So I listened to what you nerdlets had to say, and am submitted the below ballot as our official ballot for this week.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
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| 1 | Florida | |
| 2 | Southern Cal | |
| 3 | Texas | |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |  2 |
| 5 | LSU | |
| 6 | Penn State | 1 |
| 7 | Alabama | 2 |
| 8 | California | 5 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 5 |
| 10 | Boise State | 6 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | |
| 12 | Ohio State |  4 |
| 13 | Utah | 3 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 10 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 4 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 2 |
| 17 | TCU | |
| 18 | Brigham Young | |
| 19 | Nebraska | 2 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | |
| 21 | Georgia | 9 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | |
| 23 | Kansas | |
| 24 | Tennessee | 1 |
| 25 | Missouri | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Better, you daffodils? BYU gets more love, even though you guys are all way too in love with their one, neutral site win. Sure, they're good. Are they top ten? Not yet. Then again, you also all feel Boise should be top ten and, if they are, they'll be there all season since they really shouldn't be challenged again.
Utah also drops because you all think they didn't deserve a nice ranking. You're as bad as the people who screwed them last year.
And there was a comment about Michigan State being too high. I disagree. I've been high on them for a while. I think they're a good team and since this early is mostly based on what voters think, they get to stay at #15. This will all get a bit clearer as the weeks go by.
Also, at what point will I vote in Purdue? I'll tell you this... if -- if -- they pull off a win in Eugene, they get #25. I don't care if that is a homer move.
And, much to my enjoyment, the reminder that Cincinnati deserves some poll-love pushes the golden domers back out of the poll. Almost, Notre Dame! Maybe next week. Don't steal my hot dog, Charlie.