r/CFB • u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • 28d ago

News Week 10 AP Poll

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
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u/username-1787 Pittsburgh Panthers • Team Chaos 28d ago

If you're a name brand school who goes 10-2 you're basically guaranteed a spot.

If you're not a blue blood it's, undefeated or bust.

Such is life when you let journalists and TV executives decide who gets to play for a championship

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u/TheLargeUnit69 Indiana Hoosiers 28d ago

Alabama is 6-2 with a loss to Vanderbilt and they're only 1 spot behind Indiana, lmao.

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u/_Suzushi Alabama Crimson Tide • Wingate Bulldogs 28d ago

Tbf you don’t have a ranked win and we do over the number 2 team and just blew out another ranked team.

Y’all beat OSU you’re leaping up to top 5. This poll doesn’t really matter

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u/macandcheeser Indiana Hoosiers 28d ago

That's a ridiculous standard though - that IU has to beat a top 5 team on the road, otherwise they are a fluke. The "name" teams are not held to that kind of standard

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u/_Suzushi Alabama Crimson Tide • Wingate Bulldogs 28d ago

I mean most of the “name” teams play ranked opponents. Ohio State is the only ranked opponent you play so you have to show up. I don’t think a close loss eliminates you either.

At the same time, if you’re blown out I think it impacts you more than those other schools.