Rank 'em 1-11. Next week is the last regular season poll. Then one last poll after the bowl games.

Uh oh.

1. Memphis
2. UCF
3. Cincy
4. East Carolina
5. Houston
6. Temple
7. USF
8. Tulane
9. Tulsa
10. UCONN
11. SMU

1) Memphis
2) UC
3) ECU
4) UCF
5) Houston
6) Temple
7) USF
8) Tulane
9) UConn
10) Tulsa
11) SMU

Not calling out any one poster, because I've seen it a few times over the past weeks, but can someone give me an argument for why UCF is ranked over UC on any body of work argument?

I really did look trying to figure out what people were thinking, and I couldn't come up with anything at all.

UCF
Memphis
Cincy
ECU
Houston
Temple
USF
Tulane
Tulsa
Uconn
SMU

(11-29-2014 07:54 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  Not calling out any one poster, because I've seen it a few times over the past weeks, but can someone give me an argument for why UCF is ranked over UC on any body of work argument?

I really did look trying to figure out what people were thinking, and I couldn't come up with anything at all.

Because most rationale people agree that the PSU and UConn losses were flukes and we should very well be sitting at 9-1 right now with a loss only to the SEC East champion.

I get it- a loss is a loss. But we pissed away PSU and UConn vs. being beat.

1. Memphis
2. Cincinnati
3. UCF
4. East Carolina
5. Houston
6. Temple
7. USF
8. Tulane
9. UConn
10. Tulsa
11. SMU

1. UCF
2. Memphis
3. Cincy
4. ECU

The rest doesn't matter.

(11-29-2014 08:06 PM)The Knight Time Wrote:  

(11-29-2014 07:54 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  Not calling out any one poster, because I've seen it a few times over the past weeks, but can someone give me an argument for why UCF is ranked over UC on any body of work argument?

I really did look trying to figure out what people were thinking, and I couldn't come up with anything at all.

Because most rationale people agree that the PSU and UConn losses were flukes and we should very well be sitting at 9-1 right now with a loss only to the SEC East champion.

I get it- a loss is a loss. But we pissed away PSU and UConn vs. being beat.

If "most" agreed then UCF would've been #2 these last few weeks instead of Cincinnati...we'll see how this week goes.

Memphis
Cincy
UCF
ECU
Houston
Temple
USF
Tulane
Tulsa
UConn
SMU

To answer your question from my point of view. I am putting Cincy #2 abonve UCF because Cincy is on a 6 game winning streak and has looked very impressive.

Fluke or not, UCF lost to UConn 3 weeks ago. I can't validate putting them above.

We all lost to good teams out of conference.

We all beat who we were supposed to out of conference.

Memphis conference loss (7-4) Houston.
Cincy Conference loss (9-3) Memphis.
UCF Conference loss (2-9) UConn.

Memphis gets #1 over Cincy due to head to head.

That's my poll and why I have those 1-3.

(11-29-2014 07:54 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  Not calling out any one poster, because I've seen it a few times over the past weeks, but can someone give me an argument for why UCF is ranked over UC on any body of work argument?

I really did look trying to figure out what people were thinking, and I couldn't come up with anything at all.

-Scoring defense. UCF is 6th in the country, Cincinnati is 65th in the country.

-I think a win @Houston is equivalent to one over ECU at home, and I'd take our OOC win of BYU (8-4) over Toledo (8-4).

You can draw up UC advantages, but I think we at least have those two in our favor and I'd take a defensive team over an offensive one any day.

(11-29-2014 08:11 PM)The Knight Time Wrote:  1. UCF
2. Memphis
3. Cincy
4. ECU

The rest doesn't matter.

houston is sittig in the exact same spot in the standings as ecu..so im not sure how we dont matter but ecu does

(11-29-2014 08:19 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  Memphis
Cincy
UCF
ECU
Houston
Temple
USF
Tulane
Tulsa
UConn
SMU

To answer your question from my point of view. I am putting Cincy #2 abonve UCF because Cincy is on a 6 game winning streak and has looked very impressive.

Fluke or not, UCF lost to UConn 3 weeks ago. I can't validate putting them above.

We all lost to good teams out of conference.

We all beat who we were supposed to out of conference.

Memphis conference loss (7-4) Houston.
Cincy Conference loss (9-3) Memphis.
UCF Conference loss (2-9) UConn.

Memphis gets #1 over Cincy due to head to head.

That's my poll and why I have those 1-3.

Ok and UCF beat Houston, who beat Memphis.

Which is why not having a title game is stupid. I can make plenty of arguments for why UCF is the best, and you'll counter with whatever you want to.

UCF has played in a title game in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012. Memphis and Cincy have never played in one.

1. Memphis
2. UCF
3. Cincinnati
4. East Carolina
5. Houston
6. Temple
7. USF
8. Tulane
9. UConn
10. Tulsa
11. SMU

Why do I rank UCF ahead of UC? Because I'm a homer...but I will say that I think it's close. UCF has a bad loss at UConn, but UC got humiliated at home by Memphis and the defense couldn't stop a High School team at the beginning of the season.

Uconn game was our 1st aac loss in 2 years. That took a rainy game in 40 degree weather for that to happen. We have simply dominated so far. UConn game was clearly a fluke.

I think the top 4 are all close so it is mostly opinion.

(11-29-2014 08:25 PM)The Knight Time Wrote:  

(11-29-2014 08:19 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  Memphis
Cincy
UCF
ECU
Houston
Temple
USF
Tulane
Tulsa
UConn
SMU

To answer your question from my point of view. I am putting Cincy #2 abonve UCF because Cincy is on a 6 game winning streak and has looked very impressive.

Fluke or not, UCF lost to UConn 3 weeks ago. I can't validate putting them above.

We all lost to good teams out of conference.

We all beat who we were supposed to out of conference.

Memphis conference loss (7-4) Houston.
Cincy Conference loss (9-3) Memphis.
UCF Conference loss (2-9) UConn.

Memphis gets #1 over Cincy due to head to head.

That's my poll and why I have those 1-3.

Ok and UCF beat Houston, who beat Memphis.

Which is why not having a title game is stupid. I can make plenty of arguments for why UCF is the best, and you'll counter with whatever you want to.

UCF has played in a title game in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012. Memphis and Cincy have never played in one.

What does 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012 have to do with this?

Also, Memphis beat UConn who beat UCF..

That **** doesn't matter.

You lost 3 weeks ago to a 2-9 team, get over yourself.. Memphis and Cincy haven't lost for 6 weeks.

The 3 teams at the top are Memphis, Cincy and UCF. When ranking the, 1-3 I showed you my method. It's makes perfect sense based off of what those 3 did.

(11-29-2014 08:11 PM)The Knight Time Wrote:  1. UCF
2. Memphis
3. Cincy
4. ECU

The rest doesn't matter.

Your entitled to your opinion but I cannot tabulate your vote. Just letting you know.

If not for a fluke loss to UConn, UCF would be 15-0 in AAC play over the past 2 years.

If you can really convince yourself that if we re-played that game tomorrow, UCF would lose again, then please pass whatever you're smoking.


Hence my #1 ranking.

(11-29-2014 08:25 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  I think the top 4 are all close so it is mostly opinion.

Exactly...and because there is no Championship game, we'll have this argument all off-season long.

Obviously, if ECU wins next week, then UCF drops below them in the rankings.