(10-10-2021 08:35 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote: The Massey composite rankings has Alabama at 4 Cincinnati 5.
https://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm
AAC teams:
Week 7
Massey..........week 7
composite.......2020
rank:..............rank........change:
#5 Cincy........#10...........+5
#28 SMU..........#38..........-10
#43 Houston...#45..........+2
#69 UCF.........#29...........-40
#80 Memphis....#25..........-55
#81 ECU..........#109........+28
#93 Tulsa.........#39..........-54
#103 Temple....#89..........-14
#105 Tulane.....#85..........-20
#107 USF........#117.........-10
#109 Navy.......#76..........-33
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Comparisons with other conferences:
Massey Mean Ranking Scores:
........Week 7....Week 7
Conf:...2021:.....2020:...Change:
SEC....37.15......41.79.....+4.64
B12....40.35......46.10......+5.75
B10....40.37......46.54......+6.17
ACC....51.01......52.58......+1.57
P12.....65.31......58.13......-7.18
IND....73.89.......60.86.....-13.03
AAC..74.27.......60.64.....-13.63
MWC...75.46.......76.43.....+0.97
SBC....87.49.......75.83.....-11.66
MAC....90.19.......99.12.....+8.93
CUSA...95.11.......89.90.....-5.21
Unfortunately, the AAC's rankings have dropped more than any other conference compared to 2020.
At this point in 2020, the AAC was ranked close behind the PAC 12, and well ahead of the MWC. Currently, the AAC is ranked well behind the PAC 12 and just slightly ahead of the MWC.
These kinds of figures must be very jarring to the AAC presidents, commissioner, and to ESPN, particularly when they note that only one of the 8 "remainers" currently has a team in the top 50 of the Massey composite.
Looking these rankings over, it's no wonder that there have been two reports since October 1st suggesting that the AAC may be considering the addition of as many as 6 or 8 schools to the conference in the next few years.