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End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:03 pm
by PhilipNelsonFan
Team Record Pts Pvs
1. Florida (48) 13-1 1,60 1
2. Utah (16) 13-0 1,519 7
3. Southern Cal (1) 12-1 1,481 5
4. Texas 12-1 1,478 3
5. Oklahoma 12-2 1,391 2
6. Alabama 12-2 1,264 4
7. TCU 11-2 1,193 11
8. Penn St. 11-2 1,153 6
9. Ohio St. 10-3 1,013 10
10. Oregon 10-3 997 15
11. Boise St. 12-1 938 9
12. Texas Tech 11-2 916 8
13. Georgia 10-3 903 16
14. Mississippi 9-4 857 20
15. Virginia Tech 10-4 713 21
16. Oklahoma St. 9-4 534 13
17. Cincinnati 11-3 506 12
18. Oregon St. 9-4 467 24
19. Missouri 10-4 435 25
20. Iowa 9-4 317 —
21. Florida St. 9-4 246 —
22. Georgia Tech 9-4 223 14
23. West Virginia 9-4 144 —
24. Michigan St. 9-4 138 19
25. BYU 10-3 137 17
Others receiving votes: California 128, Pittsburgh 106, LSU 95, Nebraska 64, Tulsa 61, Northwestern 53, Ball St. 13, Boston College 11, Rutgers 11, Rice 8, Arizona 4, Kansas 2.
Discuss.
Re: End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:52 am
by Pai Gow
Utes were just 100 points away from a split title, oh so close.
TCU made a big jump to #7.
And how Ohio State is in the top 10 is beyond me.. Oregon should be top 10 no question.
Re: End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:53 am
by LAKESHOW
that holiday bowl was very entertaining. especially the part where the QB runs over the oklahoma state defenders. continuously. one of the highlights of what seemed to be a loooonng bowl season. 2nd only to the first half of the rosebowl. a truly awesome display of firepower and excellent dancing moves, as was displayed by USC players doin the "soulja boy." truly incredible.
Re: End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:04 pm
by hermes
AKsWill wrote:Utes were just 100 points away from a split title, oh so close.
TCU made a big jump to #7.
And how Ohio State is in the top 10 is beyond me.. Oregon should be top 10 no question.
they are #10
but it is weird that Ohio St. lost and moved up a spot
yay iowa's #20!
Re: End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:58 pm
by El Turco
oregon is too high. but, i guess beating the the 4th best team in big 12 south with its best player missing much of the game has it s merits
ohio state is fine where they are, no other team with the exception of maybe texas tech has the resume to jump over ohio state.
florida is the deserving number 1, but props to utah, this is probably as close as that state will ever come getting a title.
Re: End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:03 pm
by PhilipNelsonFan
If I were to arrange spots 8-11, it would have to be Ohio State, Oregon, Boise State, Penn State. Although those spots are extremely flexible and I do feel dirty putting the Ducks ahead of a BSU team that beat them.
Ole Miss and Virginia Tech should switch spots; tie goes to the better bowl/record. Cal should also be in the top 25; take out Florida State, since no one likes the Criminoles anyway.
I have my doubts that Ohio State could beat Oklahoma State. I just don't know that Ohio State would have been as conditioned to defend a spread offense as Oregon was; the defense got much better as the game went on.
Re: End-all, be-all, AP football poll
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:12 pm
by El Turco
ohio state does not lose to middle of the pack teams, period. with the exception of illinois, every team that beat ohio state last three years finished in top ten with 4 of 6 finishing in top 5. ohio state games are more or less a litmus test for college football elite and wadr, ok st does not fit in such group.
you can't really put oregon over boise and ohio state over penn state. it has to be penn state, ohio state, texas tech, boise, oregon.