We began the poll in 1998 as a means of further establishing our credibility as online sports journalists and because other polls were not inviting Web writers and editors to participate. Last year, our poll appeared on many of our members' Web sites and was distributed nationally by United Press International.
Credibility is equally important.
Since we have several members who work on specialty sites involving universities with football teams, we ask that voters not use our poll to promote or hype their favorite school or alma matter. We are not talking about borderline Top 25 teams here. We are talking about voting for a school that clearly does not belong in our Top 25 simply because the voter attended that school or works on its Web site. Another link then will take you to the form page that voters fill out each week using drop-down boxes. Deadline for voting is 5 p.m. Sundays.