Dear God the carnage this past Saturday. Since I didn't go to the game I got a chance to watch a lot of football. I had to go to a bar to watch Penn State play Illinois, so at the same time I got to watch Purdue and Notre Dame as well as Michigan and Northwestern. Then I came home and flipped around between Michigan State-Wisconsin, Auburn-Florida, and USC-Washington. I also watched most of South Florida-West Virginia. Now on to the ballot.
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | -- |
| 2 | Southern Cal | -- |
| 3 | Ohio State |
 3 |
| 4 | California |
3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
4 |
| 6 | South Carolina |
5 |
| 7 | Boston College |
6 |
| 8 | Kentucky |
8 |
| 9 | South Florida |
13 |
| 10 | Oklahoma |
 7 |
| 11 | Florida |
7 |
| 12 | Oregon |
2 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech |
1 |
| 14 | Georgia |
5 |
| 15 | Purdue |
10 |
| 16 | Missouri |
1 |
| 17 | Kansas State |
9 |
| 18 | Texas |
13 |
| 19 | Hawaii |
1 |
| 20 | West Virginia |
12 |
| 21 | Miami (Florida) |
2 |
| 22 | Arizona State |
4 |
| 23 | Nebraska |
1 |
| 24 | Illinois |
2 |
| 25 | Cincinnati |
1 |
If you had told me before the season I would have South Carolina, Boston College, Kentucky, and South Florida ranked in the top ten I would say you're crazy. But there it is.
I feel good about the top five, but after that who knows. I think we're headed toward a huge BCS controversy this year. I can picture one undefeated team and five or six teams with one loss all claiming they deserve a shot to play them.
Anyway, discuss the ballot. I'm not sure about a few teams. I'm not convinced Virginia Tech is a top 15 team, but everyone else keeps losing so I have no choice but to rank some of these teams where they are.