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 seven voters – Andrew Melnick, Charlie Bernstein, Carson Ingle, David Botello, Gerardo Gonzalez, Eric Lopez and Mike Tuck.
1. Alabama (5) – 173
2. Southern Cal (1) – 164
2. LSU (1) – 164
4. Oregon – 152
5. Florida State – 148
6. South Carolina – 125
7. Georgia – 124
8. West Virginia – 121
9. Clemson – 118
10. Michigan State – 116
11. Oklahoma – 115
12. Texas – 88
13. Kansas State – 80
14. Virginia Tech – 78
14. Ohio State – 78
16. Notre Dame – 55
17. TCU – 50
18. Louisville – 45
19. Florida – 42
20. Tennessee – 38
20. Michigan – 38
22. UCLA – 36
23. Stanford – 29
24. Arizona – 25
25. Arizona State – 24
In: Florida (19), UCLA (22), Arizona (24), Arizona State (25)
Out: Arkansas (7), Wisconsin (13), Nebraska (15), Oklahoma State (17)
Also Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (10), Arkansas (8), Boise State (6) South Florida (5), Oklahoma State (5), Wisconsin (4), Ohio (4), BYU (3), Virginia (3), Nebraska (3), Oregon State (1), Utah State (1), Louisiana Monroe (1)
Games To Watch:
Alabama (1) @ Arkansas, 3:30 pm EST, CBS
USC (2) @ Stanford (23), 7:30 pm EST, Fox
Notre Dame (16) @ Michigan State( 10), 8:00 pm EST, ABC
Arizona State (25) @ Missouri, 7:00 pm EST, ESPN2
In State:
Rutgers @ South Florida, 7:30 pm EST, ESPN (Thursday, September 13)
Wake Forest @ Florida State (5), Noon EST, ESPN
Bethune Cookman @ Miami, Noon EST, ESPN3
Florida International @ Central Florida, 4:00 pm EST
Florida (19) @ Tennessee (20), 6:00 pm EST, ESPN
Florida Atlantic @ Georgia (7), 7:30 pm EST, ESPN3
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.)
