NCAA AP Rankings...Week 8

[boonedoggle]

BCS to follow soon!

1. Ohio State (50)

2. South Florida (11)

3. Boston College (1)

4. Oklahoma (1)

5. LSU (1)

6. South Carolina

7. Oregon

8. Kentucky

9. West Virginia

10. California

11. Virginia Tech

12. Arizona State (1)

13. USC

14. Florida

15. Missouri

15. Kansas

17. Hawaii

18. Auburn

19. Texas

20. Tennessee

21. Georgia

22. Texas Tech

23. Cincinnati

24. Michigan

25. Kansas State

[preludese111]

Good stuff, as long as LSU or South Carolina don't lose again, one of them will probably be in the NC game. The BCS will be out in a couple hours though, so we'll see. Lots of football left though.

[BigDawgFan]

Originally Posted by preludese111

Good stuff, as long as LSU or South Carolina don't lose again, one of them will probably be in the NC game. The BCS will be out in a couple hours though, so we'll see. Lots of football left though.

IMPOSSIBLE for them both to go undefeated the rest of the season because if they did then they would meet in the SECC game and the winner would MAYBE then have a shot at the NC game.

[[OT] Loki]

I'm calling bullshit on penn states ranking

[preludese111]

Originally Posted by BigDawgFan

IMPOSSIBLE for them both to go undefeated the rest of the season because if they did then they would meet in the SECC game and the winner would MAYBE then have a shot at the NC game.

Huh? I didn't say they would both go undefeated. I said if one or the other.
BTW, who the hell voted Ariz. State to number one? hahaha

[Mbraud4]

Glad to see LSU didnt drop too far in the polls so far. Hopefully the bayou bengals can regroup and heal, they are VERY banged up from what I understand and dont have an easy 2nd half of the season. If they can pull together and stand strong against the rest, they are still in a good position to reclaim #1 at the end of the season.

[The Korean]

Originally Posted by Mbraud4

Glad to see LSU didnt drop too far in the polls so far. Hopefully the bayou bengals can regroup and heal, they are VERY banged up from what I understand and dont have an easy 2nd half of the season. If they can pull together and stand strong against the rest, they are still in a good position to reclaim #1 at the end of the season.

I actually didn't like it when LSU was #1, to me, it's too big of target with alot of the season left. I'll be happy if they stay in the hunt till the end and to to the championship game.

[Sawyer]

Originally Posted by Mbraud4

Glad to see LSU didnt drop too far in the polls so far. Hopefully the bayou bengals can regroup and heal, they are VERY banged up from what I understand and dont have an easy 2nd half of the season. If they can pull together and stand strong against the rest, they are still in a good position to reclaim #1 at the end of the season.

There is a chance they will still lose at least one more. 4 SEC games left to go.


BCS Standings:

1. Ohio State
2. South Florida
3. Boston College
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. South Carolina
7. Kentucky
8. Arizona State
9. West Virginia
10. Oregon
11. Virginia Tech
12. California
13. Kansas
14. USC
15. Florida
16. Missouri
17. Auburn
18. Hawaii
19. Virginia
20. Georgia

[macjoe53]

Originally Posted by Sawyer

There is a chance they will still lose at least one more. 4 SEC games left to go.


BCS Standings:

1. Ohio State
2. South Florida
3. Boston College
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. South Carolina
7. Kentucky
8. Arizona State
9. West Virginia
10. Oregon
11. Virginia Tech
12. California
13. Kansas
14. USC
15. Florida
16. Missouri
17. Auburn
18. Hawaii
19. Virginia
20. Georgia

Ohio State vs. South Florida if the NC was played next weekend!

[Sawyer]

Originally Posted by macjoe53

Ohio State vs. South Florida if the NC was played next weekend!

That would make the South Florida Bulls the National Champions!

[jdbwolverines]

Originally Posted by macjoe53

Ohio State vs. South Florida if the NC was played next weekend!

I don't think this is that out of the question at the end of the year. That is a really good South Florida team and even though Ohio State hasn't really played anybody this year, they are a lot better than what people are giving them credit for. Don't worry though, Michigan will knock them out at the end of the season ruining any title hopes.

[AZiKar]

Yet another year when the BCS ratings manage to overrate the Big 10. The hardest game Ohio State has this year is Michigan. That's not saying a whole lot, so to have them ranked #1 while they've only played one ranked team (Purdue #23) is completely unfair to the other divisions that have harder teams and many more ranked teams.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_...yhoo&type=lgns

[Triolent]

Originally Posted by AZiKar

Yet another year when the BCS ratings manage to overrate the Big 10. The hardest game Ohio State has this year is Michigan. That's not saying a whole lot, so to have them ranked #1 while they've only played one ranked team (Purdue #23) is completely unfair to the other divisions that have harder teams and many more ranked teams.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_...yhoo&type=lgns

I agree. Ohio State has, what appears to be an easier schedule. However, the bottom line is, that Ohio State is winning the games that it should. Look at USC. They lost a game that, at least in my mind, they shouldnd't've. There are other teams who have lost games that they should have won. In the other argumentative thread about this, Dan Wetzel said it, it's not Ohio State's fault that they are ranked #1, is it? I believe it is by default more than anything (without going into discussion about the team). If you want to talk about putting this 1 loss team over that 0 loss team, how is that fair? Tell me how any team could win every game and not be considered for the championship.

Now, I understand that bitching and moaning about mid season rankings is about as useless cloned cats, but this is also why I love college football. You could flip-flop the top 25, because nobody is going the the championship game this weekend or next. This next 6 weeks is going to be awesome and I hope to watch every single minute of it!


Go local team and/or College!

[Mark C]

I think this is another year that will add emphasis to the NCAA playoff idea. Clearly the polls and the BCS are flawed. Sure there's a lot of time left and USF may likely lose and not see the Sugar Bowl... but what if they don't? They have no ranked teams left on their schedule.

And then you've got Boston College right behind them. Sure they're 7-0, but only two of those 7 teams have winning seasons so far (not counting UMass), and none of them are currently in the Top 25. They only have 1 ranked opponent left, and stand a good chance of winning that game. LSU has already played 4 Top 25 teams, 2 of them in the Top 10. If BC wins out, LSU gets screwed for losing 1 very close game after dominating most of their other opponents. I can't imagine there's anyone out there who believes BC would beat LSU if they played each other, so why is BC ranked higher? Same goes for USF.

I'm going to go ahead and say the SEC championship will be a bigger game than the NC, and I hope USF makes it all the way, screwing LSU and all the others along the way with their weak schedule and over-rated poll placement. Maybe that'll be another nail in the coffin of the ridiculous BCS rules.

Personally I'd love to see LSU in the NC game. I'm a VT alum, I hated watching LSU destroy my team, but no other team has impressed me as much this year. I still think they're the most deserving of the NC game, despite a close loss last weekend. I've got my hopes up that VT gets revenge on BC for last year's Thursday night humiliation. The team's healthy, it's at home, and they've got a score to settle so with a little luck we can destroy BC's title hopes.

[LSU_Stogie]

Originally Posted by Mark C

I think this is another year that will add emphasis to the NCAA playoff idea. Clearly the polls and the BCS are flawed. Sure there's a lot of time left and USF may likely lose and not see the Sugar Bowl... but what if they don't? They have no ranked teams left on their schedule.

And then you've got Boston College right behind them. Sure they're 7-0, but only two of those 7 teams have winning seasons so far (not counting UMass), and none of them are currently in the Top 25. They only have 1 ranked opponent left, and stand a good chance of winning that game. LSU has already played 4 Top 25 teams, 2 of them in the Top 10. If BC wins out, LSU gets screwed for losing 1 very close game after dominating most of their other opponents. I can't imagine there's anyone out there who believes BC would beat LSU if they played each other, so why is BC ranked higher? Same goes for USF.

I'm going to go ahead and say the SEC championship will be a bigger game than the NC, and I hope USF makes it all the way, screwing LSU and all the others along the way with their weak schedule and over-rated poll placement. Maybe that'll be another nail in the coffin of the ridiculous BCS rules.

Personally I'd love to see LSU in the NC game. I'm a VT alum, I hated watching LSU destroy my team, but no other team has impressed me as much this year. I still think they're the most deserving of the NC game, despite a close loss last weekend. I've got my hopes up that VT gets revenge on BC for last year's Thursday night humiliation. The team's healthy, it's at home, and they've got a score to settle so with a little luck we can destroy BC's title hopes.

I pray ya'll whomp BC and show how undeserving that team is...HOKIENATION BABY! and GEAUX TIGERS!