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We’re getting down to the nitty gritty of the season. This past week was forecasted to make some distinctions between teams but it may have stirred up more questions. We have a new #1 as LSU took down Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers are now in the driver’s seat in the SEC West and current favorites to win the conference. Alabama drops to a tie for 5th with Georgia. Looking at the ballots, committee members probably disagree most on these two teams. Bama’s loss either signifies a missed opportunity for a quality win in an otherwise weak schedule or a near miss against the best team in the nation. Voters ranked Bama as high as 2nd and as low as 10th. Georgia has voters focused either on wins against Notre Dame and Florida or that hideous, jaw dropping loss to South Carolina. Voters ranked the Dawgs as high as 3rd and as low as 9th. *The Lagniappe Group* - due to the high number of teams finding their way onto ballots this week, we’re offering a little something extra. It’s our version of free football or maybe an extra beignet stuffed in the bag: an 11-15 ranking. This is not a permanent expansion, just a little something extra. Will it happen again? Maybe, maybe not. Don’t fret over the future, just enjoy the treat while it lasts. 1) LSU 49 (4) 2) Clemson 37 3) Ohio State 35(1) 4) Minnesota 32 5) [tie] Alabama 25 Georgia 25 7) Baylor 18 8) Oregon 16 9) Oklahoma 10 10) Utah 8 *The Lagniappe Group* 11) Notre Dame 6 12) Penn State 4 13) [tie] Auburn 2 Memphis 2 15) Boise State 1
The polling this week is tight with ties at two spots. There are also two match ups this week pitting two ranked opponents against each other. Top ranked Alabama will host second ranked LSU. Fifth ranked Penn State travels to ninth ranked Minnesota. This will have impact on the poll as two ranked teams will pick up their first loss of the season. Other match ups of note this week include Georgia hosting Missouri and Oklahoma hosting Iowa State. On paper, these should not be close games but history suggests these might be bigger challenges than anticipated. 1) Alabama 48 (3) 2) LSU 45 (1) 3) Clemson 38 4) Ohio State 32 (1) 5) [tie] Georgia 24 Oregon 24 Penn State 24 8) Oklahoma 10 9) [tie] Minnesota 9 Utah 9 also receiving votes: Baylor 6, BYU 3, Florida 1, Memphis 1, Navy 1
No Upset Alert this week.
1) Alabama 48 (3) 2) LSU 46 (1) 3) Clemson 37 4) Ohio State 33 (1) 5) Penn State 31 6) Oregon 21 7) Florida 20 8) Georgia 18 9) Baylor 7 10) [tie] Minnesota 6 Utah 6 also receiving votes: Oklahoma 1, SMU 1
1) Alabama 48 (4) 2) LSU 41 (1) 3) Clemson 39 4) Oklahoma 34 5) Ohio State 30 6) Penn State 24 7) Florida 17 8) Auburn 14 9) Notre Dame 12 10) Georgia 8 Also receiving votes: Oregon 5, Baylor 1
In this week’s poll Alabama maintains their top spot. Clemson now stands alone at #2 as Georgia falls to #8. We say goodbye to Florida who drops out of the rankings after their loss in Baton Rouge. We’d like to welcome Boise State, who has received votes for the last several weeks and finally broke into the poll this week. ABG Poll
1) Alabama 47 (3) 2) Clemson 43 (1) 3) LSU 40 (1) 4) Wisconsin 32 5) Oklahoma 31 6) Ohio State 24 7) Penn State 22 8) Georgia 10 9) Notre Dame 9 10) Boise State 7 Also receiving votes: Auburn 3, Oregon 3, Utah 1 |
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