Boise's back on top of the Purple Wimple's week 7 ballot in the SBNation BlogPoll.
Remember, this is a resume ballot-- not a power poll (although the difference between the two is narrowing, as the resumes are filling out...)
The Purple Wimple Ballot - Week 7
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise St. Broncos |
 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
1 |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks |
2 |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs |
2 |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers |
 -1 |
| 6 | Michigan St. Spartans |
3 |
| 7 | Utah Utes |
3 |
| 8 | Ohio St. Buckeyes |
-1 |
| 9 | Nevada Wolf Pack |
4 |
| 10 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -- |
| 11 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
1 |
| 12 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
-11 |
| 13 | Stanford Cardinal |
8 |
| 14 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| 15 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
1 |
| 16 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 17 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
-6 |
| 18 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 19 | California Golden Bears | -- |
| 20 | Missouri Tigers | -- |
| 21 | Air Force Falcons |
-6 |
| 22 | Oregon St. Beavers | -- |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats |
-15 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
1 |
| 25 | N.C. State Wolfpack | -- |
| Dropouts: Kansas St. Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Florida Gators, Wisconsin Badgers, Miami Hurricanes, Northwestern Wildcats, Temple Owls | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
Now the ritual reading of the Three Rules: Rule #1: I make exceptions to all of the following rules, as I see fit, except for Rule #2. Rule #2: for at least one week, the winner of a game must outrank the loser of the same game. Rule #3A: We cannot measure a team’s quality until it beats a quality opponent. Rule #3B: Beating a 2A team is usually a meaningless exercise.
The resumes of the top six teams on this week's ballot strengthened, generally. Virginia Tech, Oregon State, and no-longer-hapless New Mexico State helped Boise State; Air Force, Florida State, and Cincy helped Oklahoma; Stanford and Arizona State helped Oregon; Air Force, Oregon State, and SMU helped TCU; Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Western Michigan helped Michigan State; and South Carolina really helped Auburn.
Miami, on the other hand, may not be Ohio State's signature win anymore, after Illinois's clobbering of Penn State in Happy Valley. Arkansas and LSU return to my ballot, each after squeaking out wins over decent teams (LSU's fake+outrageously+lucky+field+goal win at the Swamp only will add fuel to Pat Forde's contention that Les Miles sold his soul to the devil).
Unlike the major polls, I include Oregon State, and (see Rule #2) place the Beavers ahead of Arizona.