[chronotrigger]

Um, the question was asked in the context of why Oklahoma was picked over Auburn. Oklahoma is redder than Alabama

Um, Oklahoma was ranked at #2 before the election. Auburn was ranked #3 afterwords.

[dangus]

wtf?

I don't know what you're trying to say, but my point was that the sportswriters would not punish one state for voting for Bush, if doing so meant that they would have to reward another state which voted for Bush. Both states were so overwhelmingly Republican, I can't possibly imagine what the timing of their rankings relative to the elction could possibly have to do with anything.