Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009

ACC-SEC rankings

As voted on by writers from The State (Seth Emerson and Paul Strelow), The Charlotte Observer (Ron Green Jr. and Ken Tysiac) and the Raleigh News and Observer (Joseph Giglio and Edward Robinson).

Team Votes Last week

1. Florida (6) 144 1 One trip to Atlanta punched . . .

2. Alabama 138 2 . . . Another one on the verge.

3. Georgia Tech 130 4 Paul Johnson: The ACC’s best coaching hire since Roy Williams?

4. LSU 128 3 Yes Tigers, we see you there. We’re just unimpressed.

5. Virginia Tech 113 5 Looking UP at Duke in the standings. Are end times near?

6. Miami 111 7 Also behind Duke. Someone check the Armageddon clock.

7. Clemson 97 10 Imagine if CJ Spiller had transferred to Florida a few years ago.

8. South Carolina 95 6 Look on the bright side, several defensive starters aren’t hurt.

9. Auburn 88 13 Gene Chizik and Gus Malzahn are geniuses again . . . for another week.

10. Tennessee 86 T11 SEC office should reprimand Lane Kiffin for those Halloween uniforms.

11. Boston College 83 T11 ACC office and TV suits salivating over a possible BC-Georgia Tech title game.

12. Ole Miss 81 T8 Send out an APB for Jevan Snead’s Heisman campaign, NFL draft stock, passing ability . . .

13. Georgia 78 T8 The verdict is in: Joe Cox is more Joe Tereshinski than D.J. Shockley.

14. Arkansas 64 14 Ryan Mallett would be draft-eligible after the season. Just saying.

15. Florida State 62 17 Poor Mickey Andrews looks even more unhappy than usual. And that’s saying something.

16. Duke 56 19 How many fans would Duke have to rent for a bowl trip?

17. Kentucky 48 15 Football? John Wall looked GREAT in the Blue-White scrimmage!

T18. UNC 45 20 You’re up, you’re down, you’re worse than that Katy Perry song.

T18. Mississippi State 45 18 Positive signs in Dan Mullen’s first year - but probably no bowl.

20. Wake Forest 42 16 Riley Skinner’s playing career, after 27 years at Wake, nearly over.

21. Virginia 27 21 Just when you thought Al Groh might save his job yet again.

22. Maryland 19 22 Only four more wins for bowl eligibility!

23. N.C. State 12 23 Ditto!

24. Vanderbilt 8 24 Eh, their bowl was last year. See you in 26 years.

- Seth Emerson

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