Polling - Week 14: Bye, bye, Baylor
Good run, coach. (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports)
My ballot for this week's poll on Crystal Ball Run:
CrystalBallRun.com Power Rankings Ballot – Week 14
1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Auburn
5. Missouri
6. Oklahoma State
7. Clemson
8. Fresno State
9. Michigan State
10. Northern Illinois
Just missed the cut: Baylor, Central Florida, Louisville, Arizona State, Stanford
Notes:
*Assuming Ohio State wins out, do the Buckeyes deserve to pass Florida State? Probably not. However, wins over Wisconsin and (potentially) Michigan State are looking better every week.
*Baylor was walking a really fine line. Aside from getting drop kicked by Oklahoma State, I dropped the Bears from the top 10 because their non-conference slate was about as tough as a wet paper bag. That's still a very good team that would likely win a BCS bowl game this year if given the chance.
*I don't see much separation between Auburn, Mizzou and Oklahoma St. All three still have opportunities to make big statements in the next two weeks, although the two Tigers have the bigger stage, of course.
*The Stanford-Arizona State rematch in the Pac-12 title game has the chance to be really intriguing. The Sun Devils aren't getting enough credit for the season that they're putting together.
*Since you asked and I have done very little hard thinking on the subject, my mythical Heisman ballot as of right now would probably include Jordan Lynch, Jameis Winston and C.J. Mosley in some order.