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, Eric Lopez and Mike Tuck.
1. Alabama (4) – 100
2. Oregon – 94
3. Florida State – 93
4. South Carolina – 83
5. Georgia – 81
6. LSU – 80
7. Kansas State – 73
8. West Virginia – 70
9. Notre Dame – 68
10. Florida – 66
11. Texas – 58
12. Ohio State – 55
13. Southern Cal – 52
14. Clemson – 49
15. Oregon State – 43
16. Oklahoma – 33
16. Louisville – 33
18. Stanford – 31
19. TCU – 29
20. Rutgers – 25
21. Washington – 18
22. Northwestern – 15
23. Cincinnati – 14
24. Mississippi State – 13
24. Nebraska – 13
Also Receiving Votes: UCLA (8), Louisiana Tech (2), Baylor (1)
Games To Watch:
USC (13) @ Utah, 9:00 pm EST, ESPN (Thursday)
Georgia (5) @ South Carolina (4), 7:00 pm EST, ESPN
West Virginia (8) @ Texas (11), 7:00 pm EST, FOX
Nebraska (25) @ Ohio State (12), 8:00 pm EST, ABC
Washington (21) @ Oregon (2), 10:30 pm EST, ESPN
In State:
Arkansas State @ Florida International, 7:30 pm EST, ESPNU (Thursday)
East Carolina @ Central Florida, 8:00 pm EST, CBS Sports (Thursday)
South Florida @ Temple, Noon EST, Big East Network
LSU (6) @ Florida (10, 3:30 pm EST, CBS
Miami @ Notre Dame (9), 7:30 pm EST, NBC
Florida State (3) @ North Carolina State, 8:00 pm EST, ESPN2
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.)
