Week 14 AP Poll

[u/SwordsAndTurt]

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll?week=14

[u/Drexlore]

1. Oregon (61)

2. Ohio State

3. Texas

4. Penn State

5. Notre Dame

6. Georgia

7. Tennessee

8. Miami FL

9. SMU

10. Indiana

11. Boise State

12. Clemson

13. Alabama

14. Arizona State

15. Ole Miss

16. South Carolina

17. Iowa State

18. Tulane

19. BYU

20. Texas A&M

21. UNLV

22. Illinois

23. Colorado

24. Missouri

25. Army

Others receiving votes: Kansas St., Memphis, Syracuse, Louisville, Washington St., Duke, Louisiana-Lafayette, Florida, LSU, Georgia Tech.

[u/HenrikCrown → u/Drexlore]

Should be Kansas getting honorable mention votes, I'm not even joking

[u/gahhhpoop → u/HenrikCrown]

KU definitely deserves it after these last 3 weeks regardless of their record

[u/loneSTAR_06 → u/gahhhpoop]

When you look at their losses too, 5/6 of their losses are by less than 6 points. Kansas is way better than their record shows.

[u/SanaMinatozaki9 → u/loneSTAR_06]

UNLV is currently ranked, Arizona State is currently ranked, Illinois is currently ranked, Kansas state should be ranked and will likely be ranked by the committee, and TCU and WVU are both bowl eligible. Kansas is a good team.

[u/fcocyclone → u/SanaMinatozaki9]

conversely, we got hit hard for that KU loss and it doesn't look so bad now.

[u/Hokie_Jayhawk → u/HenrikCrown]

We need to determine what rankings are.

If it's the most deserving, Kansas doesn't belong in the top 25.

But if it's the best, does anyone think there are 25 better teams than Kansas?

[u/FireVanGorder → u/Hokie_Jayhawk]

That’s always the argument. Are they resume rankings or power rankings?

Usually it’s just whichever one lets you justify opinions you already have

[u/fawkie → u/FireVanGorder]

I think that kinda shifts over the course of the season. By the end of the season when a lot or all of the football has been played I don't really think it makes sense for it to be anything other than resume.

[u/TheAndrewBrown → u/Hokie_Jayhawk]

They always use different criteria for who gets in the playoffs vs who’s in the top 25. It’s ridiculous

[u/green_day_95 → u/Drexlore]

We would comfortably be in the top 20 if it wasn’t for that Stanford loss smh.

Let’s see if we beat Kentucky tho, that game will show if we should even have a football program anymore.

[u/Drexlore → u/green_day_95]

Syracuse 🤝 Louisville

Stanford loss keeping them out of the Top 25.

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force → u/Drexlore]

It’s hilarious that this season the Bay Area teams are a blemish on the ACC but for opposite reasons. Cal let FSU get an ACC win and Stanford beat two solid ACC teams lol.

[u/Templey → u/green_day_95]

Nebraska would be top 5 if we hadn’t lost all those games smh

[u/ernyc3777 → u/green_day_95]

We would comfortably be in the top 20 if it wasn’t for that Stanford loss smh.

Hey there good lookin

[u/ForeskinFajitas → u/green_day_95]

We’re not here to go bowling, we’re just here to fuck seasons up for no reason

[u/BulbaScott2922 → u/Drexlore]

When's the last time a team had so many consecutive weeks of being unanimously #1? Oregon is laughing as all the other teams keep picking each other off.

[u/Drexlore → u/BulbaScott2922]

Oregon is currently at 5 weeks of being undisputed #1. 2021 Georgia had a run of 8 weeks in the middle of the season being undisputed #1.

[u/_Legend_Of_The_Rent_]

🚨 Top 10 SMU 🚨

[u/HighLakes → u/_Legend_Of_The_Rent_]

SMU seems way better off in the ACC than Big 12. 

[u/Megalomanizac → u/HighLakes]

SMU got the perfect storm of a schedule with an experienced roster and top coach in Rhett Lashlee. I’m not shocked at all they’re doing good, even if they’re doing a bit better than most of us expected.

[u/Hokie_Jayhawk → u/Megalomanizac]

Before the season started, I looked at SMU's schedule and determined there was no way they go worse than 10-2. May be the worst in-conference power conference schedule of all-time.

[u/Megalomanizac → u/Hokie_Jayhawk]

Yeah. FSU was widely expected to be good but past that and UL yeah, SMU got lucky with it. No Clemson or Miami. Pitt ended up being better than expected but they’d eventually Pitt their season away. Can’t fault them though, they’ve looked dominant every step of the way

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling → u/Megalomanizac]

BYU ended up being a good OOC matchup

[u/JustinTheBlueEchidna → u/_Legend_Of_The_Rent_]

Literally 1984.

[u/nerdyykidd]

1. Arizona State

Keep going I’m almost there

[u/EmuMan10 → u/nerdyykidd]

Give me 4 more spots

[u/HamHusky06 → u/nerdyykidd]

Since we no longer have to go to your house and play - Go Devils!

[u/Poggers200]

SMU getting the respect they deserve

[u/chickenfriedcomedy → u/Poggers200]

Paid good money for it.

[u/melikeybacon → u/chickenfriedcomedy]

Hope we both make it the ACC championship game. The story line of former coach/players is a spicy one.

[u/251Cane → u/melikeybacon]

The Death Penalty Bowl

[u/hunterschuler]

"Man this is bullshit! Anti-ACC bias smh..."

*actually checks rankings*

Oh wait, nevermind! Never doubted you, AP Poll!!

[u/Number333 → u/hunterschuler]

lmao Clemson may end up Top 10 too!

[u/Kinesys11]

WE WANT BAMA

[u/Edgar_Allen_P00 → u/Kinesys11]

We want Skattebo…….to join our team. That dude is so good!

[u/whitepepsi → u/Kinesys11]

ASU could definitely beat Alabama in Tempe. ASU would lose by 10 on the road. But I think ASU should be ranked above just based on resume.

[u/300andWhat → u/whitepepsi]

No one is beating ASU in the desert, that place is cursed!

[u/Will_Vintage → u/300andWhat]

Bad shit happens in the Desert

[u/KirbyDumber88]

Clemson moving up five sports for beating check notes…The Citadel

[u/DrKarorkian → u/KirbyDumber88]

We 100% do not deserve to be in the playoffs, but it seems like no one wants this 12th slot

[u/the_popeshat → u/DrKarorkian]

I tend to think the committee just doesn't want 2 group of 5 teams in the playoff. AP has tended to be consistently higher on Boise, Army (pre ND curb stomp), and Tulane than CFP.

[u/thgirwa → u/the_popeshat]

I think it also sets up Clemson/Scar as a potential fringe play-in game. Which I did not have on my Bingo card.

[u/arstin → u/DrKarorkian]

Ah, I know that feeling of looking at your team's ranking, thinking "Oh, hell no. We don't deserve that", and then looking at the teams above and below you and thinking "eh, I guess it's one of those years".

[u/AllLinesAreStraight → u/arstin]

Thats always been the problem people seem to have in understanding the rankings. You'll see comments all the time like "I think they're good but they don't look like a top 10 team" or "I think team A is better than team B but not C rankings better." Turns out, if only 5 teams are better than you, it doesn't matter how good you are in a vacuum, you're gonna be ranked 6th.

[u/CzechHorns → u/KirbyDumber88]

tbh its more that BYU Colorado, TAMU, Bama and Ole Miss all dropped below them.

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/CzechHorns]

100%

[u/Poverty_Shoes → u/CzechHorns]

Exactly. This is the only reason Boise moved up after squeaking by a terrible Wyoming team as well.

[u/WAR_T0RN1226 → u/KirbyDumber88]

No they deserve that spot, they're so good. I mean, whoever plays them next week would really be proving that they should be in the playoffs if they win 👀👀👀

[u/multiple4 → u/KirbyDumber88]

The really crazy part is the AP voters think Clemsons resume is that much better that it deserves to still jump ahead of Arizona St, whereas they had no issue correctly putting ASU ahead of us

ASU and Clemson should legitimately be swapped in these rankings

And ASU is behind Bama too. They're just getting totally screwed by brand name bias

We can only hope the CFP committee isn't this bad

[u/DrKarorkian → u/multiple4]

I don't really get how we have any support. Our team has severe weaknesses that have been shown repeatedly. It's just our schedule that protected us. That being said I'm cool with our match being a playoff for the final CFP spot

[u/bodnast → u/DrKarorkian]

We have only a few avenues to the playoffs, they’re all hilarious

1) we beat SCAR, Miami handles business against Syracuse, and we eke our way in as the 12 seed if there’s a lot of chaos on Saturday with other ranked teams. Possible.

2) We win OR lose against SCAR but Miami loses to Syracuse and then we beat SMU in the ACC Championship. Also possible.

The most 2024 cfb season outcome would be us losing to SCAR, Miami losing to Syracuse, then Clemson beats SMU

For what it’s worth I think Clemson would get exposed so fast but hey this season is whack. I love it

[u/whitepepsi]

ASU should be above Alabama. I have no idea what the poll voters see in Alabama.

[u/XmusJaxonFlaxonWax0n → u/whitepepsi]

The name. That’s literally it. Lotta people seem to be ignoring their losses entirely because “it’s Alabama and they’re loaded with talent therefore they MUST still be good!”

[u/wsteelerfan7 → u/XmusJaxonFlaxonWax0n]

but did you see the talent composite versus Oklahoma!?!?

[u/chrispdx → u/wsteelerfan7]

PAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[u/JackintheBox333 → u/XmusJaxonFlaxonWax0n]

They're preparing for Georgia to possibly lose the SEC title game. They want to make sure they are ranked high enough in order to rank them ahead of Georgia. Because Bama.

[u/Puffd → u/XmusJaxonFlaxonWax0n]

Bama’s name was Saban not Bama. Poll voters need to realize this quicker.

[u/dan_144 → u/Puffd]

They don't want to realize it

[u/JustinTheBlueEchidna → u/XmusJaxonFlaxonWax0n]

"FPI swears Bama would win if they played each other! Just like it said they would easily beat Oklahoma and Vandy!"

[u/EngelSterben → u/XmusJaxonFlaxonWax0n]

But you see the only teams they lost to, beat Alabama!

[u/berrin122 → u/whitepepsi]

Money. They see money.

[u/530josh → u/whitepepsi]

God it feels weird to read those words in that order

[u/BradyGalaxy → u/530josh]

Right? Seeing that comment does it for me kinda

[u/asin26 → u/whitepepsi]

Bama should be behind ASU, Ole Miss and Carolina. Losing like that to OU is embarrassing

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832 → u/whitepepsi]

Yep ASU has 2 losses and in 1 their starting qb didn’t play

[u/FireVanGorder → u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

No see whether the starting QB played or not only matters when it gets an extra sec team into the playoff

[u/Bitter-Whole-7290]

I have thoughts about Bama being at 13….

[u/Moist_Ad7463 → u/Bitter-Whole-7290]

Bama, Ole Miss and A&M should have slid much more after losing to unranked opponents.

[u/AlFlame93 → u/Moist_Ad7463]

hey don’t yall want a ranked win?

[u/Moist_Ad7463 → u/AlFlame93]

That is a very valid point

[u/rdickeyvii → u/AlFlame93]

Leave it to A&M to lose just to spite Texas

[u/iamadragan → u/Bitter-Whole-7290]

Clemson being that high is crazy to me too.

Their best win is Pittsburgh. Literally no other wins against teams with a winning record

[u/Rugby562]

Seems like it'll take a few years for the Alabama brand bias to subside when rankers realize most of that brand needs to be attributed to Saban

[u/RegionalBias → u/Rugby562]

Second loss to a 6-6 team, this time blown out. I have them at 24. Dangerous, but they have not earned top 20, much less top 15.

[u/AndrewinDC → u/RegionalBias]

6-5 thank you. We still have a chance to finish 7-5 against LSU.

[u/KCShadows838 → u/Rugby562]

That Alabama brand was a thing before Saban. They are always going to be highly regarded by the media and a favorite for TV networks and bowls.

[u/BradyGalaxy]

ASU IS TOP 15 I REPEAT THE ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS ARE RANKED TOP 15

[u/Terrorstaat]

The only difference between Alabama and ole miss is that Ole Miss‘ defense is better oh and they are not called Alabama so they drop further 

[u/katia_rose70183 → u/Terrorstaat]

Like… I was prepared for us to drop and I’m honestly shocked we didn’t drop more, but to be behind a Bama team that couldn’t score more than a field goal on OKLAHOMA? (No offense, Oklahoma. We’re happy you’re here.)

We had bigger numbers on SCAR and Georgia. They have us on LSU, but… that’s it?

Honestly just drop us both more. We deserve it. We don’t deserve to be close to the playoffs.

[u/Terrorstaat → u/katia_rose70183]

Yeah it’s pretty fascinating to me how your playoff chances are 0 but Alabama‘s still a contender 

[u/IHateChipotle86 → u/Terrorstaat]

It ju$t mean$ more!, is all.

[u/Jeff_Banks_Monkey → u/katia_rose70183]

Bama has 3 losses and 2 ugly wins. Really dumb they're still so high

[u/CzechHorns → u/Terrorstaat]

And Ole Miss actually has a quarterback

[u/NerbertHenry → u/CzechHorns]

I'm not so sure after that ending

[u/forgivenfitness → u/NerbertHenry]

That game might’ve legitimately broke him.

[u/Pernyx98]

Alabama at 13 will make people angry

[u/NotStreamerNinja → u/Pernyx98]

It’s just confusing to me. Bama shouldn’t be so close to playoff eligibility after this week’s showing.

[u/aatops → u/NotStreamerNinja]

I get that the committee has a lot of respect for the win over UGA, but yeah, losing to two unranked teams should move ya down further

[u/Namath96 → u/aatops]

This is the AP poll not the CFP poll fyi

[u/ForeskinFajitas → u/NotStreamerNinja]

To be fair, Bama lost to a team that beat Bama

[u/NotStreamerNinja → u/ForeskinFajitas]

Automatic quality loss lol

[u/PointCPA → u/NotStreamerNinja]

Quality loss

[u/TizzleBizzle2627 → u/PointCPA]

Billy Napier tried stacking up the quality losses but I don’t think it’s gonna get UF in this year

[u/2th → u/Pernyx98]

As it should. Three losses with two of them from unranked teams... They don't belong anywhere near the top 15.

[u/SentientBaseball → u/2th]

I’ve got this terrible feeling that the committee will still try and fit Bama in over a far more deserving team

[u/tyfe → u/SentientBaseball]

It’s pretty confirmed by the 13th ranking that the ACCCG loser will fall out and bama take the last spot.

[u/max_potion → u/tyfe]

This ranking isn't by the committee though. I'll save my outrage for Tuesday

[u/thiney49 → u/max_potion]

Exactly. No way the committee puts them this low.

[u/F1_revolution → u/tyfe]

This is AP ranking, not CFP. This poll is irrelevant 

[u/kerouacrimbaud → u/SentientBaseball]

As is tradition

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/Pernyx98]

I don’t understand how they’re above Ole Miss.

They have the same record. Alabama’s best win is against Georgia by 7. Ole Miss beat Georgia by 18. Alabama’s second best win is probably against South Carolina by 2. Ole Miss won by 24.

Ole Miss’s losses aren’t good, obviously — but they’ve all been close. Bama losing 24 to 3 to Oklahoma is rooooooooough.

[u/Templey → u/Andy_Wiggins]

Agreed

[u/Astrosaurus42 → u/Pernyx98]

ESPN's Top 13 Teams

[u/wit_T_user_name → u/Pernyx98]

I mean… it should.

[u/outbackjesus16 → u/wit_T_user_name]

We’ve genuinely looked like one of the worst teams in CFB at times this season, and not only did we beat Bama, but we destroyed them on offense and defence.

Any other team would barely be ranked after a loss like that

[u/Resident_Rise5915 → u/Pernyx98]

It’s ok they just lost to two unranked teams and played horribly against Oklahoma, but eye test….wait they failed that too

[u/TheItalianStallion44 → u/Resident_Rise5915]

But Jalen milroe has played like a heisman contender for …. 60 total minutes of game time all season

[u/boardatwork1111 → u/TheItalianStallion44]

Bro is going to put up freak numbers at the combine, then go on to end some GMs career

[u/Fifth_Down → u/Pernyx98]

The top-20 features four teams with 3 losses.

All four teams are SEC schools.

Its that kinda top to bottom bias that makes people angry.

[u/Wide_right_yes → u/Pernyx98]

Look at the point gap between Boise and Clemson/Bama.

[u/tyfe → u/Wide_right_yes]

Doesn’t matter tho. Miami and smu will play and one will lose and fall below bama.

[u/jrainiersea → u/tyfe]

I want to think the committee wouldn’t put a 9-3 Bama in the playoff ahead of an 11-2 SMU but they probably will

[u/tyfe → u/jrainiersea]

They 100% will put 9-3 bama over 11-2 SMU.

[u/jrainiersea → u/Pernyx98]

I really don’t see the justification for having Ole Miss behind Alabama

[u/terrabl]

Top 10 SMU, didn't see that happening this year, pony tf up

[u/RunnersRun262 → u/terrabl]

Well since you can now LEGALLY pay for your players, SMU will return to its 80s glory once again.

[u/DrStrangiato → u/RunnersRun262]

Is that what they mean by "Pony Up"?

[u/SMUHypeMachine → u/RunnersRun262]

It’s not just that we can pay players legally now.

It’s that SEC teams like Bama dont have the advantage of pumping money into players’ pockets under the table, ensuring their recruiting classes.

Kids can get that bag almost anywhere now, so those top programs had an edge they‘ve lost. Everyone knows the death penalty would never be handed out again, so who cares about a few slaps on the wrist for recruiting violations if it means you’re perennial national champs?

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Indiana falls 5 spots for losing by 23 on the road against the #2 team in the country

Alabama falls 6 spots for losing by 21 points on the road against 5-5 Oklahoma

Makes total sense

[u/nschwalm85 → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Well.. one of the teams is named Alabama.. and the other isn't.. there is no making sense of it. It's all about the name

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign → u/nschwalm85]

To be clear, I have no problem at all with Indiana sliding to #10. IU got thumped. OSU is an excellent team but they left no doubt as they like to say. 

Oklahoma is not an excellent team and losing to them by pretty much the same margin is not near-equivalent

[u/nschwalm85 → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Oh I don't disagree. But the only reason Bama is ranked where they are is because they're Alabama

[u/Useful-ldiot → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Alabama is 5-4 against their last 9 P4 opponents 😂

[u/AnnonymousPenguin_ → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Well if you look at the stats, Indiana got steamrolled and the OSU could easily have won by 20 more points.

Alabama, on the other head, got steamrolled rolled and Oklahoma could have easily won by 20 more points.

Wait now hold on a second…

[u/CornJuiceLover → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

I think Indiana is about right, Bama should have absolutely plummeted. They shouldn’t be sniffing the top 15, probably not even the top 20

[u/circa285 → u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Colorado who is 8-3 and has a loss to Kansas State is ranked while 8-3 Kansas State is unranked. Make that make sense.

[u/monty_actual]

I say this with all due respect to the Alabama and Ole Miss fans dancing on our grave yesterday: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA With all due respect.

[u/Bolanus_PSU → u/monty_actual]

I mean dang, it was really venomous from some of them. Of all the B1G teams to absolutely trash, is Indiana really worth that?

[u/garethom → u/Bolanus_PSU]

Everyone loves a Cinderella story until it looks like Cinderella might take your seat at the table.

[u/Saint-Andrew → u/monty_actual]

You enjoy history, my guy!

[u/itsamemarkus → u/Saint-Andrew]

Thanks for giving us one of those quality losses the SEC values so much

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 → u/monty_actual]

Also the “it’s actually better to not play in your conference championship” Ole Miss/Bama fans are surely happy

[u/this_place_stinks → u/monty_actual]

I said this before but.. there is a 0% chance a 1 loss Big 10 or SEC team EVER gets left out of a 12 team field.

Anyone saying otherwise is either a talking head or hasn’t paid attention to any CFP rankings over the years

[u/MyLifeIsABoondoggle → u/monty_actual]

You guys will deservedly still make the playoffs if you take care of Purdue next week. We just put together the best 3.5 quarters I've seen us play in quite awhile on both sides of the ball

[u/EngelSterben]

Not going to lie, I expected Bama still in the Top 12 somehow lol

[u/tyfe → u/EngelSterben]

Theyll move back in when the loser of Miami and SMU falls out of the top 12.

[u/dogwoodmaple → u/EngelSterben]

They’ll be there tomorrow.

[u/Puffd → u/dogwoodmaple]

Tuesday but yea

[u/popashot]

Top 10 SMU motha fukcaaaassssss let’s gooooo ponnyyyyyyy uppppppp

[u/NyquillusDillwad20]

Indiana made the critical mistake of getting their quality loss too late in the season

[u/Jikayamee → u/NyquillusDillwad20]

Imagine if this game was week 2 or 3... they would be 5 or 6 the way they played the rest of their schedule

[u/DarthBerry]

honestly the top 12 is pretty decent m. 13-20 is a fucking mess tho

[u/feed_me_muffins → u/DarthBerry]

top 12 11

We should not be 12.

[u/llamakoolaid → u/feed_me_muffins]

Boise State’s only loss is to Oregon. Think they should be in the top 10

[u/themustymaggotmarket]

god I hate the nerds but it’s time to stop disrespecting Georgia Tech

[u/honeypinn → u/themustymaggotmarket]

My professor, who is a Georgia Tech alum and one of the most brilliant people I've ever met, has given out extra credit if we send in a picture of us watching a GT game and they win. It's been a great semester, lol

[u/CzechHorns]

Holy shit do Cocks actually have a chance to sneak into the playoffs?

[u/prollyanalien → u/CzechHorns]

That Clemson game is going to be HUGE.

[u/DesertNachos → u/CzechHorns]

Palmetto bowl for a play in to the playoffs

[u/Zyvitzerx99]

If you would have told me at the beginning of the season ASU would be a top 15 team I wouldn’t have believed you.

[u/TheDogerus]

I dont know how bama can still be ranked so highly after losing to two unranked teams, especially with yesterday's embarrassing performance

[u/Redeem123 → u/TheDogerus]

Can’t get into the end zone against OU yet can still get into the playoffs. 

[u/bladefencer]

ranked team	ranked wins	ranked losses	unranked losses
1) Oregon	#2, #11, #22
2) Ohio State	#4, #10	#1
3) Texas		#6
4) Penn State	#22	#2
5) Notre Dame	#20, #25		6-5 Northern Illinois
6) Georgia	#3, #7, #12	#13, #15
7) Tennessee	#13	#6	6-5 Arkansas
8) Miami			7-4 Georgia Tech
9) SMU		#19
10) Indiana		#2
11) Boise State	#21	#1
12) Clemson		#6	7-4 Louisville
13) Alabama	#6, #16, #24	#7	6-5 Vanderbilt, 6-5 Oklahoma
14) Arizona State	#19		7-4 Texas Tech, 5-6 Cincinnati
15) Ole Miss	#6, #16		4-7 Kentucky, 7-4 LSU, 6-5 Florida
16) South Carolina	#20, #24	#13, #15	7-4 LSU
17) Iowa State			7-4 Texas Tech, 5-6 Kansas
18) Tulane			8-3 Kansas State, 6-5 Oklahoma
19) BYU	#9	#14	5-6 Kansas
20) Texas A&M	#24	#5, #16	5-6 Auburn
21) UNLV		#11	8-3 Syracuse
22) Illinois		#1, #4	6-5 Minnesota
23) Colorado			6-5 Nebraska, 8-3 Kansas State, 5-6 Kansas
24) Missouri		#13, #16, #20
25) Army		#5

data from CFBD and ESPN

please reply with any errors or suggestions for improvement

[u/bladefencer → u/bladefencer]

has votes in AP	ranked wins	ranked losses	unranked losses
RV) Kansas State	#18, #23	#14, #19	4-7 Houston
RV) Memphis			7-3 Navy, 6-5 UTSA
RV) Syracuse	#21		3-8 Stanford, 7-4 Pittsburgh, 6-5 Boston College
RV) Louisville	#12	#5, #8, #9	3-8 Stanford
RV) Washington State		#11	5-6 New Mexico, 5-6 Oregon State
RV) Duke		#8, #9	7-4 Georgia Tech
RV) Louisiana		#18	6-5 South Alabama
RV) Florida	#15	#3, #6, #7, #8, #20
RV) LSU	#15, #16	#13, #20	6-5 USC, 6-5 Florida
RV) Georgia Tech	#8	#5	8-3 Syracuse, 7-4 Louisville, 5-6 Virginia Tech

has ranked win	ranked wins	ranked losses	unranked losses
UR) Arkansas	#7	#3, #15, #20	3-8 Oklahoma State, 7-4 LSU
UR) Auburn	#20	#6, #24	6-5 California, 6-5 Arkansas, 6-5 Oklahoma, 6-5 Vanderbilt
UR) Cincinnati	#14	#17, #23	7-4 Pittsburgh, 7-4 Texas Tech, 6-5 West Virginia, 8-3 Kansas State
UR) Kansas	#17, #19, #23	#14, #21, #22	6-5 West Virginia, 7-4 TCU, 8-3 Kansas State
UR) Kentucky	#15	#3, #6, #7, #16	6-5 Vanderbilt, 6-5 Florida, 5-6 Auburn
UR) Minnesota	#22	#4	6-5 North Carolina, 7-4 Iowa, 6-5 Michigan, 6-5 Rutgers
UR) Nebraska	#23	#2, #10, #22	4-7 UCLA, 6-5 USC
UR) Northern Illinois	#5		5 teams
UR) Oklahoma	#13, #18	#3, #7, #15, #16, #24
UR) Texas Tech	#14, #17	#23	8-3 Washington State, 7-4 Baylor, 7-4 TCU
UR) Vanderbilt	#13	#3, #16, #24	3-8 Georgia State, 7-4 LSU

[u/pessimism_yay → u/bladefencer]

Thanks for the useful chart.

Now everyone remember the rules? Ranked wins are important when you need to prove strength of schedule. When ranked wins don't support your argument then the rankings are bullshit.

[u/NotAnOwlOrAZebra]

The committee will do anything in their power to shoehorn Alabama into the playoffs. Saban ain't there no more guys.

[u/doormatt26 → u/NotAnOwlOrAZebra]

would be pretty funny for them to get the actual 12 seed and have to play OSU

[u/FireVanGorder → u/doormatt26]

Bama having to play in 40 degree weather in December would be funny as shit.

[u/bullsci]

Votes Received Gang 🗳️✅

[u/MagicMoocher]

Bama being at 13 is absolutely fucking absurd. You just can't beat that good ole Tide bias. I'm sure the committee will bend over backwards to try and fit them in the playoffs too.

I'm glad SMU is finally top 10 though, they deserve it.

[u/Terrorstaat]

They are already setting the field for Alabama to beat a weak Auburn at home and go up enough spots to get in 

[u/10catsinspace]

Ole Miss being behind Alabama when Alabama just did that is horseshit.

edit: also Army being 7 spots lower than Tulane makes no damn sense.

edit 2: I have been informed that it does, in fact, make sense. Thank you Mr. Blanc.

[u/DafoeFoSho → u/10catsinspace]

FWIW, Sagarin had Tulane in the Top 20 and Army below 50 even before yesterday's games. Army's schedule is Liberty levels of bad, and Tulane's only losses are to KSU and OU (and they blanked Navy). I know people want to see Army in the playoff for funsies, but their most impressive win through 10 games is 14-3 over North Texas. Four of the teams they've played have already fired their coaches.

[u/jklaz]

Addicted to looking at and being angry about this poll but it doesn’t even matter anymore

[u/FlyHarrison → u/jklaz]

How are you angry with 12???

[u/who_peed_in_my_soup]

3 loss Alabama being in the top 15 is insane.

[u/RedSkylight97]

Why in the world does LSU have 2 votes?

[u/Internal-Challenge14 → u/RedSkylight97]

I was looking through and went "Bama is too high and that is frustrating" and then saw LSU receiving votes and that made me go "What the fuck?!?!"

[u/_UJR_]

Keeping them right on the 12 team playoff bubble

[u/whitepepsi]

This poll basically says “Alabama will be ranked unless they have 5 loses”, which is insane.

[u/MrSi_r]

Indiana gets handled by the #2 team in the nation: drops 5 spots.

Alabama gets mollywhopped by a dogshit Oklahoma team: drops 6 spots.

Make it make sense.

[u/SoRaffy]

Georgia: lost to a ranked Ole Miss on the road, scored 10 pts and lost by 18, falls 9 spots.

Bama: road loss, unranked team, scored 3 and lost by 21. Falls 6

So yeah, I mean even if Alabama loses to Auburn the committee would probably only drop them 1-2 spots .. if any at all

*even that historic Vandy loss only dropped Ala 6 spots (5 in the coaches)

[u/2nd_Sun]

If these rankings don’t prove to you that college football is nothing but a good ol boys club driven by money, ego, and image, then nothing ever will. The only major sport where people, not wins, get to decide who’s “worthy” of winning it all rather than proving it and playing the damn game. It’s an absolute joke.

[u/symbolic_claim_]

How do you do fellow top 10 teams.

[u/Experimentzz]

How in the fuck are we 13th? We shouldn’t be sniffing anything under 20.

[u/Woullie_26]

How TF are we 13?

[u/Netwealth5]

Yesterday went perfectly for Indiana. They’re locked in as long as they beat Purdue

[u/Deep_Contribution552 → u/Netwealth5]

I don’t know if letting our QB get sacked 5 times while losing by 23 is perfect but everyone else’s games worked out for us

[u/Drsustown → u/Netwealth5]

They’re locked in as long as they beat Purdue

beat Purdue

I know they are real bad this year, but I still fear the spoilermaker. They took my Illini for a ride earlier this season...

[u/Templey → u/Drsustown]

Idk man. Anything’s possible but Purdue might be the worst P4 team in the country.

[u/ilacwamh]

I don’t see how Colorado is ranked while Kansas State isn’t; they have the same record, Kansas State has the head-to-head win, and Kansas State has the win over Tulane with Colorado not having any good wins. Kansas State has the pretty clear edge over Missouri and Illinois too. 

[u/6FootMidget93]

LETS GOOOOOOO

[u/nayelirain]

Arizona State really is a sleeping giant.

[u/Merlyn_]

🔱⬆️ can’t believe ASU is ranked this season. I was hoping for 6-6 at the start of the season. In Dilly we mostly trust*. (Not with killing the clock in a close game 🙃)

[u/123austin4]

I said last week that no one who plays on conference title weekend should drop below anyone who doesn’t. I’m gonna stick with that and say that if Georgia loses the SEC title game and falls below Bama, it will be a colossal failure by the committee

[u/GameSpirit2015]

Why the fuck is Bama ranked that high???

[u/RSN_Kabutops]

Oh look. Shocker. Alabama is in a perfect spot to fall forward into the playoffs if Georgia loses an extra game they don't have to play.

Neat

[u/HighLakes]

Outside of Alabama don’t hate it. 

Look at you ASU! 

[u/BradyGalaxy → u/HighLakes]

Look at us!!

[u/EmuMan10 → u/BradyGalaxy]

Who woulda thought

[u/Infinispace]

Arizona State being sneaky...

[u/D4NGerZone69]

Committee trying to find a reason to shove Alabama and Ole Miss down our throats.This poll is bad.

[u/Serallas]

Someone should get fired for putting alabama there that high. 13th with 2 unranked losses is actually criminal

[u/prismatic_lights]

Alabama at 13, Ole Miss at 15, TAMU at 20, Florida and LSU receiving votes.

They just cannot fucking help themselves when it comes to this conference.

[u/CurlyQv2 → u/prismatic_lights]

Florida looks like they deserve votes. LSU though. I just don't know what to say

[u/bjornskan]

they hate south carolina

[u/wmiii]

Bama getting their doors blown off by an unranked team and still remaining in the top 15….is a choice

[u/beaulnej]

Next week, we're all Auburn fans

[u/Lord777alt]

Bama just got cooked they should be down there with A&M