Last month, we started sign ups for the SB Nation CFB Top 25, a new project by our network to get the fan’s picks for the top teams in the nation. The first edition is here, and here are the results.
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Other teams receiving votes: Washington State, Syracuse, Boise State, Stanford, Army, Virginia, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Minnesota
First, looking through the individual team site data, I found quite a few instances of sites inflating their own team’s ranking over the national data. Some extreme examples:
College And Magnolia - put Auburn 14th vs National ranking of 18th
Our Daily Bears - put Baylor 23rd vs National ranking of Unranked
Black Heart Gold Pants - put Iowa 14th vs National ranking of 19th
And The Valley Shook - put LSU 5th vs National ranking of 10th
State Of The U - put Miami 18th vs National ranking of 22nd
The Only Colors - put Michigan State 17th vs National ranking of 23rd
Good Bull Hunting - put Texas A&M 6th vs National ranking of 11th
CougCenter - put Washington State 16th vs National ranking of ARV.