My AP top-25 football ballot: Alabama is No. 1; Clemson, LSU climb
A synopsis of what you will read in this space this week, next week and every week through Dec. 8. My preseason ballot was a projection of where I believe the teams will finish. Now that the season is...
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* Highlights … * No change at the top: Alabama remained No. 1, followed by Clemson. But there was significant shuffling below the top two. * LSU was moved out of the No. 3 position after TCU lost to...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Tweaks near the top and bottom; Alabama remains...
Highlights … * Not many changes this week due to the lack of meaningful results: There was only one game matching AP top-25 teams: Stanford’s win over No. 23 (with an asterisk) Arizona State....
View ArticlePac-12 power ratings: Game of the week for the Pac-12 isn’t a Pac-12 game
The three most important games left on the Pac-12 schedule have nothing to do with Pac-12 teams. In chronological order: 1) Ohio State at Northwestern on Saturday, 2) Ohio State at Michigan on Nov. 30,...
View ArticleCollege football: Picks of the Week
Been busy with selection committee news … Hello, Condi! … so let’s get to the picks before the first kickoff arrives. Last week: 0-4-1 Season: 8-14-3 Five-star special: 2-3 All picks against the...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Alabama remains No. 1, Oregon climbs, Missouri...
* Highlights from the ballot … More substantive results this week than all previous weeks combined — at least, that’s how it feels — with three games matching ranked teams and seven ranked teams...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Florida State, Auburn climb; Oregon falls;...
Highlights … * There were major changes this week as a result of the carnage in the SEC and nationally: Nine teams in the AP top-25 poll lost. * After much thought, I kept Alabama in the top spot. The...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Alabama remains No. 1; Baylor rises; comparing...
* Highlights … * Alabama solidified its grip on the top spot with a resume double-shot: Not only did the Tide beat LSU (impressively), but its Week 1 victim, Virginia Tech, won at Miami by 18 points. *...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: Alabama remains No. 1; Oklahoma State and...
Highlights from the ballot … * The top-three held steady, but plenty of changes below Alabama, Florida State and Auburn. * Oklahoma State climbed eight spots, to No. 5, after its resounding victory...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 football ballot: LSU is No. 1; Texas A&M, Georgia and USC rise
Here's the first in-season ballot, and it requires an explanation beyond the placement of specific teams, particularly for new readers of this space. If you'll recall, my preseason ballot -- submitted...
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