Pollin': Final 2012-13 Blog Poll and SEC Power Poll Ballots

This is, for the most part, pretty self explanatory. Teams which won their bowl games jumped up, and teams which lost theirs dropped. The number of spots in their delta is largely based on their postseason performances versus their regular season performances and expectations. This is entirely subjective but, hey, so is the brunt of our college football "championship" system anyway (And, no, I in no way mean to suggest that Alabama is not the best team in football, rather that the system is somewhat arbitrary and dumb adding both to its appeal and its imperfections.)

Red Cup Rebellion Ballot - Week 15

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	2
2	Ohio St. Buckeyes	--
3	Stanford Cardinal	3
4	Oregon Ducks	3
5	Texas A&M Aggies	6
6	Georgia Bulldogs	-2
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	-6
8	South Carolina Gamecocks	2
9	Kansas St. Wildcats	-1
10	Florida Gators	-5
11	Louisville Cardinals	11
12	Boise St. Broncos	6
13	Florida St. Seminoles	1
14	Clemson Tigers	-1
15	LSU Tigers	-6
16	Oklahoma Sooners	-4
17	Utah State Aggies	6
18	Northwestern Wildcats	3
19	Vanderbilt Commodores	5
20	Texas Longhorns	--
21	Oregon St. Beavers	-5
22	San Jose St. Spartans	3
23	Northern Illinois Huskies	-8
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	--
25	Michigan Wolverines	-8
Dropouts: UCLA Bruins, Oklahoma St. Cowboys

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "

The real trick was deciding what to do with teams like Louisville, LSU, Northern Illinois, Michigan, and so forth. I think I did a fair enough job, with perhaps Florida being ranked one spot above Louisville being the only decision I remain ambivalent over.

The Cup's final SEC Power Poll ballot goes like this:

1. Alabama
2. Texas A&M
3. Georgia (really, TAMU and UGA are pretty much tied in my eyes)
4. South Carolina
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Vanderbilt
8. Ole Miss
9. Schtuyte
10. Arkansas
11. Mizzou
12. Tennessee
13. Auburn
14. Kentucky