Several of the Insiders here at Sports Talk Florida have joined forces to put together their own poll. The concept is simple; you get 25 points for being #1, 24 for #2, etc…
There are currently nine voters – Andrew Melnick, Charlie Bernstein, Carson Ingle, David Botello, Gerardo Gonzalez, Eric Lopez, Mark Chernansky, Mike Tuck and Patti McDonald.
1. Alabama – 221 (5)
2. Southern Cal – 218 (4)
3. LSU – 203
4. Oregon – 193
5. Florida State – 192
6. South Carolina – 155
7. Arkansas – 151
8. West Virginia – 145
9. Georgia – 141
10. Oklahoma – 139
11. Michigan State – 138
12. Clemson – 134
13. Wisconsin – 93
14. Ohio State – 92
15. Nebraska – 89
16. Virginia Tech – 88
17. Oklahoma State – 83
18. Texas – 75
19. Michigan – 58
20. Notre Dame – 54
21. Kansas State – 51
22. TCU – 40
23. Tennessee – 32
24. Louisville – 30
25. Stanford – 19
In: Tennessee (23), Louisville (24)
Out: Florida (23), Boise State (24)
Also Receiving Votes: North Carolina (15), Florida (12), Nevada (8), Missouri (7), BYU (7), Boise State (4), Utah (4), Arizona State (4), Ohio (2), Central Florida (2), Auburn (1), Northwestern (1)
Check back every Monday for the latest poll.
(Andrew Melnick is the ESPNFlorida.com Magic and NBA Insider, co-host of the ESPN 1080 Insiders Show and publisher of Howard the Dunk. The Insiders Show can be heard Sunday mornings at 10:00 am EST on AM 1080 in Orlando and on ESPNFlorida.com. You can follow Andrew on twitter here.)
