(10-01-2019 07:12 AM)OKIcat Wrote: Bottom line: the B10 gets too much love in the polls. Compare Michigan's wins and losses this season to "others receiving votes" and the case is clear. The power of a brand, both for that school and the conference overall.
Ok...I'll even throw in everyone below them.
#19 Michigan:
W vs. Middle Tennessee State (1-3) 40-21
W vs. #29 Army (3-1) 24-21
L at #8 Wisconsin (4-0) 35-14
W vs. Rutgers (1-3) 52-0
#20 Arizona State:
W vs. Kent State (2-2) 30-7
W vs. [FCS] Sacramento State (2-2) 19-7
W at #25 Michigan State (4-1) 10-7
L vs. Colorado (3-1) 34-31
W at #26 California (4-1) 24-17
#21 Oklahoma State:
W vs. Oregon State (1-3) 52-36
W vs. [FCS] McNeese State (2-3) 56-14
W at Tulsa (2-2) 40-21
L at #11 Texas (3-1) 36-30
W vs. Kansas State (3-1) 26-13
#22 Wake Forest
W vs. Utah State (3-1) 38-35
W at Rice (0-5) 41-21
W vs. North Carolina (2-3) 24-18
W vs. [FCS] Elon (1-4) 49-7
W at Boston College (3-2) 27-24
#23 Virginia
W at Pitt (3-2) 30-14
W vs. [FCS] William and Mary (2-3) 52-17
W vs. Florida State (3-2) 31-24
W vs. Old Dominion (1-3) 28-17
L at Notre Dame (3-1) 35-20
#24 SMU
W at Arkansas State (3-2) 37-30
W vs. North Texas (2-3) 49-27
W vs. Texas State (2-3) 47-17
W at TCU (3-1) 41-28
W at USF (1-3) 48-21
#25 Texas A&M:
W vs. Texas State (2-3) 41-7
L at #2 Clemson (5-0) 24-10
W vs. [FCS] Lamar (2-3) 62-3
L vs. #7 Auburn (5-0) 28-20
W vs. Arkansas (2-3) 31-27
#25 Michigan State:
W vs. Tulsa (2-2) 28-7
W vs. Western Michigan (3-2) 51-17
L vs. #20 Arizona State (4-1) 10-7
W at Northwestern (1-3) 31-10
W vs. Indiana (3-2) 40-31
#26 California:
W vs. [FCS] Cal-Davis (2-3) 27-13
W at #15 Washington (3-1) 20-19
W vs. North Texas (2-3) 23-17
W. at Mississippi (2-3) 28-20
L vs. #20 Arizona State (4-1) 24-17
#27 Memphis:
W vs. Mississippi (2-3) 15-10
W vs [FCS] Southern (2-3) 55-24
W at South Alabama (1-4) 42-6
W vs. Navy (2-1) 35-23
#28 Appalachian State:
W vs. [FCS] East Tennessee State (1-4) 42-7
W vs. Charlotte (2-3) 56-41
W at North Carolina (2-3) 34-31
W vs. Coastal Carolina (3-2) 56-37
#29 Army:
Lost to Michigan...no point
#30 Missouri:
L at Wyoming (4-1) 37-31
W vs. West Virginia (3-1) 38-7
W vs. [FCS] SE Missouri State (2-2) 50-0
Who are you putting above them in this group? Honestly, I see nothing wrong with where they're ranked.