I haven't explained my BlogPoll ballot this week, so this is me explaining it.

Alligator Army Ballot - Week 9

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	2
2	Kansas St. Wildcats	2
3	Oregon Ducks	-1
4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2
5	Oklahoma Sooners	--
6	Georgia Bulldogs	10
7	Florida Gators	-6
8	LSU Tigers	-1
9	Florida St. Seminoles	2
10	Ohio St. Buckeyes	9
11	Louisville Cardinals	4
12	Texas A&M Aggies	1
13	South Carolina Gamecocks	-1
14	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	--
15	Clemson Tigers	3
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	-6
17	Oregon St. Beavers	-9
18	Stanford Cardinal	2
19	USC Trojans	-10
20	West Virginia Mountaineers	--
21	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	--
22	Boise St. Broncos	--
23	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	-6
24	Utah State Aggies	--
25	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	--
Dropouts: Ohio Bobcats, Toledo Rockets, Duke Blue Devils, Wisconsin Badgers

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings

• Alabama's the best team in the country. I firmly believe that now.
• Kansas State gets the No. 2 spot because of resume and defense. Would K-State beat Oregon 51 times of 100 on a neutral field? I dunno.
• ...uh, kinda screwed up on Oklahoma there. Whoops. I should have put 'em No. 10 and moved every other team up.
• Ohio State's rise is about being a decent team for once, but more about all the other teams falling out of the picture in the teens. Louisville would lose to Ohio State.
• It's a shame we don't get to see Jadeveon Clowney chase around Johnny Manziel this year. I mean that.
• Texas Tech's body of work is too good for the Red Raiders to fall out of everything despite getting stomped by K-State.
• If I had my druthers, I would have just not ranked USC. Middling Pac-12 teams shouldn't be ranked.
• I think there are only about 18 really good teams, but the BlogPoll forces me to rank 25 each week. I am not responsible for you thinking West Virginia is actually good if I disclaim that like this, right?