Updated Weekly Rankings through week 14

[bwgood77]

After week 6:

AP Top 25

RK TEAM REC PTS TREND
1 Alabama(56) 6-0 1520 —
2 Ohio State(2) 5-0 1444 —
3 Clemson(2) 6-0 1406 —
4 Michigan(1) 6-0 1339 —
5 Washington 6-0 1286 —
6 Texas A&M 6-0 1202 2
7 Louisville 4-1 1193 —
8 Wisconsin 4-1 1020 3
9 Tennessee 5-1 962 —
10 Nebraska 5-0 958 2
11 Baylor 5-0 934 2
12 Ole Miss 3-2 800 2
13 Houston 5-1 701 7
14 Florida State 4-2 628 9
15 Boise State 5-0 590 4
16 Miami 4-1 576 6
17 Virginia Tech 4-1 546 8
18 Florida 4-1 483 —
19 Oklahoma 3-2 476 1
20 West Virginia 4-0 424 2
21 Utah 5-1 287 3
22 Arkansas 4-2 203 6
23 Auburn 4-2 166 NR
24 Western Michigan 6-0 154 NR
25 Navy 4-1 122 NR

Complete Rankings

Dropped from rankings: Stanford 15, North Carolina 17, Colorado 21
Others receiving votes: Georgia 59, Arizona State 53, North Carolina 51, LSU 50, Oklahoma State 48, North Dakota State 36, Stanford 26, Colorado 22, South Florida 20, TCU 14, Washington State 9, NC State 9, Iowa 3, Air Force 2, San Diego State 2, Wake Forest 1

Coaches Poll

RK TEAM REC PTS TREND
1 Alabama(58) 6-0 1570 —
2 Ohio State(4) 5-0 1504 —
3 Clemson(1) 6-0 1455 —
4 Michigan 6-0 1370 —
5 Washington 6-0 1329 1
6 Texas A&M 6-0 1256 1
7 Louisville 4-1 1201 1
8 Baylor 5-0 1061 3
9 Nebraska 5-0 1052 3
10 Wisconsin 4-1 995 3
11 Tennessee 5-1 919 2
12 Houston 5-1 754 7
13 Ole Miss 3-2 746 1
14 Florida 4-1 661 4
15 Boise State 5-0 628 4
16 Florida State 4-2 584 5
17 Miami 4-1 580 7
18 West Virginia 4-0 526 2
19 Virginia Tech 4-1 441 NR
20 Oklahoma 3-2 424 2
21 Utah 5-1 408 3
22 Arkansas 4-2 194 5
23 Western Michigan 6-0 185 2
24 Arizona State 5-1 116 NR
25 LSU 3-2 81 NR

Complete Rankings

Dropped from rankings: Stanford 15, North Carolina 16, Colorado 23

Others receiving votes: Auburn 70, Georgia 63, Navy 58, South Florida 53, North Carolina 51, NC State 34, Oklahoma State 29, USC 13, Stanford 12, Washington State 8, Colorado 7, Wake Forest 6, Memphis 6, Troy 6, TCU 5, Appalachian State 3, Penn State 3, Pittsburgh 3, San Diego State 2, South Alabama 1, Tulsa 1, Middle Tennessee 1

[Wannabe MEP]

It seems to me that there's an abnormally small number of one-loss teams at this point in the season.

Looking at Sagarin's top 30, this is the total # of teams that have...

• zero losses: 11
• one loss: 7
• multiple losses: 12

I would have thought one-loss teams would be the largest group there. A lot of *pretty good* teams that already have more than one loss (e.g. Ole Miss, FSU, Oklahoma, Stanford). That could mean we have truer separation this year: the top tier is really that much better than everyone else.

Or it could mean we're in for wild-and-crazy chaos year, with just about everyone hitting multiple losses, and where we'll be debating something like undefeated Boise State vs 1-loss Houston vs 2-loss (insert random major conference champion) for the last playoff spot.

[goober]

Good thing Boise State won't be undefeated because of a loss to BYU

[Wannabe MEP]

Good thing Boise State won't be undefeated because of a loss to BYU

Where's the "minus one" button??

[El Turco]

houston is finished

[bleu]

houston is finished

They're out of the playoff picture, no question, but it could be interesting to see how the rest of their season plays out though. If Houston beats Louisville, and Boise State is able to win out and finish unbeaten, I think there very well may be two G5 teams in the NY6 bowl games.

[Wannabe MEP]

houston is finished

Probably.

Unless, perhaps, there's chaos.

You're big on declaring teams "finished". I think in terms of probabilities. None of Boise State, Houston, or any 2-loss teams are in a remotely good position at this point in time. Agree to agree on that. And I think pretty much everybody agrees on the top five teams right now, and thinks it makes sense that the playoff could/would be composed of four of those five. Cool.

But here's a little history lesson for you.

2015 week 7 rankings:

1. Ohio State
2. Baylor
3. TCU
4. Utah
5. Clemson

2014 week 7 rankings:

1. Florida State
2. Auburn
3. Miss St
4. Ole Miss
5. Baylor

There's a lot of football left to play, and this year is already significantly more chaotic than the last couple years. There may not even be four power-5 teams with one-loss or less when all is said and done, given this season's trajectory, and given the inherent unpredictability of college football, especially as we move into the heart of conference play.

[El Turco]

houston is finished

Probably.

Unless, perhaps, there's chaos.

You're big on declaring teams "finished". I think in terms of probabilities. None of Boise State, Houston, or any 2-loss teams are in a remotely good position at this point in time. Agree to agree on that. And I think pretty much everybody agrees on the top five teams right now, and thinks it makes sense that the playoff could/would be composed of four of those five. Cool.

But here's a little history lesson for you.

2015 week 7 rankings:

1. Ohio State
2. Baylor
3. TCU
4. Utah
5. Clemson

2014 week 7 rankings:

1. Florida State
2. Auburn
3. Miss St
4. Ole Miss
5. Baylor

There's a lot of football left to play, and this year is already significantly more chaotic than the last couple years. There may not even be four power-5 teams with one-loss or less when all is said and done, given this season's trajectory, and given the inherent unpredictability of college football, especially as we move into the heart of conference play.

here is a history lesson for you..'15 playoff teams: Ohio State, Alabama, Florida St, Oregon '16 Playoff teams: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan St, Oklahoma

you dont see any american conference or mountain west teams on there, do ya? reality of college football is unless you are a power 5 team you need to run the table to have any shot at top 4. even 2 loss sec or big 10 teams will make it in over 1 loss american conference team.

[Wannabe MEP]

No sample size issue there.

even 2 loss sec or big 10 teams will make it in over 1 loss american conference team.

ok, so that's interesting. Yeah, that's possible. You've been pretty dismissive of two-loss teams in other conversations, but I see: you would vote for the two-loss team in that scenario. yeah, not unreasonable. I personally think that's an extremely difficult conundrum to resolve: 2-loss (brutal schedule) vs 1-loss (moderate schedule) vs 0-loss (soft schedule).

"SEC or Big-10." Hmmm... no bias at all in that statement.

I mean, I think we all agree that to this point, Ohio State and Michigan look like two of the best teams in the country. But Sagarin currently rates the Big-10 as the worst power-5 conference, and it's not actually all that close. E.g., the AAC is closer to the Big-10 West than the Big-10 West is to the Pac-12 North, according to Sagarin’s #s. Just sayin’.

[El Turco]

sagarin never makes sense at least until the bowl season, not that he gets a vote

[Wannabe MEP]

sagarin never makes sense at least until the bowl season, not that he gets a vote

Yeah, he's got Ohio State #1 right now.

#ridiculous #gladhedoesntgetavote #goddamncomputers

[El Turco]

You seem upset about something but can't pinpoint what. Osu alum banged your girl or something?

[Wannabe MEP]

Really dude?

[bleu]

1. ALABAMA
2. OHIO STATE
3. MICHIGAN
4. CLEMSON
5. WASHINGTON
6. TEXAS A&M
7. LOUISVILLE
8. NEBRASKA
9. BAYLOR
10. WISCONSIN
11. HOUSTON
12. WEST VIRGINIA
13. FLORIDA STATE
14. BOISE STATE
15. FLORIDA
16. OKLAHOMA
17. ARKANSAS
18. TENNESSEE
19. UTAH
20. WESTERN MICHIGAN
21. AUBURN
22. NORTH CAROLINA
23. OLE MISS
24. NAVY
25. LSU

[bwgood77]

1. ALABAMA
2. OHIO STATE
3. MICHIGAN
4. CLEMSON
5. WASHINGTON
6. TEXAS A&M
7. LOUISVILLE
8. NEBRASKA
9. BAYLOR
10. WISCONSIN
11. HOUSTON
12. WEST VIRGINIA
13. FLORIDA STATE
14. BOISE STATE
15. FLORIDA
16. OKLAHOMA
17. ARKANSAS
18. TENNESSEE
19. UTAH
20. WESTERN MICHIGAN
21. AUBURN
22. NORTH CAROLINA
23. OLE MISS
24. NAVY
25. LSU

Which rankings are those?

[Latrell]

New AP Rankings

1.Alabama
2.Michigan
3.Clemson
4.Washington
5.Louisville
6.Ohio State
7.Nebraska
8.Baylor
9.Texas A&M
10.West Virginia
11.Wisconsin
12.Florida State
13.Boise State
14.Florida
15.Auburn
16.Oklahoma
17.Utah
18.Tennessee
19.LSU
20.Western Michigan
21.UNC
22.Navy
23.Colorado
24.Penn State
25.Virginia Tech

[studcrackers]

west virginias been getting underlooked in these rankings imo. id put em at least 6. they might be the only team in the big 12 that can play defense

[bondom34]

Woohoooooo!

[bleu]

west virginias been getting underlooked in these rankings imo. id put em at least 6. they might be the only team in the big 12 that can play defense

I disagree, I think they're right about where they belong at 10. They really haven't played anyone yet. Their only two opponents with winning records are TCU and Kansas State (both sitting at 4-3). I'm just not buying in quite yet.

[studcrackers]

And it's still as impressive as anything Baylor or Nebraska has done