CBSSports.com Adopts BlogPoll

The College Football BlogPoll is going big time!  CBSSports.com announced yesterday that they would become the exclusive home of the BlogPoll as one of the featured rankings on their website.

The weekly poll, which we here at RazorBloggers have been honored to participate in over the last two years, will be found alongside the AP, Coaches, BCS and Harris Interactive polls in the College Football section.

Here’s yesterday’s joint press release along with our weekly ballot:

CBSSPORTS.COM BECOMES EXCLUSIVE HOME FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL BLOGGER TOP 25 POLL BEGINNING MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

CBSSports.com to Host Weekly Top 25 Poll Voted on by Nearly 100 Top College Football Bloggers

CHICAGO, IL - CBSSports.com will become the exclusive home of the College Football BlogPoll beginning on Monday, October 6. The CBSSports.com BlogPoll Top 25 is a weekly ranking of the top 25 college football teams as voted on by nearly 100 of the leading college football bloggers, representing every BCS school and several non-BCS schools.  TeamWorks Media, a Chicago-based sports and entertainment content company and the rights holder of the College Football BlogPoll, has created a partnership with CBSSports.com.

Since 2005, the most influential, popular and expert college football bloggers have weighed in each week of the season, combining to create a weekly Top 25 ranking unrivaled in its authenticity and transparency. Each blogger’s weekly ballot is publicly available, and the bloggers themselves post their ballots on their blogs, subject to the scrutiny of the fans.

As the new home for the BlogPoll Top 25, CBSSports.com will continue this tradition: The BlogPoll’s initial results will be released on Monday, displayed side-by-side with the more traditional AP and Coaches’ polls. Fans will be encouraged to review the ballot of the blogger associated with their favorite team and, if interested, even challenge them to defend their decision-making. The BlogPoll voters will take this fan feedback into account before submitting their final ballot, released each Wednesday exclusively at CBSSports.com.

The BlogPoll’s founder and administrator, Brian Cook — who publishes MGoBlog.com, the leading blog dedicated to Michigan football — will continue to provide his weekly analysis, calling out individual bloggers for qualities like excessive deviation from the overall poll and “homerism.”

Voting bloggers are vetted for editorial integrity before being allowed to participate and comprise many of the most knowledgeable, responsible and influential experts in the sport. The weekly BlogPoll ballots are among the most highly anticipated posts each week

CBSSports.com will begin hosting all aspects of the College Football BlogPoll, including the week’s preliminary rankings, individual ballots and final rankings, on Monday, October 6. Visit www.cbssports.com to view the rankings and get in on the action.

Here’s the RazorBloggers ballot for this week:

Rank	Team	Record	Previous	Comments
1	Oklahoma	5-0	1	All eyes on Texas…Red River Shootout next.
2	Missouri	5-0	2	Ends 30-year streak in Lincoln. Drops Huskers 52-17.
3	Alabama	6-0	3	Saban has Tide half way home at 6-0. Bye next.
4	Texas	5-0	4	QB McCoy will be ready for Sooners in Dallas.
5	LSU	4-0	5	Real season begins now…at Florida on Saturday.
6	USC	3-1	6	Rebounded nicely with 44-10 win over Ducks.
7	Penn St.	6-0	7	Hip injury sends JoPa to press box for 20-6 win.
8	Texas Tech	5-0	8	TTU drubs K-State 58-28…Nebraska next.
9	Georgia	4-1	9	After 2 weeks seething…Dawgs host Fulmer Sat.
10	BYU	5-0	14	Cougars too good for Mountain West Conference.
11	Florida	4-1	11	Gators not in the same league as Alabama, Texas.
12	Ohio St.	5-1	13	QB Pryor has OSU feeling better about the future.
13	Kansas	4-1	15	Wins after trailing Iowa St. by 20 at the half.
14	Utah	6-0	17	Last second FG give Utes 31-28 win over Oregon St.
15	Oklahoma St.	5-0	19	Cowboys averaging 52.6 points in 5-0 start.
16	Vanderbilt	5-0	23	Vandy win over Auburn has ‘Dores 5-0 for first time since 1943.
17	North Carolina	4-1	22	Impressive in 38-12 rout of #24 Connecticut.
18	Boise St.	4-0	24	Broncos move to 35-1 at home since 2003.
19	Virginia Tech	5-1	20	Hokies sputter in 27-13 win over W.Kentucky.
20	South Florida	5-1	10	Bulls drop after stubbing toe against Pitt 26-21.
21	Auburn	4-2	12	Missed extra point costs Tigers at Vandy 14-13.
22	Wake Forest	3-1	NR	Wake hosts Clemson in big Thursday night ACC clash.
23	California	4-1	NR	Vetran QB Longshore tosses 3 TDs in 24-14 win over ASU.
24	Tulsa	5-0	NR	Look out…Gus has a QB…UT drops Rice 63-28.
25	Kentucky	4-1	21	Played ‘Bama tough in Tuscaloosa before losing 17-14.
Others considered: Georgia Tech, Michigan St., Arizona, Pittsburgh, Florida St., Wisconsin, Fresno St., Connecticut, Cincinnati, Illinois, TCU.