And here's what the net effect of the 60 SBN writers who turned in a ballot is as we head for the bowl season.

LSU is the unanimous choice of every person and computer everywhere. USC ("ours") suffers from (South)east perception, while USC ("theirs") benefits from it. How, I'm not quite sure.

Results for Week 15

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	LSU Tigers (60)	25.00	0.00	--
2	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	23.50	0.70	1
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	23.15	1.14	-1
4	Stanford Cardinal	21.52	1.01	--
5	Oregon Ducks	20.55	1.18	3
6	Boise St. Broncos	18.40	3.31	1
7	Arkansas Razorbacks	17.92	2.96	2
8	Wisconsin Badgers	17.92	1.78	6
9	USC Trojans	15.07	7.38	4
10	South Carolina Gamecocks	14.30	3.80	5
11	Kansas St. Wildcats	14.27	2.72	5
12	Michigan Wolverines	13.03	2.68	5
13	Michigan St. Spartans	12.57	3.56	-2
14	Baylor Bears	11.13	2.85	5
15	Clemson Tigers	10.55	3.37	6
16	TCU Horned Frogs	10.13	3.64	2
17	Georgia Bulldogs	9.90	3.93	-5
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	9.42	3.70	-13
19	Oklahoma Sooners	8.58	4.06	-9
20	Houston Cougars	6.65	4.30	-14
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6.17	2.31	-1
22	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	4.87	2.26	2
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	3.45	1.96	-1
24	Penn St. Nittany Lions	2.92	2.66	-1
25	Florida St. Seminoles	0.85	1.46	--
Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati Bearcats | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Northern Illinois Huskies | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Texas Longhorns | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Missouri Tigers | Auburn Tigers | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Louisville Cardinals | Virginia Cavaliers | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | BYU Cougars | Texas A&M Aggies | California Golden Bears | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Ohio Bobcats
Updated: Dec 7, 2011 9:17 AM EST

Total Ballots: 60

I'm beyond grasping at straws at the degree of support Penn St. still has. There aren't even straws to account for Florida St.

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com