IT’S BRACKET WEEK! Make sure you submit your brackets in the other stickied thread by the time they unveil the official cfp standings on Tuesday!
My ballot this week:
- Oregon
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Indiana
- Miami (FL)
- Ohio State
- Army
- Iowa State
- LSU
- Notre Dame
- BYU
- Boise State
- Vanderbilt
- Alabama
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- SMU
- Washington State
- Illinois
- South Carolina
- Louisville
- Kansas State
- Florida
Yeah I don’t like number 25 even more than you, but in my gut it came down to them and clempson and at least the gators didn’t get blown out at home last week…
- Oregon
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Miami
- BYU
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Indiana
- Texas
- Boise State
- SMU
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- Army
- Washington State
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Pitt
- LSU
- Clemson
- Colorado
- Texas A&M
- Arizona State
- Louisiana
- Louisville
Next 5 out, in no particular order Kansas State Missouri Syracuse Tulane Vanderbilt.
Was traveling last week and forgot to submit, but I’m back with another bad poll
- Oregon
- Indiana
- Miami
- BYU
- Army
- SMU
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Boise State
- Tennessee
- Iowa State
- Notre Dame
- Washington State
- Pittsburgh
- Georgia
- Texas
- Lousiana
- Kansas State
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Tulane
- Sam Houston
- Memphis
- Navy
- Clemson
Alabama down at #30 because they’ve played a game less than many other ranking two loss teams. Notably Ohio State up at #7 after dropping out of my top 25 two weeks ago.
That sound you just heard is another A&M defender missing a tackle. Also, huge congrats to Texas and Alabama for winning the bye week and each moving up four spots.
Computer poll, based on our resume and margin of victory:
- Oregon (1) | 9 - 0 | LW: 1 ( - )
- Ohio State (4.02) | 7 - 1 | LW: 3 (+1)
- Miami (8.83) | 9 - 0 | LW: 4 (+1)
- Indiana (10.99) | 9 - 0 | LW: 8 (+4)
- BYU (12.91) | 8 - 0 | LW: 5 ( - )
- Texas (12.95) | 7 - 1 | LW: 10 (+4)
- Alabama (15.11) | 6 - 2 | LW: 11 (+4)
- Notre Dame (16.25) | 7 - 1 | LW: 6 (-2)
- Georgia (17.77) | 7 - 1 | LW: 13 (+4)
- Penn State (18.4) | 7 - 1 | LW: 2 (-8)
- SMU (18.41) | 8 - 1 | LW: 16 (+5)
- Boise State (19.12) | 7 - 1 | LW: 14 (+2)
- Iowa State (22.38) | 7 - 1 | LW: 7 (-6)
- Pittsburgh (24.93) | 7 - 1 | LW: 9 (-5)
- Tennessee (25.79) | 7 - 1 | LW: 18 (+3)
- Washington State (27.21) | 7 - 1 | LW: 19 (+3)
- Ole Miss (29.38) | 7 - 2 | LW: 22 (+5)
- Texas A&M (29.47) | 7 - 2 | LW: 12 (-6)
- LSU (32.17) | 6 - 2 | LW: 20 (+1)
- Clemson (33.87) | 6 - 2 | LW: 17 (-3)
- Army (34.32) | 8 - 0 | LW: 21 ( - )
- Louisville (35.05) | 6 - 3 | LW: 28 (+6)
- Kansas State (35.38) | 7 - 2 | LW: 15 (-8)
- South Carolina (37.78) | 5 - 3 | LW: 35 (+11)
- Colorado (38.3) | 6 - 2 | LW: 23 (-2)
Full Rankings Below:
- Tulane (38.37) | 7 - 2 | LW: 31 (+5)
- Syracuse (39.62) | 6 - 2 | LW: 33 (+6)
- Louisiana (41.13) | 7 - 1 | LW: 34 (+6)
- Iowa (41.38) | 6 - 3 | LW: 39 (+10)
- Missouri (42.44) | 6 - 2 | LW: 26 (-4)
- UNLV (42.73) | 6 - 2 | LW: 30 (-1)
- Texas Tech (46.64) | 6 - 3 | LW: 48 (+16)
- Cincinnati (46.93) | 5 - 3 | LW: 37 (+4)
- Minnesota (47.64) | 6 - 3 | LW: 46 (+12)
- Vanderbilt (47.9) | 6 - 3 | LW: 40 (+5)
- Arizona State (48.24) | 6 - 2 | LW: 47 (+11)
- Illinois (49.49) | 6 - 3 | LW: 25 (-12)
- Michigan (49.69) | 5 - 4 | LW: 32 (-6)
- James Madison (50.46) | 6 - 2 | LW: 38 (-1)
- Virginia Tech (50.61) | 5 - 4 | LW: 29 (-11)
- Duke (50.65) | 6 - 3 | LW: 36 (-5)
- Western Kentucky (52.44) | 6 - 2 | LW: 43 (+1)
- Navy (53.26) | 6 - 2 | LW: 24 (-19)
- Memphis (53.39) | 7 - 2 | LW: 27 (-17)
- Georgia Southern (54.39) | 6 - 3 | LW: 50 (+5)
- Marshall (55.41) | 5 - 3 | LW: 57 (+11)
- Washington (56.13) | 5 - 4 | LW: 56 (+9)
- Oklahoma (56.85) | 5 - 4 | LW: 53 (+5)
- Sam Houston (57.56) | 7 - 2 | LW: 54 (+5)
- Florida (58.41) | 4 - 4 | LW: 44 (-6)
- Georgia Tech (59.73) | 5 - 4 | LW: 51 ( - )
- Nebraska (60.56) | 5 - 4 | LW: 41 (-11)
- Baylor (60.6) | 5 - 4 | LW: 62 (+9)
- North Carolina (60.73) | 5 - 4 | LW: 59 (+5)
- Wisconsin (60.8) | 5 - 4 | LW: 42 (-13)
- Arkansas (63.33) | 5 - 4 | LW: 49 (-7)
- USC (63.52) | 4 - 5 | LW: 45 (-12)
- Toledo (63.66) | 6 - 3 | LW: 67 (+9)
- UConn (64.43) | 6 - 3 | LW: 68 (+9)
- West Virginia (65.45) | 4 - 4 | LW: 52 (-8)
- UCF (65.6) | 4 - 5 | LW: 75 (+14)
- Western Michigan (66.26) | 5 - 3 | LW: 63 (+1)
- UCLA (66.47) | 3 - 5 | LW: 85 (+22)
- Michigan State (66.76) | 4 - 5 | LW: 60 (-4)
- TCU (66.88) | 5 - 4 | LW: 55 (-10)
- NC State (67.46) | 5 - 4 | LW: 81 (+15)
- North Texas (67.58) | 5 - 3 | LW: 64 (-3)
- UL Monroe (68.28) | 5 - 3 | LW: 58 (-10)
- Maryland (68.69) | 4 - 4 | LW: 71 (+2)
- Colorado State (68.94) | 6 - 3 | LW: 82 (+12)
- Ohio (69) | 5 - 3 | LW: 72 (+1)
- Boston College (69.46) | 4 - 4 | LW: 66 (-6)
- California (69.5) | 4 - 4 | LW: 65 (-8)
- Wake Forest (70.29) | 4 - 4 | LW: 76 (+2)
- Virginia (70.99) | 4 - 4 | LW: 73 (-2)
- Miami (OH) (71.72) | 4 - 4 | LW: 77 (+1)
- Houston (71.86) | 4 - 5 | LW: 98 (+21)
- Texas State (73.62) | 4 - 4 | LW: 78 ( - )
- Jacksonville State (73.81) | 5 - 3 | LW: 94 (+15)
- Fresno State (74.44) | 5 - 4 | LW: 61 (-19)
- Rutgers (74.58) | 4 - 4 | LW: 79 (-2)
- South Florida (74.64) | 4 - 4 | LW: 93 (+11)
- Arkansas State (74.83) | 5 - 3 | LW: 83 ( - )
- Bowling Green (75.9) | 4 - 4 | LW: 80 (-4)
- Northwestern (76.09) | 4 - 5 | LW: 91 (+6)
- Buffalo (76.4) | 5 - 4 | LW: 95 (+9)
- Oregon State (76.93) | 4 - 4 | LW: 86 (-1)
- Northern Illinois (77.08) | 4 - 4 | LW: 87 (-1)
- Old Dominion (77.54) | 4 - 5 | LW: 69 (-20)
- San José State (77.61) | 5 - 3 | LW: 89 (-1)
- Liberty (78.41) | 5 - 2 | LW: 70 (-21)
- App State (78.57) | 4 - 4 | LW: 102 (+10)
- Kentucky (78.58) | 3 - 6 | LW: 88 (-5)
- South Alabama (78.78) | 4 - 5 | LW: 84 (-10)
- Utah (80.33) | 4 - 4 | LW: 92 (-3)
- Coastal Carolina (82.36) | 4 - 4 | LW: 74 (-22)
- East Carolina (83.84) | 4 - 4 | LW: 99 (+2)
- Hawai’i (83.85) | 4 - 5 | LW: 105 (+7)
- Eastern Michigan (84.52) | 5 - 4 | LW: 90 (-9)
- Auburn (87.78) | 3 - 6 | LW: 100 ( - )
- Oklahoma State (88.69) | 3 - 6 | LW: 96 (-5)
- Arizona (90.55) | 3 - 6 | LW: 97 (-5)
- Charlotte (90.88) | 3 - 6 | LW: 101 (-2)
- Kansas (91.09) | 2 - 6 | LW: 103 (-1)
- Rice (92.41) | 3 - 6 | LW: 119 (+14)
- UTSA (92.79) | 4 - 5 | LW: 116 (+10)
- San Diego State (94.91) | 3 - 5 | LW: 108 (+1)
- Ball State (95.48) | 3 - 5 | LW: 106 (-2)
- Stanford (96.67) | 2 - 7 | LW: 104 (-5)
- Mississippi State (97.78) | 2 - 7 | LW: 113 (+3)
- Nevada (98.9) | 3 - 7 | LW: 109 (-2)
- Florida State (102.16) | 1 - 8 | LW: 107 (-5)
- Central Michigan (103.09) | 3 - 5 | LW: 110 (-3)
- Georgia State (104.26) | 2 - 6 | LW: 111 (-3)
- UAB (104.93) | 2 - 6 | LW: 122 (+7)
- Akron (108.23) | 2 - 7 | LW: 115 (-1)
- Temple (109.6) | 2 - 6 | LW: 117 ( - )
- Florida Atlantic (109.91) | 2 - 6 | LW: 118 ( - )
- Middle Tennessee (110.05) | 3 - 6 | LW: 123 (+4)
- Florida International (110.44) | 3 - 6 | LW: 126 (+6)
- Purdue (110.45) | 1 - 7 | LW: 112 (-9)
- Troy (110.75) | 2 - 7 | LW: 128 (+6)
- Tulsa (112.3) | 3 - 6 | LW: 114 (-9)
- Louisiana Tech (112.88) | 3 - 5 | LW: 120 (-4)
- Utah State (117.77) | 2 - 6 | LW: 125 ( - )
- Massachusetts (120.92) | 2 - 7 | LW: 124 (-2)
- New Mexico (121.15) | 3 - 6 | LW: 121 (-6)
- Wyoming (121.72) | 2 - 7 | LW: 131 (+3)
- Southern Miss (123.83) | 1 - 7 | LW: 129 ( - )
- New Mexico State (126.23) | 2 - 6 | LW: 127 (-3)
- Air Force (130.26) | 1 - 7 | LW: 133 (+2)
- Kennesaw State (130.55) | 1 - 7 | LW: 134 (+2)
- Kent State (133.98) | 0 - 8 | LW: 132 (-1)
- UTEP (134) | 1 - 8 | LW: 130 (-4)
Lots of upsets means there is a lot of movement in my computer poll. Pitt 💩, A&M, Penn State, VT, Kansas State, and Iowa State plummet. Meanwhile Georgia is climbing the rankings, whether my computer likes it or not!
- Oregon
- Indiana
- Miami (FL)
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- SMU
- Texas
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- BYU
- Ole Miss
- Penn State
- LSU
- Alabama
- Boise State
- Pittsburgh
- Texas A&M
- Colorado
- Army
- Louisville
- Tulane
- Minnesota
- Clemson
- South Carolina
- Washington State
Full Rankings
Rank Team Record Rating SOS 1 Oregon (9-0) 1405 982 2 Indiana (9-0) 1392 908 3 Miami (9-0) 1357 949 4 Notre Dame (7-1) 1353 1001 5 Ohio State (7-1) 1352 1080 6 SMU (8-1) 1343 954 7 Texas (7-1) 1313 1043 8 Georgia (7-1) 1305 994 9 Tennessee (7-1) 1281 918 10 BYU (8-0) 1279 937 11 Ole Miss (7-2) 1271 972 12 Penn State (7-1) 1264 1014 13 LSU (6-2) 1235 1019 14 Alabama (6-2) 1234 1151 15 Boise State (7-1) 1233 973 16 Pittsburgh (7-1) 1232 969 17 Texas A&M (7-2) 1231 1030 18 Colorado (6-2) 1226 965 19 Army (8-0) 1226 754 20 Louisville (6-3) 1224 1083 21 Tulane (7-2) 1216 915 22 Minnesota (6-3) 1212 960 23 Clemson (6-2) 1197 1012 24 South Carolina (5-3) 1194 1080 25 Washington State (7-1) 1189 947 26 Iowa State (7-1) 1185 984 27 Kansas State (7-2) 1182 977 28 Syracuse (6-2) 1182 968 29 Iowa (6-3) 1181 1001 30 Vanderbilt (6-3) 1179 966 31 Louisiana (7-1) 1153 848 32 Arizona State (6-2) 1145 940 33 Virginia Tech (5-4) 1142 1055 34 Texas Tech (6-3) 1133 1001 35 Western Kentucky (6-2) 1130 857 36 Missouri (6-2) 1121 949 37 Baylor (5-4) 1120 969 38 Cincinnati (5-3) 1115 1032 39 Georgia Southern (6-3) 1103 944 40 Washington (5-4) 1102 998 41 UNLV (6-2) 1096 926 42 Illinois (6-3) 1091 985 43 Jacksonville State (5-3) 1090 846 44 James Madison (6-2) 1089 853 45 Michigan (5-4) 1084 1115 46 North Carolina (5-4) 1084 965 47 Memphis (7-2) 1075 835 48 Florida (4-4) 1074 1046 49 Sam Houston (7-2) 1072 875 50 Arkansas (5-4) 1071 987 51 Duke (6-3) 1065 980 52 Miami (OH) (4-4) 1061 974 53 Marshall (5-3) 1054 956 54 Navy (6-2) 1053 858 55 Houston (4-5) 1052 1039 56 Wisconsin (5-4) 1051 966 57 UConn (6-3) 1048 845 58 Colorado State (6-3) 1047 848 59 Georgia Tech (5-4) 1044 1000 60 UCLA (3-5) 1043 1172 61 TCU (5-4) 1040 961 62 NC State (5-4) 1039 948 63 Nebraska (5-4) 1031 981 64 West Virginia (4-4) 1027 982 65 Wake Forest (4-4) 1024 982 66 Toledo (6-3) 1017 862 67 Ohio (5-3) 1014 873 68 Oklahoma (5-4) 1010 1055 69 Old Dominion (4-5) 1007 982 70 California (4-4) 1006 946 71 USC (4-5) 1003 1070 72 UCF (4-5) 1003 1024 73 Western Michigan (5-3) 999 873 74 North Texas (5-3) 991 878 75 Boston College (4-4) 989 973 76 Maryland (4-4) 988 995 77 Michigan State (4-5) 985 1058 78 Virginia (4-4) 972 969 79 Liberty (5-2) 966 783 80 Fresno State (5-4) 965 872 81 UL Monroe (5-3) 963 883 82 East Carolina (4-4) 958 890 83 Bowling Green (4-4) 956 889 84 Arkansas State (5-3) 956 850 85 Texas State (4-4) 955 925 86 App State (4-4) 950 935 87 Northwestern (4-5) 949 999 88 South Florida (4-4) 949 938 89 Auburn (3-6) 947 977 90 South Alabama (4-5) 941 932 91 Buffalo (5-4) 941 874 92 San José State (5-3) 929 813 93 Kentucky (3-6) 926 1107 94 Hawai’i (4-5) 925 883 95 Utah (4-4) 920 903 96 Rutgers (4-4) 914 937 97 Kansas (2-6) 906 1004 98 Rice (3-6) 894 980 99 Oregon State (4-4) 894 919 100 UTSA (4-5) 894 865 101 San Diego State (3-5) 886 903 102 Northern Illinois (4-4) 873 906 103 Ball State (3-5) 872 912 104 Eastern Michigan (5-4) 866 829 105 Mississippi State (2-7) 865 1025 106 Oklahoma State (3-6) 860 989 107 Charlotte (3-6) 858 1018 108 Coastal Carolina (4-4) 844 913 109 Arizona (3-6) 825 994 110 Temple (2-6) 819 960 111 Florida International (3-6) 819 835 112 Florida State (1-8) 812 1129 113 Central Michigan (3-5) 810 876 114 Louisiana Tech (3-5) 799 778 115 UAB (2-6) 795 955 116 Middle Tennessee (3-6) 784 910 117 Utah State (2-6) 780 876 118 New Mexico (3-6) 776 788 119 Troy (2-7) 775 897 120 Stanford (2-7) 773 1080 121 Wyoming (2-7) 764 873 122 Nevada (3-7) 762 959 123 Tulsa (3-6) 759 860 124 Purdue (1-7) 752 1022 125 Georgia State (2-6) 739 973 126 Florida Atlantic (2-6) 732 914 127 Akron (2-7) 725 960 128 Kennesaw State (1-7) 700 918 129 Southern Miss (1-7) 697 941 130 New Mexico State (2-6) 687 861 131 Air Force (1-7) 674 914 132 Massachusetts (2-7) 668 838 133 UTEP (1-8) 660 894 134 Kent State (0-8) 592 984 - Oregon
- Georgia
- An Ohio State
- Texas
- Miami, FL Especially the 33146 zip code
- Notre Dame
- BYU
- Alabama
- Penn State
- LSU
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- Boise State
- The Real USC*
- Army 🪖
- Houston
- Texas tech
- Louisville
- Kansas state
- SMU
- Pittsburgh
- Texas A and/or M
- Vandy
- Clearly Louisville Efficiently Made this Season Objectively Null
*Legally not the real USC.
Houston?
My system is if you beat a AP top 25 team you must therefore have been a top 25 team all along until you yourself are beaten by an unranked team.
I’m aware it’s a flawed system.
It may be flawed, but apparently it works pretty well of that’s the only one that stood out to me.
But that begs the question, how do you determine the first top 25 teams if there’s no top 25 team to beat? 😋
Ah… Ah… Look! Over there, it’s a distraction! Like a humble Tennessee fan!
\drop Smoke bomb, runs away into a tautology
Couldn’t figure out 25 cause I’m used to putting a “p” in there
haha, me too. I’m still happy with how it turned out.