Here’s the BlogPoll Top 25 for week 15 in college football.  If you’re curious to see how I voted, you can check that out as well. Also be sure to check out the analysis on the BlogPoll Top 25 as well.

Results for Week 15

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	LSU Tigers (60)	25.00	0.00	—
2	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	23.50	0.70	1
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	23.15	1.14	-1
4	Stanford Cardinal	21.52	1.01	—
5	Oregon Ducks	20.55	1.18	3
6	Boise St. Broncos	18.40	3.31	1
7	Arkansas Razorbacks	17.92	2.96	2
8	Wisconsin Badgers	17.92	1.78	6
9	USC Trojans	15.07	7.38	4
10	South Carolina Gamecocks	14.30	3.80	5
11	Kansas St. Wildcats	14.27	2.72	5
12	Michigan Wolverines	13.03	2.68	5
13	Michigan St. Spartans	12.57	3.56	-2
14	Baylor Bears	11.13	2.85	5
15	Clemson Tigers	10.55	3.37	6
16	TCU Horned Frogs	10.13	3.64	2
17	Georgia Bulldogs	9.90	3.93	-5
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	9.42	3.70	-13
19	Oklahoma Sooners	8.58	4.06	-9
20	Houston Cougars	6.65	4.30	-14
21	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6.17	2.31	-1
22	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	4.87	2.26	2
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	3.45	1.96	-1
24	Penn St. Nittany Lions	2.92	2.66	-1
25	Florida St. Seminoles	0.85	1.46	—
Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati Bearcats | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Northern Illinois Huskies | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Texas Longhorns | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Missouri Tigers | Auburn Tigers | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Louisville Cardinals | Virginia Cavaliers | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | BYU Cougars | Texas A&M Aggies | California Golden Bears | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Ohio Bobcats
Updated: Dec 7, 2011 9:17 AM EST

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Are you curious to know what your favorite college football team will receive as gifts for playing in a 2011-12 college football bowl game this year. The NCAA allows the bowls to give the players gifts who total value cannot be more than $550. The schools and conferences can also provide up to $350 in gifts each as well.

A full look at what your favorite college team will receive can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the homepage.

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Temple vs Wyoming
Gift suite, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley beanie, New Era cap, Oakley Flak Pack 3.0, pen with box, Christmas ornament

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs Utah State
Gift suite, North End winter coat, Kombi gloves, Nike beanie, Ogio Fugitive backpack, Big Game souvenir football

R+L Carriers
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Samsung Galaxy tablet

Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl
Florida International vs Marshall
Sony PlayStation 3, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley backpack duffel, mini-helmet

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
Best Buy gift card*, Tourneau watch, hooded sweatshirt, FlexFit cap

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona State vs Boise State
Gift suite, cap

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Nevada vs Southern Mississippi
Oakley sunglasses, Aloha shirt, Pro Athletics custom beach shorts, Oakley T-shirt, performance wear, cap or visor, backpack, beach towels, bowl calendar, playing cards

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Missouri vs North Carolina
Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, New Era cap, commemorative football

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Western Michigan vs Purdue
Timely Watch Co. watch, leather duffel bag, commemorative football

Belk Bowl
Louisville vs North Carolina State
Estimated $400 shopping trip to Belk’s flagship store in Charlotte, Fossil watch

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Toledo vs Air Force
Amazon Kindle Fire, Apple iPod nano, Deuce watch, LunaTik wristband (to hold iPod), beanie, Nike backpack

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
California vs Texas
Best Buy gift card*, Tourneau watch, hooded sweatshirt, FlexFit cap

Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State vs Notre Dame
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy, Timely Watch Co. watch

Valero Alamo Bowl
Washington vs Baylor
$400 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Schutt mini-helmet, panoramic team photo

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
BYU vs. Tulsa
Sony Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, camo knit beanie, Ogio backpack, Big Game souvenir football

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers vs Iowa State
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose details about participants’ gifts

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Mississippi State vs Wake Forest
Gift suite, Reactor watch

Insight Bowl
Iowa vs Oklahoma
Gift suite, Fossil watch, cap, Ogio Convoy backpack

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Texas A&M vs Northwestern
Toshiba 32-inch flat-screen television, Fossil watch, belt buckle, T-shirt, backpack

Hyundai Sun Bowl
Georgia Tech vs Utah
Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch, Majestic Pro-Base fleece pullover, VP Sports cap, Ogio Politan backpack, Helen of Troy hair dryer, souvenir coin

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt
Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Nike training shoes, Nike sport sandals, Nike sunglasses, Nike Air Jordan backpack, commemorative game ball

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois vs UCLA
Soundmatters Personal Audiophile loudspeaker, Fossil watch, cap, Timbuk2 custom messenger bag

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Virginia vs Auburn
$250 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Russell Athletic ski cap, Russell Athletic travel bag, $15 Chick-fil-A gift card, commemorative football

TicketCity Bowl
Houston vs Penn State
Gift suite, Timely Watch Co. watch

Capital One Bowl
Nebraska vs South Carolina
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy, Timely Watch Co. watch

Outback Bowl
Michigan State vs Georgia
$150 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, Jostens ring, cap, $25 Outback Steakhouse gift certificate

TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs Florida
Fossil watch, Gator Gear performance headwear, rolling luggage bag, Jostens ring, commemorative football

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs Oregon
Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era hat, Oakley Flak Pack 3.0

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Stanford vs Oklahoma State
Gift suite, Kenneth Cole watch, cap, Ogio Convoy backpack

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Michigan vs Virginia Tech
Gift suite, Reactor watch, New Era cap, Majestic fleece pullover

Discover Orange Bowl
West Virginia vs Clemson
Gift suite, Tourneau watch

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Kansas State vs Arkansas
Fossil watch
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose additional details about participant gifts

BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs Pittsburgh
iBeats by Dr. Dre (ear buds), Reactor watch, Oakley Eyepatch 2, Oakley backpack duffel, Big Game commemorative football

GoDaddy.com Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Nikon S80, Timely Watch Co. watch, leather luggage bag, commemorative football

Allstate BCS National Championship Game
LSU vs Alabama
Gift suite, Fossil watch, New Era cap, Boxer and Stone shirt

* To be spent during the teams’ official store visit. Balance not used that day will be forfeited.

Most watches, rings, clothing and luggage are custom-made with the bowl logo. Gift suites are set up as private events in which game participants, and often bowl VIPs, are given an order form and allowed to select a gift, or gifts, up to a value that is predetermined by each specific bowl, not to exceed the NCAA limit of $550 per person.

Information courtesy of SportsBusiness Journal

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As some of you know, we’ve been voting here on the Bloguin Network for our pick as to we think will win the Heisman Trophy. While our final vote won’t be revealed until Friday, we know now who will be in New York City on Saturday night for the presentation of the 77th annual Heisman Trophy.

The five finalists in alphabetical order are:

• Montee Ball, RB – Wisconsin
• Robert Griffin III, QB – Baylor
• Andrew Luck, QB – Stanford
• Tyrann Mathieu, DB – LSU
• Trent Richardson, RB – Alabama

Luck is the only repeat finalist from last year.

I know who I’d like to win but I won’t reveal that just yet. I’d rather keep the surprise for when the final Bloguin Heisman Trophy vote is announced the Friday.

The 77th annual Heisman Trophy presentation will be broadcast live on ESPN on Saturday, December 10 at 8 p.m.

Here is your 2011-12 NCAA college football bowl schedule with television assignments.

Here are is a list of announcers for all games broadcast on the ESPN family of networks courtesy of Fang’s Bites. 

Also from Fang’s Bites, Fox will use Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Tim Brewster for the Cotton Bowl. CBS will have Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson on the Sun Bowl.

Bowl	Location	Date/Time	Network
Gildan New Mexico Temple vs Wyoming	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 17 2 p.m.
uDrove Humanitarian Ohio vs Utah State	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 17 5:30 p.m.
R+L Carriers New Orleans San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Dec. 17 9 p.m.
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Florida International vs Marshall	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 20 8 p.m.
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia TCU vs. Louisiana Tech	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 21 8 p.m.
MAACO Las Vegas Arizona State vs Boise State	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 8 p.m.
Sheraton Hawaii Nevada vs Southern Mississippi	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Missouri vs North Carolina	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 26 5 p.m.
Little Caesars Western Michigan vs Purdue	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 27 4:30 p.m.
Belk Louisville vs North Carolina State	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 27 8 p.m.
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman Toldeo vs Air Force	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 28 4:30 p.m.
Bridgepoint Education Holiday California vs Texas	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 28 8 p.m.
Champs Sports Florida State vs Notre Dame	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 29 5:30 p.m.
Valero Alamo Washington vs Baylor	San Antonio Alamodome	Dec. 29 9 p.m.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces BYU vs. Tulsa	Dallas Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dec. 30 Noon
New Era Pinstripe Rutgers vs Iowa State	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 30 3:20 p.m.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Mississippi State vs Wake Forest	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 30 6:40 p.m.
Insight Iowa vs Oklahoma	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 30 10 p.m.
Meineke Car Care of Texas Texas A&M vs Northwestern	Houston Reliant Stadium	Dec. 31 Noon
Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs Utah	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 2 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Cincinnati vs Vanderbilt	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.
Kraft Fight Hunger Illinois vs UCLA	San Francisco AT&T Park	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.
Chick-fil-A Virginia vs Auburn	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.
TicketCity Houston vs Penn State	Dallas Cotton Bowl	Jan. 2 Noon
Outback Michigan State vs Georgia	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 2 1 p.m.
Capital One Nebraska vs South Carolina	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 2 1 p.m.
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl Ohio State vs Florida	Jacksonville, Fla. EverBank Field	Jan. 2 1 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio Wisconsin vs Oregon	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 2 5 p.m.
Tostitos Fiesta Stanford vs Oklahoma State	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 2 8:30 p.m.
Allstate Sugar Michigan vs Virginia Tech	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 3 8:30 p.m.
Discover Orange West Virginia vs Clemson	Miami Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 4 8:30 p.m.
AT&T Cotton Kansas State vs Arkansas	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 6 8 p.m.
BBVA Compass Bowl SMU vs Pittsburgh	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 7 1 p.m.
GoDaddy.com Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 8 9 p.m.
Allstate BCS National Championship Game LSU vs Alabama	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 9 8:30 p.m.

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The final BCS standings are out for the 2011 season and it will be the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide playing for the BCS National Championship on January 9, 2011 in New Orleans, LA.

LSU ran the gamut on the season as the No. 1 team in the BCS rankings. Alabama had been No. 2 at one point, fell down in the rankings, only to climb back to No. 2.

Despite their best efforts in their convincing win over Oklahoma last night, the Oklahoma State Cowboys didn’t jump up to No. 2 in the standings. Two Pac-12 teams, the Stanford Cardinal and Oregon Ducks, round out the top five.

The only team ranked in the final BCS standings from the Big East is the West Virginia Mountaineers at No. 23. By virtue of being the highest ranked team in the Big East, they’ll represent the conference in a BCS bowl since they shared the Big East title with Cincinnati and Louisville.

You can head over to the BCS website to see how the poll is computed weekly and how the teams are selected for the BCS bowls.

For a full look at the final 2011 BCS Standings, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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As many of you know, I am one of the voters in the BlogPoll Top 25. Each week, bloggers across the country representing the various FBS schools get together and put together their own top 25’s. Here at SOX & Dawgs, we are representing the UConn Huskies. The votes are then tabulated on Tuesday.

Each week we are asked to do an initial ballot. This allows you the reader to let us know in the comments whether you agree with my choices or not. The initial ballots will normally be done on Sunday.

After I check the comments for the initial ballot, I then resubmit my final ballot for the week. If there are comments, I’ll take them into consideration before submitting the final ballot by 8 a.m.on Tuesday.

You can check out the ballot I submitted earlier today by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the homepage.

SOX & Dawgs Ballot – Week 15

Rank	Team	Delta
1	LSU Tigers	—
2	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	4
3	Alabama Crimson Tide	-1
4	Stanford Cardinal	—
5	Oregon Ducks	4
6	Boise St. Broncos	2
7	Arkansas Razorbacks	—
8	Georgia Bulldogs	3
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	4
10	Wisconsin Badgers	4
11	Michigan Wolverines	4
12	Kansas St. Wildcats	4
13	USC Trojans	4
14	Clemson Tigers	7
15	Oklahoma Sooners	-5
16	TCU Horned Frogs	2
17	Michigan St. Spartans	-5
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1
19	Virginia Tech Hokies	-16
20	Houston Cougars	-15
21	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	1
22	Penn St. Nittany Lions	-2
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	—
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	—
25	Florida St. Seminoles	—

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My only note is that I moved Oklahoma State to No. 2. I felt as though the Cowboys based on their numbers against top 25 teams this year warranted them being No. 2 in my final regular season poll.

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The final regular season rankings are out for college football and after their come-from-behind win in the SEC Championship, the LSU Tigers finish the season as the No. 1 team and will definitely being playing for the BCS National Championship on January 9, 2012 in New Orleans, LA.

If the polls are any indication, they’ll be playing the Alabama Crimson Tide who are No. 2 in both polls. But we won’t know until the final BCS standings come out tonight.

LSU and Alabama are followed by Oklahoma State, Stanford and USC in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, they are followed by Oklahoma State, Stanford and Oregon.

The West Virginia Mountaineers are the only team from the Big East ranked in both polls at 23/22. The Cincinnati Bearcats are ranked No. 24 in the coaches’ poll and are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

The Louisville Cardinals are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll while the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are among the others receiving votes in the coaches’ poll.

For a full look at the 2011 NCAA Football Rankings for Week 15 (Dec. 4), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Here’s the BlogPoll Top 25 for week 14 in college football.  If you’re curious to see how I voted, you can check that out as well. Also be sure to check out the analysis on the BlogPoll Top 25 as well.

Results for Week 14

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	LSU Tigers (65)	25.00	0.00	—
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	23.72	0.62	—
3	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	21.57	1.79	2
4	Stanford Cardinal	21.22	1.78	—
5	Virginia Tech Hokies	19.74	3.38	1
6	Houston Cougars	18.11	4.42	2
7	Boise St. Broncos	17.46	3.16	—
8	Oregon Ducks	17.45	3.19	1
9	Arkansas Razorbacks	17.02	2.85	-6
10	Oklahoma Sooners	15.12	3.14	1
11	Michigan St. Spartans	14.58	3.02	-1
12	Georgia Bulldogs	14.02	3.01	—
13	USC Trojans	14.00	6.77	—
14	Wisconsin Badgers	13.35	2.90	—
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	12.31	3.19	—
16	Kansas St. Wildcats	10.63	2.29	—
17	Michigan Wolverines	10.37	2.45	—
18	TCU Horned Frogs	7.92	2.57	1
19	Baylor Bears	7.71	1.98	2
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6.45	1.53	2
21	Clemson Tigers	4.26	2.31	-3
22	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.98	1.85	4
23	Penn St. Nittany Lions	2.83	2.19	-3
24	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	1.92	1.90	5
25	Florida St. Seminoles	1.26	1.55	8
Others Receiving Votes: Texas Longhorns | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Cincinnati Bearcats | Northern Illinois Huskies | Missouri Tigers | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Virginia Cavaliers | Toledo Rockets | Auburn Tigers | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | BYU Cougars | Ohio Bobcats | California Golden Bears | Vanderbilt Commodores | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Temple Owls
Updated: Nov 29, 2011 8:36 PM EST

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011

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Each week a group of Bloguin college football bloggers get together and put our votes in for the top Heisman Trophy candidates. Then after the votes are tabulated by Kevin over at College Football Zealots, the poll is released on Wednesday.

Here are the results for week 12 of the 2011 college football season. Be sure to head over Crystal Ball Run for a full look at the results for the week for more insight on the poll.

1. Trent Richardson (RB-Alabama) – 27 Points, 30.00%, 4 1st Place Votes
2. Robert Griffin III (QB-Baylor)- 22 Points, 24.44%, 3 1st Place Votes
3. Andrew Luck (QB-Stanford) – 14 Points, 15.56%, 3 1st Place Votes
4. Montee Ball (RB-Wisconsin) – 9.5 Points, 10.56%, 1 1st Place Vote
5. Case Keenum (QB-Houston)- 6.5 Points, 7.22%, 0 1st Place Votes

• Also Receiving Votes: Matt Barkley (QB- USC) 5 pts, Colin Klein (QB- Kansas State) 3 pts, Tyrann Mathieu (DB- LSU) 3 pts
• Dropped Out: Kellen Moore (QB- Boise State)

In case you were wondering, here’s how I voted this week:

1. Trent Richardson , Alabama – RB: I have to continue my what have you done for me lately theme here in the voting and that’s only because RG III got injured. Had he not, he’d probably still be No. 1. But that honor goes to Richardson. He’s been overlooked by me and many others but his statement game of 203 yards against Auburn opens your eyes. On the season, he’s rushed for 1583 yards and 20 touchdowns. He’s also caught three touchdown passes.

2. Case Keenum, Houston-QB:  Keenum kept up the strong numbers last week throwing for 457 yards and five touchdowns against Tulsa. He’s led his team to an undefeated season and possibly a BCS berth if the cards fall right for the Cougars. The most impressive number to be though isn’t his 4,726 passing yards and 47 touchdowns, it’s his three interceptions thrown. I’d be shocked if he isn’t among the finalists.

3. Montee Ball, Wisconsin-RB:  Ball definitely has been overlooked here by me and it’s probably because he had been playing in Russell Wilson’s Heisman candidacy shadow. Ball has been putting up astounding numbers all season long and that was no different against Penn State where he ran for 157 yards and 4 touchdowns. He’s got a total of 34 touchdowns on the season (29 rushing, 5 receiving) and has rushed for 1,622 yards.

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The BCS Standings are out for the seventh time this season and as has been the case with the past six weeks, the LSU Tigers are in the driver’s seat to appear in the BCS Championship Game on January 9, 2012 in New Orleans, LA.

And unless something wonky happens in the final balloting next week, the Alabama Crimson Tide would get a rematch from their only loss from the season. The Tigers and Crimson Tide are followed by the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Stanford Cardinal and Virginia Tech Hokies.

For the first time in three weeks, there is a representative from the Big East as the West Virginia Mountaineers are ranked No. 23.

You can head over to the BCS website to see how the poll is computed weekly and how the teams are selected for the BCS bowls.

For a full look at the BCS Standings, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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