Jahvid Best moves up in Heisman Trophy poll
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This week’s Heisman Trophy poll conducted by Chris Huston of Hesimanpundit.com is out, and Florida’s Tim Tebow remains in first, while Cal’s Jahvid Best has leap-frogged Texas quarterback Colt McCoy for second place. This Week’s Poll (first-place votes in parantheses)
1. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida–55 (7)
2. Jahvid Best, RB, California–53 (5)
3. Colt McCoy, QB, Texas–43 (1)
4. Jacory Harris, QB, Miami–17
5. Case Keenum, QB, Houston–8
6. Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee–5
7. Daryll Clark, QB, Penn State–4
Jake Locker, QB, Washington–4
Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State–4
10. Jevan Snead, QB, Mississippi–2
About the Poll
The HeismanPundit.com Heisman Poll is made up of 13 Heisman voters from across the country. They vote for five players each week. Tabulations are made on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, with five points awarded for a first-place vote, four points for a second-place vote and so on. Last year’s Heismanpundit poll was the most accurate in the country, picking five of the top six finishers in the Heisman vote.
Members of the panel include: Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, Teddy Greenstein and Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune, Olin Buchanan and Tom Dienhart of Rivals.com, Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman, Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com, J.B. Morris of ESPN the Magazine, Austin Murphy, B.J. Schecter and Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated, plus Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.
Chris Huston, owner of Heismanpundit.com, coordinates and also votes in the weekly poll.
For more details, go to heismanpundit.com.