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Message: [QUOTE="Vowelguy, post: 2611622, member: 59"] Yes, that's my opinion. I assumed that was obvious given that I posted it. The rankings are not directly relevant since none, except RPI, are used by the committee, and even the RPI is only 1 piece of information. There's little evidence that the final committee rankings correspond closely to the RPI rankings. From many years of following this, you develop a feel for the committee's preferences, though they do evolve over time. Quality wins and bad losses definitely matter. And looking at the overall body of work of USF against other teams, USF's resume did not seem as impressive as other teams. There is a high quality win against Ohio St (home). And a decent win vs LSU (home). There's a terrible loss at Wichita St. Not good loss vs Mich St (neutral), and a borderline-not good loss to Oklahoma. 1 good win and 1 very bad loss does not compare favorably to the other teams I reviewed. [/QUOTE]