The Ciskie Blog Ballot - Week 11
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 3 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 4 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -- |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 7 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1 |
| 8 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -1 |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers | 1 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 1 |
| 11 | Houston Cougars | 1 |
| 12 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | 5 |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -5 |
| 15 | Georgia Bulldogs | 8 |
| 16 | Michigan St. Spartans | 2 |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 3 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 3 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | -6 |
| 20 | Wisconsin Badgers | 2 |
| 21 | Texas Longhorns | -- |
| 22 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -7 |
| 23 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 1 |
| 24 | Auburn Tigers | -- |
| 25 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| Dropouts: Arizona St. Sun Devils, Texas A&M Aggies, Washington Huskies | ||
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Quickly, the reason I kept Alabama at No. 2 ...
Simply put, I think they're better than everyone ranked below them. To me, the standard has always been "Who would win on a neutral field?" In this case, Alabama gets the nod because I'm certain that Boise State, Oklahoma State, and Stanford would come up short on a neutral field. I don't care that Alabama lost to LSU, because that simply means LSU is better. Doesn't mean unbeaten teams that I don't think are as good are automatically better than Alabama.
Elsewhere, a very "meh" weekend. Nothing of real note in the poll.
The Big Ten still stinks.

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