BlogPoll

Below is my last ballot for the "regular season". You can find the actual poll here.

I really wanted to vote the Gators second. But, while the Gators rate at least a TD fave over most undefeated teams- the exception is probably Texas. So the Longhorns get the benefit of the doubt.

I am a little peeved that the BCS is paring TCU and Boise State (ed note: although if that is what it takes to get two mid-majors in and two BCS League teams out, fine). Both teams would acquit themselves well versus Cincinnati and Iowa- and isn't part of this BCS arrangement to give the mid-major powers shots against the big boys? the same big boys who simply won't ever play them away from home? I know I will be dead before the Gators go to Boise- but is it now too much to ask to let the Horned Frogs play the Bearcats some neutral? Instead we get the new and improved Poinsetta Bowl- separate but equal.

Disaappointing to see Houston lose those games at the end- both UCF and the C-USA Championship Game. Their great start- wins @ Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and @ Mississippi State- set them up to make national noise. Now, I'm not sure even a Bowl win over Air Force will get aC-USA team into the main national polls.

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama	1
2	Texas	1
3	Florida	2
4	TCU	1
5	Boise State	1
6	Cincinnati
7	Oregon	1
8	Ohio State	1
9	Georgia Tech
10	Brigham Young	1
11	Iowa	1
12	LSU	1
13	Penn State	1
14	Miami (Florida)	1
15	Virginia Tech	1
16	Oklahoma State	1
17	Oregon State
18	Utah	1
19	Nebraska	2
20	Stanford	2
21	West Virginia	2
22	Arizona
23	East Carolina
24	Central Michigan
25	Houston	11
Last week's ballot

Dropped Out: Southern Cal (#18), Pittsburgh (#20), Troy (#25).