2018 AP Poll, USAT Coaches’ Poll and CFP Rankings

[huskymedic]

USAT/Amway Coaches Poll (10/14/18)

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Texas
9. UCF
10. Oklahoma
11. Oregon
12. Florida
13. West Virginia
14. Washington
15. NC State
16. Penn State
17. Kentucky
18. Texas A&M
19. Wisconsin
20. USF
21. Cincinnati
22. Iowa
23. Washington State
24. Stanford
25. Colorado

Others Receiving Votes: Miami 124; Mississippi State 110; Michigan State 98; San Diego State 71; Duke 60; Appalachian State 55; Utah State 33; Utah 32; Southern California 25; Houston 7; Fresno State 6; South Carolina 5; Virginia 4; Auburn 4; Army 4; Iowa State 3; Virginia Tech 3; North Texas 3; Texas Tech 1; Buffalo 1; Boston College 1; UAB 1.

 

[DoctorWho85]

At this point UCF needs 2 - 8 to lose at least twice for them to even see a chance at the top 5

 

[huskymedic]

AP Top 25 Poll (10/14/18)

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Georgia
9. Oklahoma
10. UCF
11. Florida
12. Oregon
13. West Virginia
14. Kentucky
15. Washington
16. NC State
17. Texas A&M
18. Penn State
19. Iowa
20. Cincinnati
21. South Florida
22. Mississippi State
23. Wisconsin
24. Michigan State
25. Washington State

Others receiving votes: Stanford 71, San Diego St. 53, Southern Cal 53, Appalachian St. 51, Colorado 49, Utah St. 38, Miami 38, Utah 33, Duke 17, Texas Tech 8, Fresno St. 7, Houston 3, Maryland 2, Virginia 2.

 

[Vowelguy]

At this point UCF needs 2 - 8 to lose at least twice for them to even see a chance at the top 5

UCF's November sked is Temple, Navy, undefeated Cinci, & undefeated USF. If they win all of those they get 1-loss Houston.

That will increase their profile.

 

[History Geek]

UCF's November sked is Temple, Navy, undefeated Cinci, & undefeated USF. If they win all of those they get 1-loss Houston.

That will increase their profile.

If it was a level playing field. It isn't.

 

[Tex-Lager93]

At this point UCF needs 2 - 8 to lose at least twice for them to even see a chance at the top 5

GA, LSU and Michigan will all get second losses. We’ll see. At that point, some other 1 loss teams will leapfrog them. Such biased bull.

 

[whaler11]

If anything UCF is overranked this year.

They have done nothing more than Cinci or NC State has and are a dozen spots ahead.

Playing Navy and Temple... isn’t really something to play up.

 

[huskymedic]

Courant: Randy Edsall Says UCF, American Athletic Conference Don't Get Deserved Respect In Polls

 

[huskymedic]

If anything UCF is overranked this year.

They have done nothing more than Cinci or NC State has and are a dozen spots ahead.

Playing Navy and Temple... isn’t really something to play up.

 

[whaler11]

Anyone with two eyes can tell you they were better last year.

I know Norvell has been hyped... if someone stuffed him in a locker at the half Memphis wins going away.

 

[huskymedic]

Anyone with two eyes can tell you they were better last year.

I know Norvell has been hyped... if someone stuffed him in a locker at the half Memphis wins going away.

It was just timely...

...not the first time last year’s rep bleeds over into the following year.

 

[storrsroars]

He certainly has a point about ND, which was lucky the Pitt kicker missed two FGs (47, 36) after bombing a 55 and 54 week before at Heinz (the 55 was a record kick, college or pro at Heinz).

 

[whaler11]

It was just timely...

...not the first time last year’s rep bleeds over into the following year.

I wasn’t implying you disagreed. Just piling on. Bernie from weekend at bernie’s 2 would have out-coached Norvell.

 

[huskymedic]

I wasn’t implying you disagreed. Just piling on. Bernie from weekend at bernie’s 2 would have out-coached Norvell.

No issue - I didn’t take it that way...

 

[huskymedic]

USAT/Amway Coaches Poll (10/21/18)

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Texas
8. Oklahoma
9. Ohio St
10. UCF
11. Florida
12. WVU
13. Washington
14. Kentucky
15. Washington State
16. Penn State
17. Texas A&M
18. Iowa
19. Wisconsin
20. USF
21. Oregon
22. NC State
23. Stanford
24. Utah
25. Miami

Others Receiving Votes: Appalachian State 78; Utah State 63; San Diego State 62; Cincinnati 30; Houston 30; Fresno State 22; Mississippi State 18; Virginia 17; Auburn 13; Buffalo 9; Colorado 9; Texas Tech 8; Army 8; Duke 8; Purdue 7; UAB 6; South Carolina 5; Virginia Tech 4; Syracuse 3; Georgia Southern 2; Michigan State 1.

 

[uconnphil2016]

If UCF goes undefeated again and missed the playoff, I predict that G5 will break and create their own playoff system. There’s no chance of anyone getting in ever if UCF doesn’t. It’s so unfair

 

[huskymedic]

AP Top 25 Poll (10/21/18)

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
5. Michigan
6. Texas
7. Georgia
8. Oklahoma
9. Florida
10. UCF
11. Ohio St
12. Kentucky
13. West Virginia
14. Washington State
15. Washington
16. Texas A&M
17. Penn State
18. Iowa
19. Oregon
20. Wisconsin
21. USF
22. NC State
23. Utah
24. Stanford
25. Appalachian State

Others receiving votes:Texas Tech 54, Utah St. 50, San Diego St. 48, Fresno St. 35, Miami 34, Virginia 25, Houston 19, Purdue 17, Michigan St. 8, Cincinnati 7, Auburn 5, Mississippi St. 2, Boston College 2, UAB 1.

 

[Chin Diesel]

If UCF goes undefeated again and missed the playoff, I predict that G5 will break and create their own playoff system. There’s no chance of anyone getting in ever if UCF doesn’t. It’s so unfair

1. No, the G5 won't split
2. They would get less money
3. Less eye balls
4. Permanent removal from Basketball, Baseball and most other sports.

 

[champs99and04]

If UCF goes undefeated again and missed the playoff, I predict that G5 will break and create their own playoff system. There’s no chance of anyone getting in ever if UCF doesn’t. It’s so unfair

UCF isn't the right data point to base that conclusion on because they've played a poor schedule. Not necessarily their fault, but this season just wasn't the year it was going to happen. If Temple had managed to stay unbeaten in 2015 or Houston the following year, those would have been much more interesting discussions.

That being said, it certainly isn't hard to envision a world where a G5 team is deserving and still doesn't get in.

 

[SubbaBub]

If UCF wins out and is left out the G5 will bring a lawsuit. The Committee is full of themselves to think they can parse the teams that finely. Nearly every team they would be competing with for the last spot will have proven they can lose to mediocre to bad teams and will have at most 1 or 2 good wins. The rest of everyone's schedule is full of flotsam. That includes Alabama. There are three good teams in the SEC, which is more than usual but 'bama will have 10 wins that any of the other playoff contenders would also likely have if they played the same schedule.

All the committee does is look at these handful of games and fill the rest with biased opinions. Auburn was a close game away from the CFP and UCF beat them soundly. CFP needs to stop overthinking this to satisfy the bowls and TV execs or you'll have at least two P5 conferences looking to blow it up.

 

[Purple Stein]

If UCF wins out this would be the year the committee takes them. They’re not as good as they were last year and they’d make a fine example of the G5’s “inadequacy” when they get nuked by Bama in the 1/4 game.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Its kind of like rec sports where I live. The coaches give their kids all of the reps and then send their kids to other teams to get even more reps while leaving everyone else behind. So, when tryouts take place for the next season, their kids make the team and then tell the other kids, sorry, you just don't have the experience.

 

[BlueandOG]

We need a playoff with ND, Bama, LSU, and Clemson. The B1G and XII will FLIP OUT if Texas and Michigan don't get in. That will start grumblings of expansion, which would include the P6 AAC.

With our luck, the AAC will boot us out for being bad at football.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

We need a playoff with ND, Bama, LSU, and Clemson. The B1G and XII will FLIP OUT if Texas and Michigan don't get in. That will start grumblings of expansion, which would include the P6 AAC.

With our luck, the AAC will boot us out for being bad at football.

Try LSU beats 'Bama and then looses to Georgia in the SEC final. A 1 loss Alabama team gets in without even playing in their own championship game along with Georgia to go along with Clemson and ND. In the final poll, LSU comes in 5th ahead of the winner of Michigan/Ohio St and the best of Texas/Oklahoma/West Virginia.

Better yet, same as above; but, USC upsets ND in LA. As a result, a 2 loss LSU team beats out 1 loss teams ND, Michigan/Ohio St, and Texas/Oklahoma/West Virginia.

Now, that could call an all-out war resulting in playoff expansion to 8, which the G6 will still only get one placement, and/or the ACC or the XII to get ripped apart in another conference realignment round.

 

[Vowelguy]

Not sure UCF is good enough to avoid any missteps this year, but if they do, it will get attention and media will start asking "if a 20+ win streak doesn't get you in the CFP, what does?"

P5 may use it as rationale to push thru expansion to 8 teams.

Surprised no elected official has gotten involved. Oh who am I kidding, it's not like Fla is an important political state.