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, David Botello, Gerardo Gonzalez, Eric Lopez and Mike Tuck.
1. Alabama (5) – 149
2. Oregon – 131
3. Florida State (1) – 129
4. Georgia – 123
5. South Carolina – 117
6. LSU – 109
6. Kansas State – 109
8. West Virginia – 102
9. Notre Dame – 99
10. Stanford – 95
11. Florida – 87
12. Southern Cal – 83
13. Texas – 82
14. Clemson – 66
15. TCU – 63
16. Ohio State – 60
17. Louisville – 56
18. Oklahoma – 54
19. Oregon State – 48
20. Michigan State – 27
21. Rutgers – 25
22. Mississippi State – 22
23. Nebraska – 18
24. Baylor – 11
25. Boise State – 8
In: Rutgers (21), Baylor (24)
Out: UCLA (19), Michigan (22)
Also Receiving Votes: Boise State (8), Arizona (7), Virginia Tech (7), Oklahoma State (5), Louisiana Tech (3), Ohio (3), UCLA (3)
Games To Watch:
Stanford (10) @ Washington, 9:00 pm EST, ESPN (Thursday, September 27)
Baylor (24) @ West Virginia (8), Noon EST, FX
Tennessee @ Georgia (4), 3:30 pm EST, CBS
Ohio State (16) @ Michigan State (20), 3:30 pm EST, ABC/ESPN2
Texas (13) @ Oklahoma State, 7:50 pm EST, FOX
Wisconsin @ Nebraska (23), 8:00 pm, ABC
Ole Miss @ Alabama (1), 9:15 pm EST, ESPN
Oregon State (19) @ Arizona, 10:00 pm EST, Pac 12 Network
In State:
Missouri @ Central Florida, Noon EST, Fox Sports
North Carolina State @ Miami, Noon EST, ESPNU
North Texas @ Florida Atlantic, 5:00 pm EST, ESPN3
Florida State (3) @ South Florida, 6:00 pm EST, ESPN
Florida International @ Louisiana Lafayette, 7:00 pm EST, ESPN3
Florida (11) has a bye. They’ll host LSU (6) next week.
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.)
