Thursday, January 05, 2006

Final polls; Texas 1, USC 2, PSU 3

The final human polls are in, showing Texas, USC, PSU and OSU the top four almost universally, as do several computers already out (Wolfe, Colley, Sagarin)

The margins are close between USC and PSU across the computers, but USC edges them in all, for straight averages of 1 for Texas, 2 for USC, 3 for PSU, and 4 for OSU. The human poll margins are far wider than the computer, as they work out close to a unanimous 1-2-3-4 ballot for the four.

AP: 65 voters, all of which voted Texas #1. USC is 65 votes behind, so we assume all 65 voted USC #2. PSU is some 76 votes beyond USC, so at least 11 voters DID NOT VOTE PSU #3. OSU is 56 votes behind PSU.

Coaches: 62 voters, all of whom voted Texas #1. USC was 67 votes behind, so not all voters voted USC #2. PSU was 62 votes behind USC, for an average of one spot behind per ballot, with OSU coming in 64 votes behind PSU.

Harris is not yet out.

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