Look at this AP voter's Top 25

i agree,we have beat the highest ranked team....

Wow! That is stupid, that can't be right. Glad we're number 1 though. T-shirts T-shirts!

BYU, Houston, and Michigan? WOW, that is crazy. Oh well, stuff like that actually gives the BCS cred.

shite like this is why the each vote in the Coaches Poll needs to be open each week

This is his real ballot? I can't believe people complain so much about the BCS computers and the writers can have ballots like this counted. He should have his vote taken away.

Kirk H has AU 17th

I hear ya Kirk

I say right now we should be 30th

Kirk H has said since preseason AU would be one of if not the biggest surprise of the year and would have a good team this year.

This is actually pretty interesting now that I am reading about it. This guys is actually trying to strictly follow the guidelines for voting as given to him by the AP poll:

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You can read Lesmerises’ perspective in his own words HERE. However, to paraphrase, he is trying to adhere to the AP’s primary guideline: “Base your vote on performance, not reputation or preseason speculation.” So he didn’t even look at his preseason ballot and ranked the teams based mainly on how they performed in week 1. So the teams with the most impressive wins (Alabama, BYU and Oklahoma State) get his top three spots, which definitely puts him in the minority.

But should it? This is exactly what the AP asks from its voters, and Lesmerises’ article proves he put a lot of thought into his choices. This was not a case of throwing darts or done to spite the BCS as some fans have suggested.

At the end of his explanation, he makes it clear that his ballot next week might look completely different, which is again an AP guideline: “Don’t hesitate to make significant changes in your ballot from week to week.” So we have high hopes for his ‘week 3’ ballot as well.

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Definitely makes it more understandable.

MiamiTiger, you have to admit this guy is a genius.