The new Blog Poll Top 25 has been published!

Read all about it: The Blog Poll Top 25 Google spreadsheet! See how each blog-voter blog-voted on this blog-vote-poll!

Memphis got 6 #1 votes, and the #1 spot, with UCLA getting 4 #1 votes and the #2 spot, and North Carolina getting 2 #1 votes (despite playing defense for a chance ;-) and the #3 spot.

My late motion to proceed on a motion to consider a non-binding resolution to drop the Salukis from the Top 25 failed, so the wrestling team of the Salukis is at #23. More of my thoughts on the Salukis and their "offense".

The Pukies have climbed all the way to #6, while the Texas schools (Austin, College Station) invaded the Top 10 with their performances at the Versus StubHub Legends Classic and the preseason NIT Tip Off.

BYU burst into the top 20 after playing two solid back to back games against PitinoVille and Carolana. I had them much higher even, at lucky #13, which means they are probably going to lose by 20 to the next low-major team they play :) Speaking of low major, they do play Michigan State on December 8 (just kidding Izzo State fans!)

Villanova climbed one spot (from #25 to #24) as the blogger-voters realized that their loss to NC State was on a bad call at the end of the game.

Out went Syracuse, Kansas State (Michael Beasley should ask for a trade), Davidson and the University of Iverson-Singletary.

Mid-majors receiving votes were George (pause) MASON, George (pause) MASON, Miami of Ohio and Saint Mary's of the WCC. Mid-major-conference teams in the top 25: Butler, Gonzaga, and Southern Illinois. We need more mid-major-conference bloggers :) Teams from BCS-wannabe conferences: Memphis, Xavier and BYU. The remaining 19 slots went to BCS teams.

Meanwhile Clemson was all over the place, as high as #11 and as low as out of the top 25. I think last season's epic Clemson meltdown is fresh in the minds of a number of voters (me included), so Clemson has to earn my top 25 vote the hard way. Similar to Pitt, they'll get a top 25 vote when they earn it the hard way.

If you want to To find out which blogs are participating in this Blog Poll Top 25, then find out!

Reaction from the other participating bloggers
March to Madness, who does a great job administering the poll, may have found a new mascot for the BlogPoll Top 25 :) They also comment on BYU, OJ Mayo Mania, Butler, and more.

SEC Hoops The Good The Bad and The Dirrrrrtty dissects this week's (week 3) blog poll votes. They highlight the teams that have moved on up and down, and the newcomers in the top 25.

Storming the Court casts their first Blog Poll Vote, and provides a detailed analysis of their picks.


You decide my #1 vote for next week
One more thing, for this week you, the readers will decide who I vote for #1 next week - there is a poll vote at the top of the right column. The team voted #1 by the readers will receive my #1 vote in next week's BlogPoll Top 25. If there is a tie for the #1 spot, I will be the tie-breaker (unless someone has a better idea for a tie-breaker) :)