1. Ohio State (59 first place votes)
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Alabama
5. Florida State
5. Michigan State
7. Baylor
8. Georgia Tech
9. Georgia
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi State
12. Arizona State
13. Wisconsin
14. Missouri
15. Clemson
16. Boise State
17. Ole Miss
18. Kansas State
19. Arizona
20. USC
21. Utah
22. Auburn
23. Marshall
24. Louisville
25. Memphis

Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

Expanding that out. 3 other MW teams received votes in the final poll. Quite nice for a G5 conference in the new CFP era. Might already setup the MW to be the G5 conference rep for the Access Bowl.
Boise St from other way to early polls for 2015 have them in the mid-teen's.

I see TCU / OSU swapping #1 or #2 early in the season.

(01-13-2015 10:40 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

The SEC West over rating continues

(01-13-2015 10:30 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  1. Ohio State (59 first place votes)
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Alabama
5. Florida State
5. Michigan State
7. Baylor
8. Georgia Tech
9. Georgia
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi State
12. Arizona State
13. Wisconsin
14. Missouri
15. Clemson
16. Boise State
17. Ole Miss
18. Kansas State
19. Arizona
20. USC
21. Utah
22. Auburn
23. Marshall
24. Louisville
25. Memphis

First time to finish the season in the AP Top 25. Woo hoo

How did TCU finish so high? I thought you had to play a CCG to be considered good.

(01-13-2015 11:03 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:40 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

The SEC West over rating continues

I guess the AP doesn't think much of the SEC. After all, the Sagarin rankings have 8 SEC teams in the Top 15.

(01-13-2015 11:18 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 11:03 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:40 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

The SEC West over rating continues

I guess the AP doesn't think much of the SEC. After all, the Sagarin rankings have 8 SEC teams in the Top 15.

Sagarin ranking is a joke. When you start a mathematical equation with mathematical bias then the findings will be biased as well. The AP is a joke and now even the computers are a joke. Bias is bias and even computers are victim to it because all of the input that goes into them seem to have been placed with bias.

The only value the AP Poll now holds is that it will get to show final rankings. They should thank the Committee for that handout.

(01-13-2015 11:34 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 11:18 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 11:03 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:40 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

The SEC West over rating continues

I guess the AP doesn't think much of the SEC. After all, the Sagarin rankings have 8 SEC teams in the Top 15.

Sagarin ranking is a joke. When you start a mathematical equation with mathematical bias then the findings will be biased as well. The AP is a joke and now even the computers are a joke. Bias is bias and even computers are victim to it because all of the input that goes into them seem to have been placed with bias.

The only value the AP Poll now holds is that it will get to show final rankings. They should thank the Committee for that handout.

All rankings are a joke. Including the CFP rankings.

(01-13-2015 11:06 AM)dwalker85 Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:30 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  1. Ohio State (59 first place votes)
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Alabama
5. Florida State
5. Michigan State
7. Baylor
8. Georgia Tech
9. Georgia
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi State
12. Arizona State
13. Wisconsin
14. Missouri
15. Clemson
16. Boise State
17. Ole Miss
18. Kansas State
19. Arizona
20. USC
21. Utah
22. Auburn
23. Marshall
24. Louisville
25. Memphis

First time to finish the season in the AP Top 25. Woo hoo

That's because in 1963 the AP poll only listed the Top 10 teams. Our 1963 team finished 14th in the UPI poll that year (and deservedly so). They posted a 9-0-1 record that featured 5 shut-outs (one was over #3 Ole Miss).

(01-13-2015 10:40 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

Sure, the entire ACC was in the NCAA tournament when I was a kid. Oh, that was basketball. : )

How is an 8-5 Auburn team 22? How many of the voters had Auburn in the top 20 or top 15?! They avoided a 4 game losing streak to end the season by beating Samford in between their final 4 games! They shouldn't have any votes.

(01-13-2015 02:17 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  How is an 8-5 Auburn team 22? How many of the voters had Auburn in the top 20 or top 15?! They avoided a 4 game losing streak to end the season by beating Samford in between their final 4 games! They shouldn't have any votes.

But who would you put in their place?

I figured Nebraska would be in and Memphis at 26, but couldn't see anyone else. Pretty much everyone else has 5 losses or lost in their bowl.

(01-13-2015 05:06 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 02:17 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  How is an 8-5 Auburn team 22? How many of the voters had Auburn in the top 20 or top 15?! They avoided a 4 game losing streak to end the season by beating Samford in between their final 4 games! They shouldn't have any votes.

But who would you put in their place?

I figured Nebraska would be in and Memphis at 26, but couldn't see anyone else. Pretty much everyone else has 5 losses or lost in their bowl.

Air Force :)

(01-13-2015 10:40 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Every single SEC West team received votes. Wow. Has that ever happened before for any division at the end of the year?

Dammit Colorado, we almost had every PAC South team ranked.

(01-13-2015 10:57 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  Expanding that out. 3 other MW teams received votes in the final poll. Quite nice for a G5 conference in the new CFP era. Might already setup the MW to be the G5 conference rep for the Access Bowl.
Boise St from other way to early polls for 2015 have them in the mid-teen's.

The AAC needs to pick up the pace.

(01-13-2015 01:08 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 11:06 AM)dwalker85 Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:30 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  1. Ohio State (59 first place votes)
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Alabama
5. Florida State
5. Michigan State
7. Baylor
8. Georgia Tech
9. Georgia
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi State
12. Arizona State
13. Wisconsin
14. Missouri
15. Clemson
16. Boise State
17. Ole Miss
18. Kansas State
19. Arizona
20. USC
21. Utah
22. Auburn
23. Marshall
24. Louisville
25. Memphis

First time to finish the season in the AP Top 25. Woo hoo

That's because in 1963 the AP poll only listed the Top 10 teams. Our 1963 team finished 14th in the UPI poll that year (and deservedly so). They posted a 9-0-1 record that featured 5 shut-outs (one was over #3 Ole Miss).

I sure wish we would go back to just ranking the Top 10 teams (actually, I would prefer we not try to rank them at all, but that goes against the American character). Anybody who thinks he can distinguish between the #20 team and the #25 team is just nuts.

(01-14-2015 12:43 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:57 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  Expanding that out. 3 other MW teams received votes in the final poll. Quite nice for a G5 conference in the new CFP era. Might already setup the MW to be the G5 conference rep for the Access Bowl.
Boise St from other way to early polls for 2015 have them in the mid-teen's.

The AAC needs to pick up the pace.

No doubt. On the positive side, not bad for a "down" year. Who'd have thought that a G5 team with three losses and no P5 wins could be ranked at the end of the season? Says a lot about what voters think of the AAC.

(01-13-2015 10:57 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  Expanding that out. 3 other MW teams received votes in the final poll. Quite nice for a G5 conference in the new CFP era. Might already setup the MW to be the G5 conference rep for the Access Bowl.
Boise St from other way to early polls for 2015 have them in the mid-teen's.

Can you imagine if a few other decent schools programs like TCU, Utah, and BYU were in this conference? People would surely respect that conference :/

(01-14-2015 05:42 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  

(01-14-2015 12:43 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(01-13-2015 10:57 AM)MWC Tex Wrote:  Expanding that out. 3 other MW teams received votes in the final poll. Quite nice for a G5 conference in the new CFP era. Might already setup the MW to be the G5 conference rep for the Access Bowl.
Boise St from other way to early polls for 2015 have them in the mid-teen's.

The AAC needs to pick up the pace.

No doubt. On the positive side, not bad for a "down" year. Who'd have thought that a G5 team with three losses and no P5 wins could be ranked at the end of the season? Says a lot about what voters think of the AAC.

Memphis won 25th place by TKO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EJaETwDQRg