July 12, 2005
Harris Poll to replace AP in the BCS standings
As we mentioned last month, the BCS has created a new football poll to be administered by Harris Interactive and comprised of former players, coaches, administrators and members of the media. Each conference nominated 27 people to be placed into a pool of possible poll voters, and each conference will have 10 of its nominees in the panel.
Called the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, it will rank the top 25 teams on a weekly basis, replacing the AP Poll, starting Sept. 25 -- four weeks into the season.
In addition to the new poll, the BCS will continue to use the USA Today coaches' poll and a compilation of six computer rankings -- each counting for one-third of a team's grade. The coaches will continue with a preseason ballot.
The coaches agreed to have their final ballots made public for the first time this season. The new Harris poll will take the same approach, releasing only the final ballots, but Harris poll voters will be permitted to publish their ballots at any time throughout the year.
The thing I really like about the Harris Poll is that you've got 114 voters from all over the country, so the whole concept of a 'regional bias' should be eliminated - at least I *hope* it's eliminated.
More on the New Harris Poll:
College Football Resource
Sportsbiz
Jock Scraps
Every Day Should be Saturday
HuskerMike
The Blue-Gray Sky
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JIM NIX said:
posted on August 20, 2005 8:49 PM — 69.69.148.116 — link — abuse?I just wish all of you would take off your blinders and throw away all the excuses and think of the fans and the game and come up with a PLAYOFF SYSTEM,its pretty STUPID not having one for college football when all the other major college sports do,BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL-----DA WHERES THE FOOTBALL???? GREED AND MONEY AND REAL HARD HEADS AND BIG EGOES are stopping IT!!! WHEN WILL YOU LISTEN TO THE FANS????