Here's the Cardiac Hill Week 6 SB Nation Blog Poll ballot. Pitt didn't make my cut - as always, explanations after the jump.
Cardiac Hill Ballot - Week 6
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
 1 |
| 2 | LSU Tigers |
 -1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 4 | Wisconsin Badgers |
1 |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
7 |
| 6 | Boise St. Broncos |
-2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
-1 |
| 8 | Stanford Cardinal |
-1 |
| 9 | Michigan Wolverines |
9 |
| 10 | Oregon Ducks |
1 |
| 11 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
9 |
| 12 | Texas Longhorns |
5 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
6 |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers | -- |
| 15 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
-7 |
| 16 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
5 |
| 17 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
| 18 | Florida Gators |
-9 |
| 19 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
4 |
| 20 | Michigan St. Spartans | -- |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
-7 |
| 22 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
-9 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
-13 |
| 24 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | -- |
| 25 | Houston Cougars | -- |
| Dropouts: South Florida Bulls, Baylor Bears, TCU Horned Frogs | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
The biggest thing to note, at least related to this blog, is that Pitt didn't make my cut. As Greg mentioned over the weekend, they did get a handful of votes, but in the end, a 3-2 Pitt team isn't worthy of a top spot. They thrashed South Florida, but I have a hard time voting Pitt over any of these teams I've ranked. I'm not saying they're not better than a team like Houston, but the bottom line is that the Cougars are 5-0.
I've got no issue with those who gave Pitt a vote, but, well, I probably need to see at least one more win before I'd consider ranking them.
Another thing of note about my ballot is that I've got Clemson a bit higher than the mainstream polls. The Tigers have three wins over ranked teams including a beatdown of Virginia Tech on the road this weekend. They've done far more than Stanford or Boise State (who someone, ludicrously, ranked No. 1 in the AP poll).