching the Arizona-Iowa game on tape and downing an In-n-Out burger.
But the team-by-team comments and ballot info won’t get posted until late Sunday or Monday due to a change in my writing schedule.
I’ll focus these comments on the Pac-10 teams:
* Moved Oregon up two spots but kept the Ducks below Florida. I realize the comparative scores against Tennessee favor the Ducks, but that’s offset by Florida’s stronger overall resume (Oregon has what amounts to two FCS wins).
* Moved Arizona onto the ballot in the No. 12 hole, one spot behind Iowa. Yes, Arizona won the head-to-head, but it came in Tucson in the final minutes — a quality showing by the Hawkeyes.
And as with Florida-Tennessee, I view Iowa as having a slightly better overall resume than Arizona.
* Moved Stanford onto the ballot after UCLA got its act together (at least temporarily) with a victory over Houston — a win that greatly improves Stanford’s profile.
* Dropped USC five spots, to No. 23, largely because of Hawaii’s loss at Colorado. (Winning at Minnesota, which lost to South Dakota, does nothing to help USC’s ballot-worthiness.)
* Dropped Oregon State to No. 25 after the Beavers struggled to beat a bad Louisville team in Corvallis.