Not sure how valid these are, but hey, totally invalid things are posted on these boards all the time.
Plus, it's the football off-season.
Anyway, this is what ESPN says about this ranking:
http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...on-ranking
Quote:factors used in the preseason model include:
Team performance over the past four seasons (most emphasis on last season)
Returning starters at quarterback, on offense overall and on defense
Whether a team has a returning head coach
Recruiting rankings over the past four seasons
They rank all 130 FBS teams, here's their top 25:
Quote:1 Clemson
2 Alabama
3 Georgia
4 Ohio State
5 Notre Dame
6 Washington
7 Auburn
8 Penn State
9 Oklahoma
10 Michigan State
11 Michigan
12 Wisconsin
13 Stanford
14 Miami (FL)
15 USC
16 Mississippi State
17 Texas
18 Florida State
19 Oregon
20 Texas A&M
21 Oklahoma State
22 Florida
23 Virginia Tech
24 Georgia Tech
25 Iowa
(02-14-2018 11:50 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]Not sure how valid these are, but hey, totally invalid things are posted on these boards all the time.
Plus, it's the football off-season.
Anyway, this is what ESPN says about this ranking:
http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...on-ranking
Quote:factors used in the preseason model include:
Team performance over the past four seasons (most emphasis on last season)
Returning starters at quarterback, on offense overall and on defense
Whether a team has a returning head coach
Recruiting rankings over the past four seasons
They rank all 130 FBS teams, here's their top 25:
Quote:1 Clemson
2 Alabama
3 Georgia
4 Ohio State
5 Notre Dame
6 Washington
7 Auburn
8 Penn State
9 Oklahoma
10 Michigan State
11 Michigan
12 Wisconsin
13 Stanford
14 Miami (FL)
15 USC
16 Mississippi State
17 Texas
18 Florida State
19 Oregon
20 Texas A&M
21 Oklahoma State
22 Florida
23 Virginia Tech
24 Georgia Tech
25 Iowa
Well that can't be right....
There's no powerhouse "we DESERVE a seat in the playoffs" G5 (and/or) AAC schools in the top 25. How can that be?
All (Ok some....) snarkiness aside, I'm shocked eye-wuh is that high.
One way of looking at this list is to compare for different teams what would happen if each team beat every team on their 2018 schedule that is ranked below them on this list and lost to every team ranked above them.
Boise State (#37) and Memphis (#46) are the highest-ranked G5 teams on this list. Each would be 11-1 (12-1 with a CCG win) if they beat every team below them on the list, which would put one of them in line for a CFP bowl, probably the Fiesta Bowl. OTOH, even having the benefit of one of the best bowl games, with that relatively thin schedule, they're not going to have any shot at the playoff unless most P5 champs have 2 or more losses.
There are more than a dozen P5 teams that are ranked higher that would be in playoff contention if they are 11-1, but realistically are not going to beat all but one of the teams on their much more difficult schedule and are not going to be in any bowl as good as the Fiesta Bowl. LSU (#26) plays 6 teams ranked higher, and if their results hold to these rankings they'd be 6-6, and unranked, and playing in something like the Belk Bowl.
(02-14-2018 02:10 PM)BadgerMJ Wrote: [ -> ] (02-14-2018 11:50 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]Not sure how valid these are, but hey, totally invalid things are posted on these boards all the time.
Plus, it's the football off-season.
Anyway, this is what ESPN says about this ranking:
http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...on-ranking
Quote:factors used in the preseason model include:
Team performance over the past four seasons (most emphasis on last season)
Returning starters at quarterback, on offense overall and on defense
Whether a team has a returning head coach
Recruiting rankings over the past four seasons
They rank all 130 FBS teams, here's their top 25:
Quote:1 Clemson
2 Alabama
3 Georgia
4 Ohio State
5 Notre Dame
6 Washington
7 Auburn
8 Penn State
9 Oklahoma
10 Michigan State
11 Michigan
12 Wisconsin
13 Stanford
14 Miami (FL)
15 USC
16 Mississippi State
17 Texas
18 Florida State
19 Oregon
20 Texas A&M
21 Oklahoma State
22 Florida
23 Virginia Tech
24 Georgia Tech
25 Iowa
Well that can't be right....
There's no powerhouse "we DESERVE a seat in the playoffs" G5 (and/or) AAC schools in the top 25. How can that be?
All (Ok some....) snarkiness aside, I'm shocked eye-wuh is that high.
I assure you, you are not as shocked as Iowa fans are.
1 Clemson - Rated Right
2 Alabama - Rated Right
3 Georgia - Too High
4 Ohio State - Rated Right
5 Notre Dame - Too High
6 Washington - Too High
7 Auburn - Too Low
8 Penn State - Rated Right
9 Oklahoma - Too High
10 Michigan State - Rated Right
11 Michigan - Rated Right
12 Wisconsin - Too Low
13 Stanford - Rated right
14 Miami (FL) - Too High
15 USC - Rated Right
16 Mississippi State - Too High
17 Texas - Too High
18 Florida State - Rated Right
19 Oregon - Too High
20 Texas A&M - Too High
21 Oklahoma State - Rated Right
22 Florida - Rated Right
23 Virginia Tech - Rated Right
24 Georgia Tech - Too High
25 Iowa - Rated Right
All IMO for next season, go a head and disagree I will be ok with it hahaha