Last Saturday, a representative of the Electoral College stated that, in an effort to effectively rank the strength of upcoming or current presidential hopefuls, the College would be adopting a new standings organization paradigm, courtesy of the National College Association of America’s Bowl Championship Series.

The Electoral College, an organization of electors appointed to formally elect the President and Vice-President, also released rankings Saturday which sparked some initial speculation–baring shocking resemblance to the parent system.

“No one would have thought that Ron Paul would be in the coveted 1st place spot, but as of right now, Paul is the one working the system most effectively,” said Walter Black, interim ECBCS chairman

“Obama’s been sitting pretty at the top until this week, but you can’t get content, because you’ll get campaigns like Herman Cain’s sneaking up from behind to knock you down a few spots.”

Critics of the new system claim a bias towards certain parts of the country, favoring certain conferences. These include the PAC-3, consisting of California’s 55 electoral votes in addition to Oregon (7 votes) and Washington (12), as well as the SEEC, a southeastern division including Florida’s 25 votes and Georgia and Alabama, with 16 and 9 votes respectively.

“We’re well aware of the apparent bias in our system. However, as many of you know, the Electoral College is a deeply rooted tradition and is almost solely based on population,” continued Black

“If it so happens that Louisiana or Texas or whoever ends up stealing all of the glory every year, that isn’t on us.”