LandThieves Poll Announced

Following is my first poll of the season. It's a strictly a computer poll, using several factors, including w/l record, margin of victory, opponents w/l, opponents' opponents w/l, home and road records, and how often you've played on the road.

1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. South Florida
4. Boston College
5. Missouri
6. Arizona State
7. Cincinnati
8. Auburn
9. Illinois
10. California
11. Oregon
12. Kansas
13. Connecticut
14. South Carolina
15. West Virginia
16. Oklahoma
17. Florida
18. Kentucky
19. Southern Cal
20. Purdue
21. Virginia
22. Massachusetts
23. Michigan
24. Virginia Tech
25. Indiana

Self-analysis says UMass at 22 is a little wacky. Though if they run the spread offense, there's no doubt they could take the 23rd ranked Michigan Wolverines. I disagree with my Florida at 17 as well. Apparently my poll doesn't yet take into consideration losing to the #1 ranked team on the road in the last minute. Since Florida dropped in the human polls too, let's just acknowledge my poll is flawed, too. I have the Fisheaters 139th, right behind Denver Johnson's Illinois State Redbirds. That feels about right.