BlogPoll: Preseason Ballot (Draft)

Brian Cook of the wonderful MGoBlog is again doing his wildly successful BlogPoll over at CBSSports.com this season.

We're proud to take part once again.

Here is the preseason ballot, which is due Monday. I'll be in Green Bay starting Thursday, but will update the ballot based on arguments made in this space. Please participate in the discussion.

Rank	Team
1	Florida
2	Southern Cal
3	Texas
4	Oklahoma State
5	California
6	Mississippi
7	Penn State
8	Oklahoma
9	Alabama
10	Brigham Young
11	LSU
12	Virginia Tech
13	Utah
14	Georgia
15	Kansas
16	Ohio State
17	Oregon
18	TCU
19	Boise State
20	Nebraska
21	Iowa
22	Pittsburgh
23	Florida State
24	Michigan
25	Southern Miss

A few quick thoughts:

• It's a preseason ballot, so not much time was put into dividing up the last ten or so teams. It's very fluid and open to discussion.
• Florida is the consensus No. 1, and they're in that spot for a reason. It's going to take a lot to convince most voters they don't belong.
• Texas is the pick right now to go unbeaten and meet Florida. That's a tough call, however, as Texas plays in the Big 12 South, and they're not facing a cakewalk schedule by any means.
• BYU is the top-rated non-BCS team, at No. 10. This looks like a very strong BYU squad, one that can threaten the BCS if they are able to beat Oklahoma Sept. 5.

Again, the final ballot comes due on Monday, so any changes will be made and posted by then.