First, here's a look at my ballot from last week:
| Rank | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Cal | Best talent. Probably the best coaching. Best depth. |
| 2 | Michigan | Henne/Hart/Manningham have plenty of talent, experience |
| 3 | LSU | Despite heavy losses, Saban left program stocked, and Miles just has to avoid screwing it up. |
| 4 | West Virginia | White and Slaton are perfect fits for speed-based spread offense. |
| 5 | Wisconsin | Badgers return stout defense, plenty of offensive skill |
| 6 | Florida | Defending champs plug Tebow in as full-time QB. |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Peterson's injury last year gave OU glimpse of 2007 starter Allen Patrick. |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | Hokies need more consistent QB play, but are otherwise legitimate title threat. |
| 9 | Nebraska | Callahan quietly re-building Nebraska into monster it once was. |
| 10 | Louisville | Most significant coaching transition in major college football, but Brian Brohm will make sure everything is okay. |
| 11 | Texas A&M | Should be among best running attacks in the nation. |
| 12 | Arkansas | McFadden could do even more this season, but offseason controversy will continue to swirl. |
| 13 | Ohio State | Lost a ton, but Chris Wells could be among best RBs in the country. |
| 14 | Texas | QB Colt McCoy has new faces on line, and the running game will be the key. |
| 15 | California | Despite loss of Marshawn Lynch, Bears poised to take a shot at USC. |
| 16 | Oregon | Forgotten team in Pac 10 gets early-season test at Michigan. |
| 17 | Boise State | Last year's Cinderella lost its leader, returns star Ian Johnson, and must hold off Hawai'i. |
| 18 | Auburn | Defense should be a monster again. |
| 19 | Florida State | Jimbo Fisher > Jeff Bowden |
| 20 | South Florida | May be this year's version of Rutgers, minus the decades of crappy football. |
| 21 | Hawaii | Colt Brennan didn't come back to lead a 7-5 team. |
| 22 | Penn State | One of the best WR groups in the nation, but mediocre QB play could slow them down. |
| 23 | Missouri | Will battle Nebraska for Big 12 North supremacy and pride. |
| 24 | Rutgers | It will be very tough to build off last year's storybook run. |
| 25 | TCU | Mountain West kings should reign again. |
We had a roundtable this week, and thanks to some of the great bloggers in the poll, it's time to make a few changes. What I have decided on for this week is a ballot that looks like this:
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Cal | -- |
| 2 | Michigan | -- |
| 3 | LSU | -- |
| 4 | West Virginia | -- |
| 5 | Wisconsin | -- |
| 6 | Virginia Tech |  2 |
| 7 | Florida |  1 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 1 |
| 9 | Nebraska | -- |
| 10 | Louisville | -- |
| 11 | Arkansas | 1 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 1 |
| 13 | Florida State | 6 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 1 |
| 15 | Texas | 1 |
| 16 | California | 1 |
| 17 | Boise State | -- |
| 18 | Oregon | 2 |
| 19 | Auburn | 1 |
| 20 | South Florida | -- |
| 21 | Missouri | 2 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 2 |
| 23 | TCU | 2 |
| 24 | Miami (Florida) | 2 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 4 |
Dropped Out: Penn State (#22).
As you can see, I like the argument made for Florida State, and I moved them up as a result. I am similarly concerned about Hawai'i, and I'm shocked that I omitted Miami (FL) the first time around. That's fixed, too. Otherwise, I simply made some cosmetic changes.
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