Football polls

I suppose that most of us that are interested in college football have disagreed with the polls. The Florida Gators, for instance, have dropped into double digits in the polls. They lost a close game to Auburn in which it could successfully be argued that they were out played (but not by much). Florida found itself behind for the first time against LSU with 69 seconds left. Were it not for a fumble or an interception that bounced off a helmet, Florida wins. Even better time management might have allowed the Gators to score and win the game (neither team's defense could stop the other's offense). If the ball bounces differently off the helmet, does Florida deserve to be ranked above LSU? I watched the Florida at LSU game and am convinced that they are two of the top three or four teams in the country (I will also readily admit that with two losses Florida does not deserve to be ranked that high). Last year things fell into place for Florida to win the national championship. Florida was a huge underdog in that game; so much so that the announcers were not prepared and had little to say in the first half of that game. It is still considered an upset but Florida obviously was the better team. The polls were wrong.

If I have time, I will try my version of a ranking. Each team will receive one point for winning a quarter and three points for a win. (A tie in regulation would split the seven possible points down the middle.) Thus a winning team would receive 4-7 points and the losing team 0-3 points. Nothing would be given for a win in that ridiculous thing they call overtime (it cannot be called football when you tell your punter and half of your special team players to sit it out). Records of the opposing team would be factored in by looking at their opponents records (by records I mean my points system). My ranking might be called the most dominant team (MDT). Granted it penalizes teams that do not run up the score, but it would remove the human element that often votes for their favorites and cannot possibly see all the games but only looks at the final score for many.