I voted for all the SEC teams on the list, then added a couple ACC and one Big XII and Boise for good measure. No Big 10 or PAC12 schools allowed. (My own internal bias).
Here’s where things stand after 15 Voters. The numbers on the right in parentheses are the Rivals rankings of those teams after the poll went up. Air Force was #29 and Auburn #30. Obviously, voting for any of those teams to make Top Ten would be counterproductive.
Odds are good that #21 will be announced today. Has anybody seen anything on the AP or Coaches preseason polls? When will they be out? How different will their Top Ten be from these teams?
Which teams will make Rivals Top Ten?
This poll will close on 08-11-2011 at 10:00 AM
6 Boise State 14 93.33%
3 Oregon 13 86.67%
5 Alabama 13 86.67%
8 LSU 13 86.67%
2 Stanford 12 80.00%
10 Oklahoma 12 80.00%
4 TCU 7 46.67%
14 Florida State 7 46.67%
25 South Carolina 6 40.00%
9 Arkansas 5 33.33%
27 Nebraska 5 33.33%
7 Ohio State 4 26.67%
12 Wisconsin 4 26.67%
19 Notre Dame 4 26.67%
11 Oklahoma State 3 20.00%
24 Florida 3 20.00%
36 West Virginia 3 20.00% (24)
20 Texas A&M 2 13.33%
54 Georgia 2 13.33% (27)
64 Texas 2 13.33% (22)
13 Virginia Tech 1 6.67%
22 Southern California 1 6.67%
26 Utah 1 6.67% (26)
31 Michigan State 1 6.67%
40 Miami-Florida 1 6.67% (28)
45 BYU 1 6.67% (25)
23 Arizona State 0 0%
50 Penn State 0 0% (23)
*** OTHER *** 1 6.67%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15
For a little extra fun, and to demonstrate how our collective skills are going, let’s try to predict the next picks by Rivals from this list. I’ve trimmed off the “Top Ten” we had after 17 voters so these are the bottom of the pack at the moment:
7 Ohio State 6 35.29%
9 Arkansas 6 35.29%
12 Wisconsin 5 29.41%
19 Notre Dame 5 29.41%
11 Oklahoma State 3 17.65%
24 Florida 3 17.65% (21)
36 West Virginia 3 17.65% (24)
64 Texas 3 17.65% (22)
13 Virginia Tech 2 11.76%
20 Texas A&M 2 11.76%
54 Georgia 2 11.76% (27)
22 Southern California 1 5.88%
26 Utah 1 5.88% (26)
31 Michigan State 1 5.88%
40 Miami-Florida 1 5.88% (28)
45 BYU 1 5.88% (25)
23 Arizona State 0 0% (20)
50 Penn State 0 0% (23)
If you happen to read this post before you vote, please be aware that our poll is to predict how Rivals will arrive at a Top Ten. Those numbers in parentheses on the right have already been chosen by Rivals since our poll went up with numbers higher than ten, so voting for them would be too late to matter.
Rivals #18 ought to be announced some time today.
Even though the
statement was calculated based on Rivals not posting choices over the weekends (which they have been doing) as soon as their #11 is announced I will ask the Mods to close this poll. Voting after that point would be silly.
The Doper with the best score of picking Top Ten teams will be announced at that time. So this week’s the time to put your predicting skills to work.
that leaves only two teams to be dropped before the Top Ten are established. To prevent any last-minute voters from stealing the thunder from those who voted early, here are the results as of the Top 12, with as many as two teams to be deducted from the counts shown here:
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The Walking Dude 9
The Walking Dude, 2 Stanford 3 Oregon 5 Alabama 6 Boise State 8 LSU 10 Oklahoma 11 Oklahoma State 12 Wisconsin 14 Florida State
Zeldar 9
Zeldar, 2 Stanford 3 Oregon 5 Alabama 6 Boise State 8 LSU 10 Oklahoma 11 Oklahoma State 14 Florida State 20 Texas A&M
Fact of the Matter 8
Fact of the Matter, 2 Stanford 3 Oregon 5 Alabama 6 Boise State 8 LSU 10 Oklahoma 14 Florida State 27 Nebraska
NoClueBoy 8
NoClueBoy, 3 Oregon 5 Alabama 6 Boise State 8 LSU 10 Oklahoma 13 Virginia Tech 14 Florida State 27 Nebraska
