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Consensus Poll:
Rank | Team | Points |
1 | Oregon | 99 |
2 | Alabama | 97 |
3 | FSU | 88 |
4 | TCU | 87 |
5 | Ohio State | 85 |
6 | Baylor | 84 |
7 | Mississippi State | 70 |
8 | Michigan State | 68 |
9 | Kansas State | 66 |
10 | Georgia Tech | 60 |
11 | Arizona | 59 |
12 | Ole Miss | 51 |
13 | Arizona State | 47 |
14 | Wisconsin | 45 |
15 | Georgia | 42 |
16 | Boise State | 41 |
17 | UCLA | 34 |
18 | Auburn | 33 |
19 | Louisville | 24 |
20 | Missouri | 21 |
21 | Minnesota | 15 |
22 | Clemson | 14 |
T-23 | Colorado State | 11 |
T-23 | Oklahoma | 11 |
25 | Utah | 10 |
Individual Polls:
Chris | Andy | Kurt | Robert | |
1 | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Alabama |
2 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Oregon |
3 | FSU | TCU | Ohio State | Florida St. |
4 | Baylor | Florida St. | Baylor | TCU |
5 | TCU | Ohio St. | TCU | Ohio St. |
6 | Ohio State | Baylor | Florida State | Baylor |
7 | Michigan State | Georgia Tech | Mississippi St | Mississippi St. |
8 | Mississippi State | Kansas St. | Kansas State | Georgia Tech |
9 | Georgia | Boise St. | Michigan State | Kansas St. |
10 | UCLA | Michigan St. | Arizona | Michigan St. |
11 | Arizona | Arizona | Auburn | Mississippi |
12 | Wisconsin | Mississippi St. | Georgia | Wisconsin |
13 | Kansas State | Arizona St. | Mississippi | Arizona |
14 | Georgia Tech | Mississippi | Arizona State | Arizona St. |
15 | Ole Miss | Louisville | Georgia Tech | Boise State |
16 | Arizona State | UCLA | LSU | Clemson |
17 | Auburn | Missouri | Wisconsin | Auburn |
18 | Boise State | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Georgia |
19 | Louisville | Clemson | Missouri | Minnesota |
20 | Clemson | Colorado St. | Oklahoma | Louisville |
21 | Missouri | Nebraska | Boise State | UCLA |
22 | Colorado State | Utah | Utah | Oklahoma |
23 | USC | Georgia | UCLA | Memphis |
24 | Utah | Marshall | USC | Northern Illinois |
25 | Oklahoma | Northern Illinois | Clemson | Colorado St. |
Thoughts:
This poll is still has the vote for the final playoff spot going to TCU. In the end the resumes were not that different and TCU was more impressive to our committee. They were virtually all the same so the flash that TCU had outweighed the Buckeyes.
The real solution is the oft-floated 8 team playoff. 5 power conference berths and 3 at-large. At that point every team still remaining in the talk will have substantial warts. If there are more faults with each team a decision will be easier to make. Plus with the conference champs any ties will have a back up plan so Baylor and TCU will not be repeated.