College Football Playoff Rankings - Top 25

[huskymedic]

November 19

1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Georgia
5. Alabama
6. Oregon
7. Utah
8. Penn State
9. Oklahoma
10. Minnesota
11. Florida
12. Wisconsin
13. Michigan
14. Baylor
15. Auburn
16. Notre Dame
17. Iowa
18. Memphis
19. Cincinnati
20. Boise State
21. Oklahoma State
22. Iowa State
23. USC
24. App State
25. SMU

 

[huskymedic]

CFP Top 25 Teams by conference (11/19)

Big10 - 6
SEC - 5
Big12 - 4
AAC - 3
Pac12 - 3
ACC - 1
MWC - 1
SunBelt - 1
Independents - 1

 

[DoctorWho85]

Seems they're doing everything they can to make sure Alabama is guaranteed a spot once Georgia and LSU play

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Seems they're doing everything they can to make sure Alabama is guaranteed a spot once Georgia and LSU play

Not to defend Alabama, but which schools ranked #s 6-10 have truly stood out with great victories against highly ranked opponents?

Not Utah nor Oregon. OU? Oops, unranked KState. Ped State? Uh, home loss to potentially overrated Minnesota? Georgia? Oops, USC loss at home. 8-2 ND with huge loss to Michigan and loss to Georgia?

Even Clemson? Only top 25 win over 7-3 A&M? Undefeated now Ohio State? Biggest win against 8-2 Wisky; Ped State and blah Michigan the next 2 weeks.

Bottom line IMHO: Absolutely, no clear # 5 stands out today.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Not to defend Alabama, but which schools ranked #s 6-10 have truly stood out with great victories against highly ranked opponents?

Not Utah nor Oregon. OU? Oops, unranked KState. Ped State? Uh, home loss to potentially overrated Minnesota? Georgia? Oops, USC loss at home. 8-2 ND with huge loss to Michigan and loss to Georgia?

Even Clemson? Only top 25 win over 7-3 A&M? Undefeated now Ohio State? Biggest win against 8-2 Wisky; Ped State and blah Michigan the next 2 weeks.

Bottom line IMHO: Absolutely, no clear # 5 stands out today.

If you don't even win your own division in your conference, you don't belong in the playoffs. Oregon absolutely should be in over Alabama if they win their conference championship.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

If you don't even win your own division in your conference, you don't belong in the playoffs. Oregon absolutely should be in over Alabama if they win their conference championship.

Acknowledging Oregon’s blah conference schedule, single top 25 win (6-4 UDub which list to Utah), and UO’s loss to 7-3 Auburn, fair observation on possibly winning the Pac12.

Nike likely agrees, and also hopes their Ducks manage to beat 5-5 Arizona St, the 5-5 Beavers, and likely Utah in a conf championship game.

Now, convince the BCS selection criteria, voters ...

 

[Chin Diesel]

Eh. This isn't any different than the NCAA Basketball tourney where everyone wanks about the last #1 seed and the first #2 seed. And yes, I realize in basketball they all get a chance to hoist the trophy at the end.

Most years there can be a case made for #4-#6 as to who should be #4.

In general I would agree not even winning your division should disqualify you from getting in the final four. Especially with a lack of signature win by Bama this year. I'd much prefer the Pac-12 winner get in. Problem is neither Utah or Oregon have signature out of conference wins and the Pac-12 overall hasn't given them marquee wins except against each other.

CFP members would really like to see Georgia beat LSU in the SEC championship, OSU run through the B1G and Clemson to win ACC undefeated to clean up any mess.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Going down to 6-5 Arizona State and the Sun Devils' true frosh QB, Oregon quacks to 2 losses. Busted BCS wings? Indirectly, potentially weakening Utah's BCS position even before a Pac12 title game ???

 

[DoctorWho85]

PAC is basically eliminated from the playoff with Oregon losing to Arizona St. I'll be rooting hard for Auburn next week. Alabama does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They won't even win their own division this year.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The CFP is a joke. The SEC's best nonconference win is Oregon, but now somehow Oregon losing makes it MORE likely that the SEC will get two teams into the CFP. 6 SEC teams have losses to non-P5 teams. Why is blowing through an SEC schedule considered such an accomplishment when Tennessee is going to go 5-3 in the SEC but has a home loss to Georgia State?

The CFP is as much of a popularity contest as the BCS was.

 

[huskymedic]

CFP Top 25 Ranking (11/26)

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Georgia
5. Alabama
6. Utah
7. Oklahoma
8. Minnesota
9. Baylor
10. Penn State
11. Florida
12. Wisconsin
13. Michigan
14. Oregon
15. Auburn
16. Notre Dame
17. Iowa
18. Memphis
19. Cincinnati
20. Boise State
21. Oklahoma State
22. USC
23. Iowa State
24. Virginia Tech
25. App State

 

[huskymedic]

CFP Top 25 Rankings December 2:

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Georgia
5. Utah
6. Oklahoma
7. Baylor
8. Wisconsin
9. Florida
10. Penn State
11. Auburn
12. Alabama
13. Oregon
14. Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Iowa
17. Memphis
18. Minnesota
19. Boise State
20. Cincinnati
21. App State
22. USC
23. Virginia
24. Navy
25. Oklahoma State

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Georgia would have one of the worst losses by a CFP team in history if they make it.

 

[BlueDogs]

Turned out to be a real crappy football conference...built on our brand and backs. Aresco took us to the cleaners.

 

[jonsmith]

Turned out to be a real crappy football conference...built on our brand and backs. Aresco took us to the cleaners.

You say that after the AAC finishes the season with 3 teams in the CFP top 25 and 5 in the top 30 of the AP poll?

 

[Alum86]

UGA has gotta beat LSU in Atlanta.
Otherwise, the Utes or Sooners leapfrog. My guess is Ducks win over UTAH and OU tops Baylor. Hurts, not Tua, in the Final 4.
OBTW: Clemson gonna win it all again.

 

[BlueDogs]

You say that after the AAC finishes the season with 3 teams in the CFP top 25 and 5 in the top 30 of the AP poll?

Sarcasm...

 

[kingdobbs]

The CFP is a joke. The SEC's best nonconference win is Oregon, but now somehow Oregon losing makes it MORE likely that the SEC will get two teams into the CFP. 6 SEC teams have losses to non-P5 teams. Why is blowing through an SEC schedule considered such an accomplishment when Tennessee is going to go 5-3 in the SEC but has a home loss to Georgia State?

The CFP is as much of a popularity contest as the BCS was.

As long as there’s a human element involved, regardless of how much it’s based on a group consensus of nominally objective officials producing the rankings that at least maintain a pretense of objectivity, subjectivity and bias will creep its way into the proceedings.

And any attempt to create a ranking system that maintains more than a veneer of objectivity will beach itself upon the gigantic sandbar that is the overwhelmingly insular scheduling of collegiate football.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So much for Utah and the Pac12. You’re up OU and Baylor ...

 

[HuskyDogArt]

You say that after the AAC finishes the season with 3 teams in the CFP top 25 and 5 in the top 30 of the AP poll?

And we left it for what??

 

[storrsroars]

I don't watch much SEC football, but watching the UGA/LSU game, how in hell is UGA ranked #4? They're awful.

 

[DoctorWho85]

I don't watch much SEC football, but watching the UGA/LSU game, how in hell is UGA ranked #4? They're awful.

So LSU can be ranked one and miss Clemson in the first round

 

[Redding Husky]

So Memphis will be going to the Cotton Bowl without their head coach. And the P-5 will point to them and say, “See ... they’re no good”.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I don't watch much SEC football, but watching the UGA/LSU game, how in hell is UGA ranked #4? They're awful.

Yup, and now 10-3 Wisky led Ohio State in the 3Q before the incoming #1 righted its’ ship.

So, which pro franchise ends up #1 to face #4 OU in the BCS semi-final?