Not long ago, I submitted my most recent BlogPoll ballot, in which I had Colorado ranked eighth. An attentive reader reasonably asked, "Didn't they actually lose 33-14 to Arizona State?"
Unlike some A.P. voters I could name, I figured out a way to double-check the score and, sure enough, he was right. Obviously, this required both a correction and an explanation.
The explanation is this: I got home late last night from Athens and, as often is the case after a Georgia game, I couldn't sleep, so I went ahead and got to work on my BlogPoll ballot. I was checking scores on Sports Illustrated's website until the wee hours and I kept track of the Arizona State-Colorado game until it the score was final.
It's not impossible that, because it was late and I was tired, I misread the score, but I'm almost positive that the real-time game tracker had the score reversed, showing Colorado was winning by a 33-14 margin, rather than Arizona State. When I double-checked it earlier this evening, though, I saw that rmcleave was right, for which I am most apologetic.
Regardless of the reason for this error, whether it was Sports Illustrated's mistake or mine, a correction was in order, so I went back in and recast my BlogPoll ballot, which now looks like this:
Rank | Team | Delta |
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1 | LSU |
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2 | Oklahoma |
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3 | UCLA |
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4 | Washington |
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5 | Missouri |
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6 | Boston College |
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7 | South Carolina |
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8 | Iowa |
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9 | South Florida |
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10 | Clemson |
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11 | Texas |
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12 | Rutgers |
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13 | Oregon |
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14 | Arizona State |
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15 | Wisconsin |
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16 | Southern Cal |
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17 | Cincinnati |
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18 | Penn State |
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19 | Alabama |
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20 | West Virginia |
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21 | California |
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22 | Michigan State |
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23 | Florida |
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24 | Georgia |
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25 | Georgia Tech |
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The lone change involved removing the Buffaloes and inserting the Sun Devils, who beat San Jose State and Colorado convincingly to earn a No. 14 ranking. Every intervening team moved up one notch.
Once again, I apologize for the error and I appreciate the correction. Next time, I'll know better than to check scores when I'm sleepy.
Go 'Dawgs!