CFP Rankings/AP Poll & USA Today/Amway Coaches Polls

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

East Carolina...WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU!?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

That is an absolute crime that UCF is not higher.

Cancelling GA Tech gives them one less “data point”

 

[Wordbomar]

Cancelling GA Tech gives them one less “data point”

The system is broken. G5 gets screwed every year.

 

[huskymedic]

The system is broken. G5 gets screwed every year.

That is by design... it’s a charade to prevent anti-trust concerns.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

The system is broken. G5 gets screwed every year.

Houston had a real shot last year. They’d likely had been in if they finished undefeated. They started the year I think top 10 if not then 15 and had two big OOC matchups. They beat Oklahoma early and were I think high as 6 before losing to Navy. They later beat #3 Louisville. They may be the only team that has had a legitimate shot at CFP. Possibly only team that ever will.

 

[whaler11]

To say 538’s sports models are broken is a pretty huge understatement.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Amway Coaches Poll (11/12/17)

1. Alabama
2. Miami
3. Clemson
4. Wisconsin
5. Oklahoma
6. Auburn
7. Georgia
8. Ohio State
9. Notre Dame
10. USC
11. Penn State
12. UCF
13. Oklahoma State
14. TCU
15. Washington
16. Washington State
17. Memphis
18. Michigan
19. Mississippi State
20. South Florida
21. LSU
22. N.C. State
23. Stanford
24. Michigan State
25. West Virginia

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 94; Northwestern 67; Arizona 54; Boise State 40; South Carolina 33; Iowa 16; Kentucky 16; Army 14; San Diego State 11; Iowa State 9; Troy 5; Ohio 2.

 

[huskymedic]

AP Top 25 Poll (11/12/17)

1. Alabama
2. Miami
3. Oklahoma
4. Clemson
5. Wisconsin
6. Auburn
7. Georgia
8. Ohio State
9. Notre Dame
10. Oklahoma State
11. TCU
12. USC
13. Penn State
14. UCF
15. Washington State
16. Washington
17. Mississippi State
18. Memphis
19. Michigan
20. Stanford
21. LSU
22. Michigan State
23. South Florida
24. West Virginia
25. NC State

Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 110, Northwestern 72, Arizona 49, Iowa St. 27, Georgia Tech 6, Boise St. 6, Army 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2

 

[BugsyCT]

UCF didn't move in either poll this week. Gosh, and they seemed disappointed that they didn't play better against us. You'd think from their postgame reactions that they'd drop out of the top 20.

Wish we could beat conference opponents 49-24 and find reason to complain. Must be nice.

 

[Redding Husky]

UCF didn't move in either poll this week. Gosh, and they seemed disappointed that they didn't play better against us. You'd think from their postgame reactions that they'd drop out of the top 20.

Wish we could beat conference opponents 49-24 and find reason to complain. Must be nice.

I'm tired of hearing that crap from opposing coaches. UCF played as well as they could. It is what it is. They're 25 points better than us, no more and no less.

 

[jbdphi]

If Memphis, USF and UCF can hold serve for one more week (particularly Memphis against SMU) it seems like the AAC almost has a lock on the NY6 bowl bid.

Boise is the only real threat and whoever wins the AAC will have more quality wins it seems.

 

[CTBballfan243]

The system is designed to work exactly the way it is working. In CFB, the powers that be, only want certain teams to qualify for the playoffs. They do not want Cinderella in the playoff. Each P5 conferences has only a select few teams that will ever have a chance to qualify for the playoff. Not all CFB teams are created equal. Only teams in the top of the CFB pecking order will ever be considered for the playoff. That's just the way it is, fair or unfair. Know your place in the CFB landscape and appreciate what you have because there is always a team worse off than you.

 

[whaler11]

I'm tired of hearing that crap from opposing coaches. UCF played as well as they could. It is what it is. They're 25 points better than us, no more and no less.

LOL. No. That’s not how any of this works.

 

[huskymedic]

College Football Playoff (11/14/17)

1) Alabama
2) Clemson
3) Miami
4) Oklahoma
5) Wisconsin
6) Auburn
7) Georgia
8) Notre Dame
9) Ohio State
10) Penn State
11) USC
12) TCU
13) Oklahoma St.
14) Washington St.
15) UCF
16) Mississippi State
17) Michigan State
18) Washington
19) NC State
20) LSU
21) Memphis
22) Stanford
23) Northwestern
24) Michigan
25) Boise State

 

[huskymedic]

12, 17 and 20 last week:

 

[huskymedic]

AP Top 25 Poll (11/19/17)

1. Alabama
2. Miami
3. Oklahoma
4. Clemson
5. Wisconsin
6. Auburn
7. Georgia
8. Ohio State
9. Notre Dame
10. TCU
11. USC
12. Penn State
13. UCF
14. Washington State
15. Washington
16. Mississippi State
17. Memphis
18. Oklahoma State
9. LSU
20. Stanford
21. Michigan State
22. USF
23. Northwestern
24. Virginia Tech
25. Boise State

Others receiving votes: Michigan 49, Iowa St. 47, South Carolina 30, NC State 9, San Diego St. 8, Wake Forest 7, Texas A&M 1, Fresno St. 1

 

[Jimdish255]

Is ND better than the next 5 teams behind them? And while UCF could maybe be higher that GT cancellation will really haunt them if they beat USF convincingly.

So last AAC game is Army-Navy on Dec 9. Final CFP Rankings Dec 3 so I guess even playing GT then wouldn't register.

 

[whaler11]

Is ND better than the next 5 teams behind them? And while UCF could maybe be higher that GT cancellation will really haunt them if they beat USF convincingly.

So last AAC game is Army-Navy on Dec 9. Final CFP Rankings Dec 3 so I guess even playing GT then wouldn't register.

Well Notre Dame did blow USC out...

And I’d say they are clearly better than Wazzu.

Notre dame lost to #2 and #7. That’s a better resume than your TCUs or Penn States.

 

[huskymedic]

College Football Playoff (11/21/17)

1. Alabama
2. Miami
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma
5. Wisconsin
6. Auburn
7. Georgia
8. Notre Dame
9. Ohio State
10. Penn State
11. USC
12. TCU
13. Washington State
14. Mississippi State
15. Central Florida
16. Michigan State
17. Washington
18. LSU
19. Oklahoma State
20. Memphis
21. Stanford
22. Northwestern
23. Boise State
24. South Carolina
25. Virginia Tech

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Brochacho]

"Texas pushed the 2017 game to 2023 and Hurricane Irma took away your game against Goergia Tech? lol sorry all about the non conference" - CFP committee.
Too bad UCF doesn't have any quality losses.

Happy Wisconsin isn't in the top 4, they ducked USF as well. Pushed 2017 game to 2019 this past summer.

 

[jbdphi]

I can’t imagine a scenario where the AAC champ doesn’t get the NY6 bowl - no way a 2 loss Boise St team would be ranked higher than a 1 loss AAC champion.

All the focus is on UCF not being higher in the CFP rankings but realistically they’ll never make it over a 2 loss P5 champ anyways (let alone Miss St). NY6 bowl revenue will help the conference and profile.

 

[uconnphil2016]

I can’t imagine a scenario where the AAC champ doesn’t get the NY6 bowl - no way a 2 loss Boise St team would be ranked higher than a 1 loss AAC champion.

All the focus is on UCF not being higher in the CFP rankings but realistically they’ll never make it over a 2 loss P5 champ anyways (let alone Miss St). NY6 bowl revenue will help the conference and profile.

I'd imagine that beating USF (a T25 team) and then beating Memphis in the title game would bring them close to top 4. UCFs got their two strongest opponents left. I don't think theyll get top 4, but they'll be darn close. If they'd played and beaten GT I think they'd be in

 

[Exit 4]

GT I think they'd be in

Credit to Whaler for beating the drum on this long ago during Irma. A GT win probably pushes them into the top 12, but still looking in from outside.