But doesn’t that make sense? The polls are supposed to pick who is best now

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Dec 1, 2024
4:17:40pm

PHXSUNS31 All-American

But doesn’t that make sense? The polls are supposed to pick who is best now

The whole season matters, but polls should weigh the more recent games heavier. If we started 1-2 and then won 9 straight including a win over an undefeated top 10 SMU, we would absolutely be higher. We’d still be out of the CCG, but probably ranked up in the 10-12 range.

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PHXSUNS31

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We are the lowest ranked (in the AP poll) 10-2 p4 team in the country.

here's to hoping

3:52pm

You use Sagarin as a source for conference rank, the same Sagarin that has byu ranked #29, behind 6-6 Oklahoma??

RdF3

3:54pm

No rating system is perfect, but why do B10 and ACC get more leeway than Big12?

here's to hoping

4:01pm

Is the ACC getting more leeway? Perhaps with Miami, I do question that one.

PHXSUNS31

4:12pm

Unfortunately, when you lose matters. Two losses in three weeks and missing

DieHarder

3:55pm

it shouldn’t be that way though. it’s corrupt. non con games are

FieroCoug

4:05pm

The SEC also has by far the best OOC record against other P4 teams

PHXSUNS31

4:14pm

it’s misleading though cause the vast majority of those wins were their top

FieroCoug

4:43pm

I don’t think that’s true. Georgia and South Carolina both beat Clemson

PHXSUNS31

7:59pm

the ONLY good wins the SEC had were the ones against clemson. texas over

FieroCoug

8:17pm

Well I’m not saying they were playing powerhouses…you’re moving the goalposts

PHXSUNS31

8:39pm

The human polls are significantly biased against recent losses. If we played the

shoganai

3:58pm

This is completely true

here's to hoping

3:59pm

But doesn’t that make sense? The polls are supposed to pick who is best now

PHXSUNS31

4:17pm

You’re assuming that each team in a conference plays an equally difficult

garyfan

4:00pm

I didn't say we should ranked higher than Alabama. I left them above us. Notre

here's to hoping

4:13pm

Problem is we lost twice right at the end. And one of those losses was bad

PHXSUNS31

4:22pm

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