CBSSports.com BlogPoll Ballot — Week 12
November 25, 2009 at 4:16pm by Walking on Sunshine
Filed under Arkansas Razorbacks, Football, NCAA
The Hogs climb back into our Top 25 ballot in an unusually quiet week. A great slate of games this week preceeds the defacto National Championship game (a.k.a. the SEC Championship Game) of Alabama vs. Florida.
You can see the complete BlogPoll over at CBSSports.com. Here’s the RazorBloggers ballot for this week:
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 11-0 | 1 | Iron Bowl next. Can Auburn upset the apple cart? |
| 2 | Florida | 11-0 | 2 | Tebow’s 54th TD a new SEC Record. “Dadgum” next. |
| 3 | Texas | 11-0 | 3 | Horns give Mangino a 51-20 send off. aTm Thursday. |
| 4 | TCU | 11-0 | 4 | 1-10 New Mexico Frogs last stop on their way to 12-0. |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 5 | Who quarterbacks the Bearcats the rest of the way? |
| 6 | Boise St. | 11-0 | 6 | Broncos roll up 572 TotYds in 52-21 Utah St. win. |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | 7 | After bye week, Yellow Jackets host UGA in finale. |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 8 | WVU preceeds a showdown with Cincy for Big East. |
| 9 | Oregon | 9-2 | 10 | Late overtime rally stops Arizona. Beavers remain. |
| 10 | Ohio St. | 10-2 | 11 | 21-10 victory over Michigan may end Rich-Rod’s strife. |
| 11 | Oklahoma St. | 9-2 | 12 | Pokes survive Colorado 31-28. Bedlam awaits. |
| 12 | BYU | 9-2 | 13 | Cougar TE Dennis Pita best in college football. |
| 13 | Clemson | 8-3 | 15 | Clemson in ACC title game for first time. Visor next. |
| 14 | Oregon St. | 8-3 | 17 | RB J.Rodgers posts 2TDs in 42-10 win over Wazzou. |
| 15 | Iowa | 10-2 | 21 | Hawkeyes hold out hopes for a BCS Bowl…we’ll see. |
| 16 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 19 | UNC ends BC’s ACC title hopes, drops Eagles 31-13. |
| 17 | Miami, Fla | 8-3 | 20 | Hurricanes post 8-wins for first time since 2005. |
| 18 | USC | 7-3 | 22 | Trojans limp to finish line continues vs. UCLA. |
| 19 | Mississippi | 8-3 | 25 | With victory over Miss St., Rebs headed to Orlando. |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 8-3 | 24 | Hokies won 8 games for 12th straight season. |
| 21 | LSU | 8-3 | 9 | Clock mismanagement reminds us of HDN era. |
| 22 | Penn St. | 10-2 | 23 | JoePa wins 10 for 2nd straight year. Drops MSU 42-14. |
| 23 | Arkansas | 7-4 | NR | Can Hogs ‘D’ slow down Tigers enough Saturday? |
| 24 | California | 8-3 | NR | Cal upends Stanford 34-28 in Pac 10 Game of the Year. |
| 25 | Nebraska | 8-3 | NR | Clinched Big 12 North and trip to ‘Big D’ vs. Texas. |
| Others considered: Wisconsin, Stanford, Houston, Utah, Kentucky, Rutgers, West Virginia, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Arizona, Navy, Auburn, Tennessee. | ||||
It’s a shame these polls reflect so much political garbage.
The loser of the Alabama-Florida SEC championship would probably beat Texas, and anyone else with an undefeated record.
I think the NC game will result in just another SEC dominated win, regardless of which team gets in.
Defense wins championships, and no one plays defense in the big games better than Florida or Alabama.