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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