With the College Football Playoff committee preparing to release its first rankings of the season Tuesday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN, WatchESPN), we commissioned our own focus group -- of more than 100,000 fans -- to predict the national champion.The results of our week-long poll -- which we broke down both nationally and state-by-state -- showed just how split the country is among the top teams and how parochial fans of college football are. Alabama was SportsNations choice to win the national title, but only by a hair:Some interesting takeaways from our poll results:The ultimate margin between Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) and Michigan (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) was just 70 votes out of more than 104,000 total votes cast. The Wolverines (17) won more states than the Crimson Tide (14) despite falling just short in the popular vote.Every school among the 10 finalists picked by ESPN.coms experts won at least its home state save for Baylor (6-1, 3-1 Big 12). The state of Texas was won by Texas A&M (7-1, 4-1 SEC). Clemson (8-0, 5-0 ACC), Louisville (7-1; 5-1 ACC), Ohio State (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) and Texas A&M each came out on top in just one state apiece.The most lopsided states were Alabama and West Virginia, with the Tide and Mountaineers (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) each garnering 83 percent of votes in their home states. Following close behind was Michigan, which received 80 percent of votes in its home state, and Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12), at 79 percent. Nebraska (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) won its home state by 60 percentage points.So, how did your state vote? 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The Bombers host the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Watson was going for a long ball near the sidelines and as he caught it he pushed West off. West came back with a hard push out of bounds that sent Watson tumbling. The slotback almost hit the teams camera and he rolled on the ground, clearly in pain, until he was helped, limping, off the field with what has initially been diagnosed as a hamstring injury. With 215 yards so far this season, he is well ahead as the teams leading receiver and Burkes replacement options are few with a game so close and his injury list so long. Chris Matthews, last years leading receiver and CFL top rookie, was already questionable for Friday. Veteran Terrence Edwards is still recovering from a shoulder injury. Doug Pierce is starting and Carl Fitzgerald was already going on the roster to replace longsnapper Chris Cvetkovic, out with back issues, but Burke said everything was up in the air Wednesday. 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The Bombers offence has been their weakest link this season but theyre not alone in the CFL East. In fact, they remain in a four-way tie at 1-2. Quarterback Buck Pierce remains convinced the Bombers can turn things around. "Were 1-2. Were tied for first in the East. Everybody around us wants to push panic buttons now," he said. "I believe its a long season and were growing and were making strides." Offensive lineman Chris Greaves agrees they have to make changes after allowing six sacks last week in Guelph against Hamilton and essentially making the same mistake twice. "Thats unacceptable," Greaves said after practice. "Weve just got to make changes and weve got to pick up everything. Thats our job and what we get paid for and thats what we have to do and were going to do it." ' ' '