George Geise's Ballot Missing - Week 7 (posted 12/23/08)

AP voter George Geise did not vote this week (week 7) in the Men's Basketball Poll. No replacement was or will be made.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 12/8/08)

Did the BCS do its job?  Are the computers being allowed to do theirs?  Or are they being treated like mere tools made to serve human needs like some kind of...robot?  Read all about it in this week's blog on SI.com.

Coaches' Poll Ballots Released  (posted 12/8/08)

The USA Today Coaches' Poll has made its ballots public for the first and only time during the 2008 season.  You may now use Pollstalker to analyze them.  Use the USA Today-Coaches' Poll '08 Report (found in the "Poll" drop down on the left side menu), or CLICK HERE. 

Harris Interactive Ballots Released  (posted 12/8/08)

The Harris Interactive College Football Poll has made its ballots public for the first and only time during the 2008 season.  You may now use Pollstalker to analyze them.  Use the Harris Interactive Poll '08 Report (found in the "Poll" drop down on the left side menu), or CLICK HERE.  There are only 113 voters, as Don Criqui did not turn in a ballot.

Look for the Coaches' Poll ballots in Pollstalker once they are released late on Monday. 

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 12/1/08)

The Big 12 really could learn a thing or two about tiebreakers from the SEC, and the SEC can learn a thing or two about beating ACC teams outside the state of Florida.  Read all about it in this week's blog on SI.com.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 11/24/08)

Can the ACC really be #1?  Oh yeah?  Well how would the ACC have done in WWII versus the Axis?  Plus the BCS now has even more responsibility.  It may be used to decide the Big 12 South champion.  Read all about it in this week's blog on SI.com.

Iowa's Eric Page Replaced by Mike Hlas in AP Poll Week 14 (posted 11/23/08)

Iowa AP Football voter Eric Page of the Quad-City Times was replaced in week 14 with Mike Hlas of the Cedar Rapids Gazette.  We have requested information from the AP, and details will be reported in the FOOTBALL section when available.

Bad and Good Voters of Week 13 Not Named        (posted 11/19/08)

The editorial staff of Pollspeak has made a big decision -- we will no longer be naming Bad and Good Voters of the Week.  Read why in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 11/17/08)

This week we discuss The Billingsley Report, Maurice Patton and once again Barrack Obama.  Obama may be the most college football friendly president since Gerald Ford.  Read it all in this week's blog on SI.com.

Bad & Good Voters of Week 12 Named     (posted 11/12/08)

Pollspeak names the winners for week twelve.  Find out who won what in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 11/10/08)

What do Barack Obama, Fat Albert, The Colley Matrix, Alabama, Texas Tech and Texas all have in common?  That's right; they're all mentioned in the first three paragraphs in this week's blog on SI.com.

Free The Ballots Petition Reaches:   400  (posted 11/6/08)

Bad & Good Voters of Week 11 Named     (posted 11/5/08)

Pollspeak names the winners for week eleven.  Find out who won what in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 11/3/08)

There are signs that the polls are going to Hell in a hand basket.  We saw the signs that opened up our eyes, and now you can too.  Also, tips on understanding Sagarin, and why did the Coaches drop Texas like they're hot?  Read about it in this week's blog on SI.com.

Preseason Women BB Poll Released (posted 11/3/08)

The Preseason Women's AP Basketball Poll for the 08-09 season was released on Sunday 11/2/08, and the ballots were made public today.  You can now find them in Pollstalker using the AP Poll Women BB 09-09 Report.  When the Coaches' Poll and other rankings are released we'll add a Women BB All Polls Report.

Preseason Men Basketball Polls Released (posted 10/31/08)

How To Save The BCS (posted 10/30/08)

Learn about four flaws in the current system that must be corrected if the BCS is to survive.  Pollspeak's most intriguing special feature yet includes never before released information about how the BCS works.  Click the link above to read it or go to the FOOTBALL section and check out the new "Features" menu at the top of every page.

Bad & Good Voters of Week 10 Named (posted 10/29/08)

Pollspeak names the winners for week ten.  Find out who won what in the FOOTBALL section.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 10/27/08)

Is there still consensus?  Is the BCS watered down? Are people watching the games?  What does Barbara Billingsley have to do with football?  Those questions answered and more in this week's blog on SI.com.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 10/20/08)

A momentous event occurred this week in the BCS standings -- something rare and beautiful.  Read about this special, unique occurrence plus a bunch of the same old garbage in this week's blog on SI.com.

Pollspeak's Blog on SI.com        (posted 10/13/08)

This week's article covers Texas getting respect, Oklahoma State getting no respect, Florida getting more respect and, of course, respecting a head-to-head win.  Respect it HERE.

Pollspeak's Second Blog on SI.com (posted 10/6/08)

Amazingly, Sports Illustrated hasn't kicked us to the curb.  This week's entry covers the problem of ranking Pittsburgh, USF and Kansas.  Also, are computer polls biased towards schools with good computer science programs?  Check it out HERE.

Pollspeak's First Blog on SI.com (posted 9/29/08)

Pollspeak's first poll-related blog for SI.com was just published.  If you're interested in the polls, be sure to check it out.  If enough people view it, hopefully there will be more blogs to come.  Check it out HERE.

First Harris Interactive Poll Released  (posted 9/28/08)

You can find the results for the first 2008 Harris Interactive College Football Poll in Pollstalker HERE.  Also of interest, here is a list of HICFP voter changes made from 2007 to 2008 and here is a shorter version listing only the 20 changes made.

Non-BCS Teams Suffer From Preseason Bias               By Bryan Frost  (posted 8/30/08)

There is a brewing controversy surrounding preseason college football polls – mainly because where a team starts often determines how high it can finish.  Preseason rankings do matter.  See specific examples of the double standard used to rank non-BCS teams in Bryan Frost's new article on the FOOTBALL Page.

Special(ly Long) Report:  Ranking The Polls         (posted 8/28/08)

Ever wonder how voters are chosen and what they’re instructed to do?  Here is your chance to find out.  We contacted officials at the Associated Press (AP), USA Today, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Harris Interactive to find out how they conduct their polls and compare them to each other.  In typical Pollspeak fashion, we even rank their answers in each category.  Let’s see how they like it!  Read the full article on the FOOTBALL Page.

AP Poll:  Does It Need More Voters?  Also, Herbstreit:  A National Fugitive Hiding Somewhere in Ohio?  (posted 8/24/08)

Today we turn to the AP Poll in part two of our series covering voter changes and demographics in the polls.  See Pollspeak’s previous article on the Coaches’ Poll below.  It’s more difficult to spot regional bias in the AP Poll than in the Coaches’ Poll.  We’re not saying that bias doesn’t exist, but the potential for it is just much less transparent.  Read the full article on the FOOTBALL page.

Big 10 Has The Edge In Coaches' Poll (posted 8/22/08)

As part of our preseason analysis of the polls, we look at who's doing the voting.  We compare the voters from last year to this year and point out who's left and who's new.  We’ll also look at potential regional or conference biases.  We’ll begin the series with the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.  Read the full article on the FOOTBALL page.

Pollspeak Reports to the AP, USA Today, Harris Interactive and BCS Released (posted 1/22/08)