Time to look at the polls this week! (Unless otherwise noted, the AP Poll is what we use here.)
First off, a hat tip to Ball State and UNC. Ball State's ranked for the first time in school history, and they're undefeated. UNC, meanwhile, is ranked for the first time since 2001. Great job to both schools and their respective coaches. Now, let's get to the anger...
Going back to Ball State...Why are they 25th? Why aren't they higher? Why is a team that lost to Bowling Green ahead of an undefeated squad? You can't really make the "conference" case for me, because of the fact that South Florida, frankly, isn't that good. They beat Kansas who (see a few posts below) hasn't beaten anyone worthy of note!
3 ACC teams are ranked...none of them above 18th. Which I suppose is better than the Big East, which only has 2 ranked teams, the highest is 19th. To answer an earlier question (see the post on the USF game), no, I don't see any Big East teams that should be ranked. There's nothing that impressive about any team in the conference. The ACC teams shouldn't climb above 15th, either, because there's at least 15 teams in the country that can beat whoever might happen to be the ACC's "best" (an oxymoronic statement).
Meanwhile, Auburn falls to 20th, which isn't overly good for a school of Auburn's caliber. They'll be better next year, but that will clearly take more time than many Tiger fans will be willing to spend.
USC, meanwile is 8th in the country. Please explain this to me. They crushed Ohio State University, and beat Oregon, but still. Oregon State? Vandy's 5-0 and has beaten 2 ranked teams as well. Mind you, they weren't as highly ranked (#24 and #13 compared to #5 and #23 for the Trojans), but still. Vandy's in the SEC (6 ranked teams) compared to the PAC-10 (1 ranked team). USC had a loss, Vandy doesn't, and this is a classic case of a team being in the Top 10 because they looked better in August than what reality says in October.
Some folks will complain Brigham Young's in the Top 10. But, hey, their schedule's been no more challenging than Texas'. Take that for what it's worth.
Aaaaand that's all that's egregious in this week's rankings. Check back again for some new content. Tomorrow! (Or whenever the heck else we make up our minds to write something.)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
hey bones, how's it going?
I was just wondering how good of a chance you think UNC has of getting in a legitimate bowl if they win-out. Keep in mind their hardest opponent left is Boston College, or if you're a Duke fan you would probably say Georgia Tech.
A valid point, Mr. Peterson.
Judging from UNCs performance thus far (and the fact that BC's in the other division of the ACC) it is hard to believe that UNC wouldn't make a bowl game.
However, if they lose one of those two "hard" remaining games, you'll see them go to the Chick-fil-a Bowl. If they lose both, they'll probably go to the Champs Sports Bowl. Other losses could lead to the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
The outside shot still exists of Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech losing more games and, as a result, UNC winning their division and going to the ACC championship
Post a Comment