Wk08 | Team (Record, SOS) [BCS] |
1 | Auburn (8-0, 24) [1] |
2 | Missouri (7-0, 62) [6] |
3 | Michigan State (8-0, 67) [5] |
4 | TCU (8-0, 86) [4] |
5 | Boise State (6-0, 90) [3] |
6 | Oregon (7-0, 93) [2] |
7 | Utah (7-0, 117) [8] |
8 | Oklahoma (6-1, 20) [9] |
9 | Arizona (6-1, 33) [15] |
10 | LSU (7-1, 30) [12] |
11 | Stanford (6-1, 31) [13] |
12 | Alabama (7-1, 57) [7] |
13 | Nebraska (6-1, 52) [14] |
14 | Oklahoma State (6-1, 54) [17] |
15 | Ohio State (7-1, 80) [11] |
16 | Florida State (6-1, 72) [16] |
17 | Wisconsin (7-1, 75) [10] |
18 | Miami (Fla.) (5-2, 14) [22] |
19 | Nevada (6-1, 103) [24] |
20 | South Carolina (5-2, 17) [20] |
21 | Southern California (5-2, 21) [NR] |
22 | Arkansas (5-2, 28) [19] |
23 | Hawaii (6-2, 49) [NR] |
24 | Mississippi State (6-2, 51) [21] |
25 | Iowa (5-2, 59) [18] |
26 | N Carolina St (5-2, 50) [NR] |
27 | Virginia Tech (6-2, 79) [23] |
28 | Kansas State (5-2, 66) [NR] |
29 | Navy (5-2, 68) [NR] |
30 | East Carolina (5-2, 63) [NR] |
31 | Maryland (5-2, 71) [NR] |
32 | Michigan (5-2, 74) [NR] |
33 | California (4-3, 12) [NR] |
34 | Temple (6-2, 96) [NR] |
35 | West Virginia (5-2, 99) [NR] |
36 | Baylor (6-2, 100) [25] |
37 | Illinois (4-3, 13) [NR] |
38 | Syracuse (5-2, 94) [NR] |
39 | UCF (5-2, 112) [NR] |
40 | Northern Illinois (6-2, 114) [NR] |
41 | North Carolina (4-3, 16) [NR] |
42 | San Diego St. (5-2, 110) [NR] |
43 | Florida (4-3, 23) [NR] |
44 | Air Force (5-3, 34) [NR] |
45 | Pittsburgh (4-3, 25) [NR] |
46 | Oregon State (3-3, 1) [NR] |
47 | Northwestern (5-2, 111) [NR] |
48 | Texas (4-3, 27) [NR] |
49 | Southern Miss (5-2, 116) [NR] |
50 | Fresno State (5-2, 115) [NR] |
51 | Troy (4-2, 105) [NR] |
52 | Penn State (4-3, 38) [NR] |
53 | Clemson (4-3, 53) [NR] |
54 | Toledo (5-3, 46) [NR] |
55 | Texas Tech (4-3, 47) [NR] |
56 | Texas A&M (4-3, 69) [NR] |
57 | South Florida (4-3, 85) [NR] |
58 | Georgia Tech (5-3, 98) [NR] |
59 | Rutgers (4-3, 83) [NR] |
60 | Iowa St. (4-4, 7) [NR] |
61 | Georgia (4-4, 32) [NR] |
62 | Notre Dame (4-4, 22) [NR] |
63 | Arizona State (3-4, 8) [NR] |
64 | Louisville (4-3, 102) [NR] |
65 | Tulsa (4-3, 97) [NR] |
66 | Indiana (4-3, 91) [NR] |
67 | Washington (3-4, 2) [NR] |
68 | Army (4-3, 101) [NR] |
69 | Ohio (5-3, 118) [NR] |
70 | Houston (4-3, 104) [NR] |
71 | UCLA (3-4, 4) [NR] |
72 | Idaho (4-3, 108) [NR] |
73 | Colorado (3-4, 10) [NR] |
74 | UTEP (5-3, 120) [NR] |
75 | Purdue (4-3, 95) [NR] |
76 | Kentucky (4-4, 41) [NR] |
77 | Cincinnati (3-4, 40) [NR] |
78 | SMU (4-4, 55) [NR] |
79 | Mississippi (3-4, 42) [NR] |
80 | Miami (Ohio) (4-4, 70) [NR] |
81 | Connecticut (3-4, 73) [NR] |
82 | La.-Monroe (3-4, 60) [NR] |
83 | Louisiana Tech (3-4, 77) [NR] |
84 | Florida International (2-4, 56) [NR] |
85 | Virginia (3-4, 87) [NR] |
86 | Brigham Young (3-5, 15) [NR] |
87 | Tulane (3-4, 84) [NR] |
88 | Tennessee (2-5, 9) [NR] |
89 | W. Michigan (3-4, 106) [NR] |
90 | Kent State (3-4, 113) [NR] |
91 | Wake Forest (2-5, 29) [NR] |
92 | M. Tenn. St. (3-4, 119) [NR] |
93 | Vanderbilt (2-5, 35) [NR] |
94 | Boston College (2-5, 48) [NR] |
95 | Utah St. (2-5, 44) [NR] |
96 | Arkansas State (3-5, 82) [NR] |
97 | Buffalo (2-5, 45) [NR] |
98 | UAB (2-5, 58) [NR] |
99 | Wyoming (2-6, 6) [NR] |
100 | Colorado St. (2-6, 11) [NR] |
101 | La.-Lafayette (2-5, 81) [NR] |
102 | Fla. Atlantic (1-5, 61) [NR] |
103 | Kansas (2-5, 92) [NR] |
104 | UNLV (1-6, 19) [NR] |
105 | Marshall (1-6, 18) [NR] |
106 | Duke (1-6, 26) [NR] |
107 | W. Kentucky (1-6, 36) [NR] |
108 | Central Michigan (2-6, 89) [NR] |
109 | Memphis (1-6, 37) [NR] |
110 | Rice (2-6, 78) [NR] |
111 | Washington State (1-7, 3) [NR] |
112 | San Jose State (1-7, 5) [NR] |
113 | Ball State (2-6, 109) [NR] |
114 | Minnesota (1-7, 43) [NR] |
115 | New Mexico St. (1-6, 88) [NR] |
116 | North Texas (1-6, 107) [NR] |
117 | Bowling Green (1-7, 64) [NR] |
118 | E. Michigan (1-7, 76) [NR] |
119 | New Mexico (0-7, 39) [NR] |
120 | Akron (0-8, 65) [NR] |
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
2010 Week 8
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Thinking Out Loud
So I've been giving some thought to the whole bowl vs playoff debate surrounding major college football. Many would say a true championship playoff should include the best team from each conference. This gives us 11 teams, not ideal for a playoff bracket. You could add the best independent team, for 12 teams, but should we be rewarding non-conformers? So you could add the 1 best ranked team, or even 5, to get to 12 or 16, but I've come up with a better solution.
In order to host a conference championship, a conference must be comprised of 12 or more teams. In the current alignment of 11 conferences, 5 have championships, 6 do not. Simply stated, the 5 conferences with a championship would send their crowned champion to the national championship bracket. The other 6 conferences would have to play each other for the remaining 3 spots.
Using my ranking system, those 6 teams would be placed in a separate regional bracket to be played the same weekend of the conference championships at neutral locations. The highest ranked team plays the lowest ranked team and inward from there like a normal bracket. The winners of these 3 games get placed into the national championship bracket.
The national bracket is then seeded highest ranked versus lowest ranked and inward from there. The first round of 4 games could be played on campus of the higher seed (or nearest pro stadium for additional seating) the week (maybe 2) after conference/regional championships. The second round of 2 games would be played at neutral sites, possible traditional bowl locations, after/on January 1. The championship game would be played the week after the second round at another neutral site, again, possibly a traditional bowl location.
There you have it. 3 weeks to determine your national champion. You are only looking at a potential of 2 additional games for those schools advancing to the national championship. 3 if that school is from a non-conference championship conference. Because of this, maybe the NCAA could go back to a mandated 11 game schedule. This would mean a max of 12 games before national championship bracket starts and a max of 15 games for the 2 teams facing each other at the end of the season. Right now the max gams is 14 if the eventual national champion comes from a conference championship conference. Extending the season by 1-2 games should be nothing for players seeking NFL careers. And if the NCAA, conferences and teams schedule games better and keep by weeks to a minimum, you could possibly have a week or 2 between conference/regional championship games and round 1 of national championship playoff.
In order to host a conference championship, a conference must be comprised of 12 or more teams. In the current alignment of 11 conferences, 5 have championships, 6 do not. Simply stated, the 5 conferences with a championship would send their crowned champion to the national championship bracket. The other 6 conferences would have to play each other for the remaining 3 spots.
Using my ranking system, those 6 teams would be placed in a separate regional bracket to be played the same weekend of the conference championships at neutral locations. The highest ranked team plays the lowest ranked team and inward from there like a normal bracket. The winners of these 3 games get placed into the national championship bracket.
The national bracket is then seeded highest ranked versus lowest ranked and inward from there. The first round of 4 games could be played on campus of the higher seed (or nearest pro stadium for additional seating) the week (maybe 2) after conference/regional championships. The second round of 2 games would be played at neutral sites, possible traditional bowl locations, after/on January 1. The championship game would be played the week after the second round at another neutral site, again, possibly a traditional bowl location.
There you have it. 3 weeks to determine your national champion. You are only looking at a potential of 2 additional games for those schools advancing to the national championship. 3 if that school is from a non-conference championship conference. Because of this, maybe the NCAA could go back to a mandated 11 game schedule. This would mean a max of 12 games before national championship bracket starts and a max of 15 games for the 2 teams facing each other at the end of the season. Right now the max gams is 14 if the eventual national champion comes from a conference championship conference. Extending the season by 1-2 games should be nothing for players seeking NFL careers. And if the NCAA, conferences and teams schedule games better and keep by weeks to a minimum, you could possibly have a week or 2 between conference/regional championship games and round 1 of national championship playoff.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
2010 Week 7
Monday, October 11, 2010
2010 Week 6
Monday, October 4, 2010
2010 Week 5
Week 5 rankings are in. I start with week 5 as the first 4 weeks are volatile.
Rnk Team (Record, SOS) [BCS]
1 Arizona (4-0, 15) [NR]
2 Alabama (5-0, 39) [NR]
3 Oklahoma (5-0, 26) [NR]
4 TCU (5-0, 50) [NR]
5 Boise State (4-0, 54) [NR]
6 LSU (5-0, 51) [NR]
7 Oregon (5-0, 68) [NR]
8 Auburn (5-0, 66) [NR]
9 Kansas State (4-0, 65) [NR]
10 Michigan (5-0, 71) [NR]
11 Ohio State (5-0, 94) [NR]
12 Missouri (4-0, 92) [NR]
13 Nevada (5-0, 91) [NR]
14 Nebraska (4-0, 106) [NR]
15 Utah (4-0, 119) [NR]
16 Northwestern (5-0, 101) [NR]
17 Stanford (4-1, 16) [NR]
18 Oklahoma State (4-0, 107) [NR]
19 Miami (Fla.) (3-1, 6) [NR]
20 Iowa (4-1, 30) [NR]
21 Michigan State (5-0, 115) [NR]
22 Florida (4-1, 19) [NR]
23 N Carolina St (4-1, 48) [NR]
24 Temple (4-1, 46) [NR]
25 South Carolina (3-1, 47) [NR]
26 Air Force (4-1, 67) [NR]
27 Arkansas (3-1, 61) [NR]
28 Colorado (3-1, 38) [NR]
29 Florida State (4-1, 80) [NR]
30 Southern California (4-1, 86) [NR]
31 West Virginia (3-1, 79) [NR]
32 Wisconsin (4-1, 97) [NR]
33 Baylor (4-1, 104) [NR]
34 Fresno State (3-1, 81) [NR]
35 San Diego St. (3-1, 102) [NR]
36 Maryland (4-1, 109) [NR]
37 Penn State (3-2, 8) [NR]
38 California (2-2, 4) [NR]
39 Southern Miss (4-1, 114) [NR]
40 Houston (3-1, 108) [NR]
41 South Florida (3-1, 112) [NR]
42 Texas A&M (3-1, 113) [NR]
43 UCLA (3-2, 13) [NR]
44 Syracuse (3-1, 117) [NR]
45 UTEP (4-1, 120) [NR]
46 Iowa St. (3-2, 21) [NR]
47 Virginia Tech (3-2, 28) [NR]
48 Indiana (3-1, 116) [NR]
49 Oregon State (2-2, 1) [NR]
50 Washington (2-2, 7) [NR]
51 Texas (3-2, 42) [NR]
52 Illinois (2-2, 20) [NR]
53 Connecticut (3-2, 53) [NR]
54 Toledo (3-2, 44) [NR]
55 Mississippi State (3-2, 64) [NR]
56 Clemson (2-2, 37) [NR]
57 UCF (2-2, 40) [NR]
58 Pittsburgh (2-2, 43) [NR]
59 SMU (3-2, 73) [NR]
60 Kentucky (3-2, 78) [NR]
61 Idaho (3-2, 87) [NR]
62 North Carolina (2-2, 55) [NR]
63 Miami (Ohio) (3-2, 70) [NR]
64 Hawaii (3-2, 89) [NR]
65 Georgia Tech (3-2, 85) [NR]
66 Louisville (2-2, 60) [NR]
67 Mississippi (3-2, 88) [NR]
68 East Carolina (2-2, 59) [NR]
69 Northern Illinois (3-2, 95) [NR]
70 Tulsa (3-2, 96) [NR]
71 Virginia (2-2, 84) [NR]
72 Texas Tech (2-2, 76) [NR]
73 Troy (2-2, 77) [NR]
74 Army (3-2, 111) [NR]
75 Notre Dame (2-3, 9) [NR]
76 Navy (2-2, 90) [NR]
77 Arizona State (2-3, 27) [NR]
78 Tennessee (2-3, 25) [NR]
79 Rutgers (2-2, 110) [NR]
80 Purdue (2-2, 98) [NR]
81 Tulane (2-2, 93) [NR]
82 Boston College (2-2, 103) [NR]
83 M. Tenn. St. (2-2, 118) [NR]
84 Utah St. (2-3, 34) [NR]
85 Wyoming (2-3, 22) [NR]
86 Wake Forest (2-3, 36) [NR]
87 Buffalo (2-3, 35) [NR]
88 Cincinnati (1-3, 14) [NR]
89 Ball State (2-3, 41) [NR]
90 La.-Lafayette (2-2, 105) [NR]
91 Central Michigan (2-3, 69) [NR]
92 Vanderbilt (1-3, 10) [NR]
93 La.-Monroe (1-3, 11) [NR]
94 Ohio (2-3, 74) [NR]
95 Kent State (1-3, 58) [NR]
96 Georgia (1-4, 12) [NR]
97 Kansas (2-3, 100) [NR]
98 Brigham Young (1-4, 3) [NR]
99 Fla. Atlantic (1-3, 72) [NR]
100 W. Michigan (1-3, 82) [NR]
101 UAB (1-3, 83) [NR]
102 Colorado St. (1-4, 5) [NR]
103 Marshall (1-4, 23) [NR]
104 UNLV (1-4, 32) [NR]
105 Washington State (1-4, 24) [NR]
106 San Jose State (1-4, 17) [NR]
107 Bowling Green (1-4, 45) [NR]
108 Arkansas State (1-4, 49) [NR]
109 Duke (1-4, 56) [NR]
110 Minnesota (1-4, 63) [NR]
111 Rice (1-4, 57) [NR]
112 W. Kentucky (0-4, 2) [NR]
113 Memphis (1-4, 62) [NR]
114 Louisiana Tech (1-4, 75) [NR]
115 Florida International (0-4, 29) [NR]
116 North Texas (1-4, 99) [NR]
117 New Mexico St. (0-4, 31) [NR]
118 E. Michigan (0-5, 33) [NR]
119 New Mexico (0-5, 18) [NR]
120 Akron (0-5, 52) [NR]
Rnk Team (Record, SOS) [BCS]
1 Arizona (4-0, 15) [NR]
2 Alabama (5-0, 39) [NR]
3 Oklahoma (5-0, 26) [NR]
4 TCU (5-0, 50) [NR]
5 Boise State (4-0, 54) [NR]
6 LSU (5-0, 51) [NR]
7 Oregon (5-0, 68) [NR]
8 Auburn (5-0, 66) [NR]
9 Kansas State (4-0, 65) [NR]
10 Michigan (5-0, 71) [NR]
11 Ohio State (5-0, 94) [NR]
12 Missouri (4-0, 92) [NR]
13 Nevada (5-0, 91) [NR]
14 Nebraska (4-0, 106) [NR]
15 Utah (4-0, 119) [NR]
16 Northwestern (5-0, 101) [NR]
17 Stanford (4-1, 16) [NR]
18 Oklahoma State (4-0, 107) [NR]
19 Miami (Fla.) (3-1, 6) [NR]
20 Iowa (4-1, 30) [NR]
21 Michigan State (5-0, 115) [NR]
22 Florida (4-1, 19) [NR]
23 N Carolina St (4-1, 48) [NR]
24 Temple (4-1, 46) [NR]
25 South Carolina (3-1, 47) [NR]
26 Air Force (4-1, 67) [NR]
27 Arkansas (3-1, 61) [NR]
28 Colorado (3-1, 38) [NR]
29 Florida State (4-1, 80) [NR]
30 Southern California (4-1, 86) [NR]
31 West Virginia (3-1, 79) [NR]
32 Wisconsin (4-1, 97) [NR]
33 Baylor (4-1, 104) [NR]
34 Fresno State (3-1, 81) [NR]
35 San Diego St. (3-1, 102) [NR]
36 Maryland (4-1, 109) [NR]
37 Penn State (3-2, 8) [NR]
38 California (2-2, 4) [NR]
39 Southern Miss (4-1, 114) [NR]
40 Houston (3-1, 108) [NR]
41 South Florida (3-1, 112) [NR]
42 Texas A&M (3-1, 113) [NR]
43 UCLA (3-2, 13) [NR]
44 Syracuse (3-1, 117) [NR]
45 UTEP (4-1, 120) [NR]
46 Iowa St. (3-2, 21) [NR]
47 Virginia Tech (3-2, 28) [NR]
48 Indiana (3-1, 116) [NR]
49 Oregon State (2-2, 1) [NR]
50 Washington (2-2, 7) [NR]
51 Texas (3-2, 42) [NR]
52 Illinois (2-2, 20) [NR]
53 Connecticut (3-2, 53) [NR]
54 Toledo (3-2, 44) [NR]
55 Mississippi State (3-2, 64) [NR]
56 Clemson (2-2, 37) [NR]
57 UCF (2-2, 40) [NR]
58 Pittsburgh (2-2, 43) [NR]
59 SMU (3-2, 73) [NR]
60 Kentucky (3-2, 78) [NR]
61 Idaho (3-2, 87) [NR]
62 North Carolina (2-2, 55) [NR]
63 Miami (Ohio) (3-2, 70) [NR]
64 Hawaii (3-2, 89) [NR]
65 Georgia Tech (3-2, 85) [NR]
66 Louisville (2-2, 60) [NR]
67 Mississippi (3-2, 88) [NR]
68 East Carolina (2-2, 59) [NR]
69 Northern Illinois (3-2, 95) [NR]
70 Tulsa (3-2, 96) [NR]
71 Virginia (2-2, 84) [NR]
72 Texas Tech (2-2, 76) [NR]
73 Troy (2-2, 77) [NR]
74 Army (3-2, 111) [NR]
75 Notre Dame (2-3, 9) [NR]
76 Navy (2-2, 90) [NR]
77 Arizona State (2-3, 27) [NR]
78 Tennessee (2-3, 25) [NR]
79 Rutgers (2-2, 110) [NR]
80 Purdue (2-2, 98) [NR]
81 Tulane (2-2, 93) [NR]
82 Boston College (2-2, 103) [NR]
83 M. Tenn. St. (2-2, 118) [NR]
84 Utah St. (2-3, 34) [NR]
85 Wyoming (2-3, 22) [NR]
86 Wake Forest (2-3, 36) [NR]
87 Buffalo (2-3, 35) [NR]
88 Cincinnati (1-3, 14) [NR]
89 Ball State (2-3, 41) [NR]
90 La.-Lafayette (2-2, 105) [NR]
91 Central Michigan (2-3, 69) [NR]
92 Vanderbilt (1-3, 10) [NR]
93 La.-Monroe (1-3, 11) [NR]
94 Ohio (2-3, 74) [NR]
95 Kent State (1-3, 58) [NR]
96 Georgia (1-4, 12) [NR]
97 Kansas (2-3, 100) [NR]
98 Brigham Young (1-4, 3) [NR]
99 Fla. Atlantic (1-3, 72) [NR]
100 W. Michigan (1-3, 82) [NR]
101 UAB (1-3, 83) [NR]
102 Colorado St. (1-4, 5) [NR]
103 Marshall (1-4, 23) [NR]
104 UNLV (1-4, 32) [NR]
105 Washington State (1-4, 24) [NR]
106 San Jose State (1-4, 17) [NR]
107 Bowling Green (1-4, 45) [NR]
108 Arkansas State (1-4, 49) [NR]
109 Duke (1-4, 56) [NR]
110 Minnesota (1-4, 63) [NR]
111 Rice (1-4, 57) [NR]
112 W. Kentucky (0-4, 2) [NR]
113 Memphis (1-4, 62) [NR]
114 Louisiana Tech (1-4, 75) [NR]
115 Florida International (0-4, 29) [NR]
116 North Texas (1-4, 99) [NR]
117 New Mexico St. (0-4, 31) [NR]
118 E. Michigan (0-5, 33) [NR]
119 New Mexico (0-5, 18) [NR]
120 Akron (0-5, 52) [NR]
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