I was asked to be a voter in The Associated Press College Football Poll this year, and I’ve done so many times in the past. I also voted in the Harris Poll, which was the human element in the old Bowl Championship Series format of figuring out a national champion.
Here is how I voted in this week’s poll, which wasn’t easy to come by based on a crazy and exciting opening weekend.
My poll Real poll
1. Alabama 1. Alabama
2. Clemson 2. Clemson
3. Florida State 3. Florida State
4. Ohio State 4. Ohio State
5. Michigan 5. Michigan
6. Stanford 6. Houston
7. Houston 7. Stanford
8. Tennessee 8. Washington
9. Michigan State 9. Georgia
10. TCU 10. Wisconsin
My poll Real poll
11. Oklahoma 11. Texas
12. Washington 12. Michigan State
13. Louisville 13. Louisville
14. Notre Dame 14. Oklahoma
15. Mississippi 15. TCU
16. Wisconsin 16. Iowa
17. Iowa 17. Tennessee
18. LSU 18. Notre Dame
19. Baylor 19. Mississippi
20. Florida 20. Texas A&M
21. Georgia 21. LSU
22. Texas 22. Oklahoma State
23. Oklahoma State 23. Baylor
24. Texas A&M 24. Oregon
25. San Diego State 25. Miami (Fla.)
Do the pokes get a vote if they win in Lincoln?
Possibly.
RG
I would have picked Clemson #2 and the elephant #3 My #1 team is, of course, “the Pokes”