Here is my Week 7 BlogPoll Draft Ballot. Suggestions for changes are due by 9:00 PM Pacific on Monday, at which time I will submit the final BTD Ballot. As in our previous posts, I'll defend my picks after the jump.
Building the Dam Ballot - Week 7
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 3 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 4 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers | -- |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 8 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -- |
| 9 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| 10 | Clemson Tigers | -- |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 12 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
 1 |
| 13 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
1 |
| 14 | Michigan St. Spartans |
2 |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns |
 -3 |
| 16 | Georgia Bulldogs |
1 |
| 17 | Texas A&M Aggies |
1 |
| 18 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
1 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines |
1 |
| 20 | Arizona St. Sun Devils |
1 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
2 |
| 22 | SMU Mustangs |
3 |
| 23 | Florida Gators |
-1 |
| 24 | West Virginia Mountaineers | -- |
| 25 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
| Dropouts: Florida St. Seminoles, Baylor Bears | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings
1-5
The top five remains the exact same this week after no one did anything to improve their placing or drop down some. Beginning at the top, Alabama shutout Vanderbilt 34-0 and Oklahoma killed Texas in the Red River Shootout, 55-17. The beatings continued with LSU thrashing Florida 41-11, Boise State crushing Fresno State in Fresno, 57-7, and Stanford was all over Colorado 48-7 in Stanford.
6-10
No changes here either. Everyone had big victories with the exception of Wisconsin, who was idle. The Oregon Ducks came back from a slow start to defeat California, 43-15. The Oklahoma State Cowboys pinned 70 on the Kansas Jayhawks in their 70-28 win. Arkansas proved they were top ten materialin their 38-14 win against Auburn, and Clemson rounds out the top ten with their 36-14 victory against Boston College.
11-15
Holding steady at number eleven are the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who needed a huge comeback to just get by Ohio State. Virginia Tech moves up one spot after their thrilling three-point victory over Miami (Florida). The Gamecocks move up one after their huge 54-3 win against Kentucky, and Michigan State moves up two spots without playing a game this week. Rounding out the top fifteen are the Longhorns. Texas dropped three places after their loss against #2 Oklahoma yesterday.
16-20
Everyone in this bunch moves up a spot this week thanks to Florida State's freefall. Georgia got a solid road win at Tennessee, while Texas A&M snuckout of Lubbock with a five point win over the previously undefeated Red Raiders. Illinois, Michigan, and Arizona State all survived "road trap weekend" with wins over Indiana, Northwestern, and Utah, respectively.
21-25
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets move up two spots after their win against Maryland, while SMU moves up four places without playing a game. Florida is at #23 after their big loss against #3 LSU. The Mountaineers are at 24th after their big win against Connecticut, and Kansas State rounds out the poll after their 24-17 win against Missouri.
So, what do you guys think? Tell me what I need to change and provide a good argument for it and we will change it!
--Connor