The Back Alley Archives

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[TD]Final 2011
[/TD]
[TD] First-place
[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Rank
[/TD]
[TD] School (2011 record)
[/TD]
[TD]Points
[/TD]
[TD]rank
[/TD]
[TD]votes
[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]LSU (13-1)
[/TD]
[TD]1403
[/TD]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
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[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]Alabama (12-1)
[/TD]
[TD]1399
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]Southern California (10-2)
[/TD]
[TD]1388
[/TD]
[TD]not ranked
[/TD]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma (10-3)
[/TD]
[TD]1276
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
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[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]Oregon (12-2)
[/TD]
[TD]1258
[/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]Georgia (10-4)
[/TD]
[TD]1061
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]Florida State (9-4)
[/TD]
[TD]1055
[/TD]
[TD]23
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]Michigan (11-2)
[/TD]
[TD]1023
[/TD]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]South Carolina (11-2)
[/TD]
[TD]981
[/TD]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]Arkansas (11-2)
[/TD]
[TD]948
[/TD]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]11
[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia (10-3)
[/TD]
[TD]833
[/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]Wisconsin (11-3)
[/TD]
[TD]743
[/TD]
[TD]11
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]Michigan State (11-3)
[/TD]
[TD]717
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]Clemson (10-4)
[/TD]
[TD]598
[/TD]
[TD]22
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]Texas (8-5)
[/TD]
[TD]549
[/TD]
[TD]not ranked
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]16
[/TD]
[TD]Nebraska (9-4)
[/TD]
[TD]501
[/TD]
[TD]24
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]17
[/TD]
[TD]TCU (11-2)
[/TD]
[TD]499
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]Stanford (11-2)
[/TD]
[TD]497
[/TD]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State (12-1)
[/TD]
[TD]476
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]Virginia Tech (11-3)
[/TD]
[TD]461
[/TD]
[TD]17
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]Kansas State (10-3)
[/TD]
[TD]398
[/TD]
[TD]16
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]22
[/TD]
[TD]Boise State (12-1)
[/TD]
[TD]271
[/TD]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]23
[/TD]
[TD]Florida (7-6)
[/TD]
[TD]250
[/TD]
[TD]not ranked
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]24
[/TD]
[TD]Notre Dame (8-5)
[/TD]
[TD]166
[/TD]
[TD]not ranked
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
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[TD]25
[/TD]
[TD]Auburn (8-5)
[/TD]
[TD]66
[/TD]
[TD]not ranked
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
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Others receiving votes (with 2011 records): Washington (7-6) 64; Louisville (7-6) 46; Georgia Tech (8-5) 35; Cincinnati (10-3) 32; Texas A&M (7-6) 28; Baylor (10-3) 23; Utah (8-5) 22; Mississippi State (7-6) 21; South Florida (5-7) 12; N.C. State (8-5) 11; BYU (10-3) 10; Louisiana Tech (8-5) 10; Virginia (8-5) 9; Houston (13-1) 7; Southern Mississippi (12-2) 6; Central Florida (5-7) 5; Rutgers (9-4) 5; Florida International (8-5) 3; Missouri (8-5) 3; Tennessee (5-7) 3; Northern Illinois (11-3) 2; Texas Tech (5-7) 1.

Behind Stanford? did they forget Luck is gone?

Polls seldom make sense that way. Georgia and FSU aren't top 10 teams (although Georgia's got a cakewalk of a schedule this year).

Yes, UGA has an incredibly easy SEC schedule this year.

Based on last year, we are probably ranked too high. It really grinds my gears when I see us picked 3rd in the East.

We should troll Swamp Gas with doom and gloom predictions. That could be fun!