SB Nation released their preseason top 25 poll earlier today and for the most part it's similar to the national polls at large. The Blog Poll tends to shift away from the AP/Coaches poll later in the season but a couple of differences stick out:
Boise State is No. 3 in the blog poll, No. 5 AP.
Here is a side by side of my Ballot versus the final poll
Boise State is No. 3 in the blog poll, No. 5 AP.
- This is a rather big difference given the 'win and stay in' mentality of the AP poll
- Obviously the Blog Poll is less inclined to give SEC teams the bump that the AP gives them.
- Two spots is pretty insignificant
Here is a side by side of my Ballot versus the final poll
Rank | Blog Poll | AVG | SD | Rank | Bull Run Ballot | Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alabama Crimson Tide (87) | 24.3 | 2.49 | 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 |
2 | Ohio St. Buckeyes (19) | 23.1 | 2.67 | 2 | Boise St. Broncos | 1 |
3 | Boise St. Broncos (3) | 20.9 | 3.51 | 3 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -1 |
4 | Florida Gators (1) | 20.6 | 2.98 | 4 | Florida Gators | 0 |
5 | Texas Longhorns (3) | 20.5 | 3.44 | 5 | Texas Longhorns | 0 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners (3) | 18.6 | 5.24 | 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 2 |
7 | TCU Horned Frogs | 18.1 | 4.23 | 7 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3 |
8 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 17.8 | 4.1 | 8 | TCU Horned Frogs | -1 |
9 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 15.7 | 3.71 | 9 | Oklahoma Sooners | -3 |
10 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 15.7 | 4.45 | 10 | Iowa Hawkeyes | -1 |
11 | Oregon Ducks | 14.5 | 4.25 | 11 | Wisconsin Badgers | 2 |
12 | Miami Hurricanes | 12.7 | 4.16 | 12 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | 4 |
13 | Wisconsin Badgers | 12.4 | 4.75 | 13 | Oregon Ducks | -2 |
14 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 8.7 | 5.06 | 14 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0 |
15 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 8 | 5.08 | 15 | Miami Hurricanes | -3 |
16 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | 7.8 | 4.53 | 16 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1 |
17 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 7.1 | 5.19 | 17 | LSU Tigers | 3 |
18 | USC Trojans | 7.1 | 6.63 | 18 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -3 |
19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 6.6 | 4.25 | 19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 1 |
20 | LSU Tigers | 5.9 | 4.68 | 20 | Florida St. Seminoles | 2 |
21 | Georgia Bulldogs | 5.7 | 4.86 | 21 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0 |
22 | Florida St. Seminoles | 5.6 | 4.5 | 22 | Utah Utes | 3 |
23 | Auburn Tigers | 5.2 | 4.88 | 23 | BYU Cougars | 4 |
24 | Oregon St. Beavers | 3.7 | 4.24 | 24 | Houston Cougars | 3 |
25 | Utah Utes | 2.6 | 3.66 | 25 | Auburn Tigers | -2 |