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Normally we would have our individual ballot up before the final results, but this was the first week of the poll, so things were a little hectic. Our poll has the two obvious teams at the top in Fresno State and Northern Illinois, and then we went with Boise State followed by BYU.
Mid-major top-10 poll
Fresno State, Northern Illinois top initial poll
I am shocked that Boise State ended up No. 5 in the final poll behind and East Carolina, but that might have to do with the Broncos already has two losses. The others also are not as high as BYU, and I know that makes some people happy, but they easily got through Utah State's defense.
My vote for Utah State this week is pretty much a token vote for what they have done all year, so next week they will be looked at more objectively.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 5-0 (2-0 MWC) | 10 | N/A |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 5-0 (1-0 MAC) | 9 | N/A |
| 3 | Boise State | 3-2 (1-1 MWC) | 8 | N/A |
| 4 | BYU | 3-2 (IND) | 7 | N/A |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4-1 (2-0 CUSA) | 6 | N/A |
| 6 | Ball State | 5-1 (2-0 MAC) | 5 | N/A |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 5-1 (3-0 MAC) | 4 | N/A |
| 8 | Wyoming | 3-2 (1-0 MWC) | 3 | N/A |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 4-2 (2-0 Sun Belt) | 2 | N/A |
| 10 | Utah State | 3-3 (2-0 MWC) | 1 | N/A |