mjp28 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 AP Poll Top 25 college football rankings for Week 10 Rank Team Record Points Previous rank 1 Alabama (59) 8-0 1,523 1 2 Georgia (2) 8-0 1,465 3 3 Ohio State 7-1 1,332 6 GO BIG TEN! 4 Wisconsin 8-0 1,256 5 5 Notre Dame 7-1 1,254 9 6 Clemson 7-1 1,196 7 7 Penn State 7-1 1,189 2 8 Oklahoma 7-1 1,147 10 9 Miami 7-0 1,075 8 10 TCU 7-1 942 4 11 Oklahoma State 7-1 936 11 12 Washington 7-1 874 12 13 Virginia Tech 7-1 837 13 14 Iowa State 6-2 670 25 15 UCF 7-0 654 18 16 Auburn 6-2 576 19 16 USC 7-2 562 21 18 Stanford 6-2 434 20 19 LSU 6-2 338 23 20 NC State 6-2 333 14 21 Mississippi State 6-2 279 NR 22 Memphis 7-1 270 24 23 Arizona 6-2 204 NR 24 Michigan State 6-2 136 16 25 Washington State 7-2 122 15 Others receiving votes: South Florida 98, Michigan 73, Toledo 19, West Virginia 13, South Carolina 11, San Diego State 3, Army 2, Boise State 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 12 p.m. -- Wisconsin at Indiana, TV: ABC 12 p.m. -- Illinois at Purdue, TV: Big Ten Network 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. -- Penn State at Michigan State, TV: TBD 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. -- Ohio State at Iowa, TV: <------ 3:30 ESPN 3:30 p.m. -- Northwestern at Nebraska, TV: Big Ten Network 3:30 p.m. -- Maryland at Rutgers, TV: Big Ten Network 7:30 p.m. -- Minnesota at Michigan, TV: FOX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Friday, Nov. 3 No. 22 Memphis at Tulsa, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Nov. 4 No. 4 Wisconsin at Indiana, noon, ABC No. 7 Penn State at No. 24 Michigan State, noon, Fox No. 16 Auburn at Texas A&M, noon, ESPN UMass at No. 21 Mississippi State, noon, SEC Network South Carolina at No. 2 Georgia, 3:30 p.m., CBS No. 3 Ohio State at Iowa, 3:30 p.m., ESPN Wake Forest at No. 5 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., NBC No. 6 Clemson at No. 20 N.C. State, 3:30 p.m., ABC No. 14 Iowa State at West Virginia, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 18 Stanford at No. 25 Washington State, 3:30 p.m., Fox No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1 Texas at No. 10 TCU, 7:15 p.m, ESPN No. 15 UCF at SMU, 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 No. 19 LSU at No. 1 Alabama, 8 p.m., CBS No. 13 Virginia Tech at No. 9 Miami, 8 p.m, ABC Oregon at No. 12 Washington, 10 p.m., FS1 No. 23 Arizona at No. 17 USC, 10:45 p.m, ESPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Interesting. The Pac 12 actually has the most teams in the Top 25....with 5, but none are ranked higher than Washington at #12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 We have playoff rankings now. Surprised they put Georgia #1. Here's my list based on the eye test and who would beat who in an actual game (which is how these rankings should be done IMO--there is no standard definition of the ranking, but I digress): 1. Alabama (though I think they're pretty beatable this year) 2. Georgia 3. Clemson 4. Ohio State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Wisconsin 8. Oklahoma 9. Any number of a hodgepodge of teams. I do NOT, however, think that it's Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Future games that will matter to sort a lot of this out: Alabama/Georgia SEC title game OSU/Wisconsin Big 10 title game Clemson-Miami ACC title game Notre Dame- Miami Oklahoma/OK St. Oklahoma/TCU Notre Dame/Stanford Georgia/Auburn Auburn/Alabama Clemson/NC St. Ohio State/Michigan Note: OK/OK St. is this Saturday...in Stillwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted November 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 WELL FOR THE RECORD, TOO BAD THEY DIDN'T HAVE 8 TEAMS THIS YEAR! (or 16 like every other football playoff in the USA) Here is the first Top 25 College Football Playoff rankings of the 2017 season: 1. Georgia (8-0) 2. Alabama (8-0) 3. Notre Dame (7-1) 4. Clemson (7-1) ________ certainly not done yet! 5. Oklahoma (7-1) 6. Ohio State (7-1) 7. Penn State (7-1) 8. TCU (7-1) _________ the 8 team cutoff, without Wisconsin? TCU/GEO, PSU/ALA, OSU/ND, OKL/CLE round 1, whoa! 9. Wisconsin (8-0) 10. Miami (7-0) 11. Oklahoma State (7-1) 12. Washington (7-1) 13. Virginia Tech (7-1) 14. Auburn (6-2) 15. Iowa State (6-2) 16. Mississippi State (6-2) _________ and 16 teams but I'm not holding my breath on that one 17. USC (7-2) 18. UCF (7-0) 19. LSU (6-2) 20. NC State (6-2) 21. Stanford (6-2) 22. Arizona (6-2) 23. Memphis (7-1) 24. Michigan State (6-2) 25. Washington State (7-2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted November 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Other notes top 10 teams (written before Tuesday's rankings came out in SEC Country): If you swapped Alabama’s résumé with another Power 5 team, there would be a wave of skepticism. The Crimson Tide do not boast a win over any currently ranked teams, and the passing offense has been less effective than last season. But Nick Saban’s team has been obliterating its opponents by 33.25 points per game, and has three opportunities against ranked teams — LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn — over the final month of the season. It seems we’re headed for a classic No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown in the SEC title game. Georgia has been just as dominant as Alabama, and has not won a game by fewer than 25 points since September at Notre Dame (a 20-19 victory). The ‘Dawgs need to beat four winning teams to close out their dream regular season, including a win over Auburn in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry on Nov. 11. Fighting Irish doubters should have seen the light by now. Over the past two weeks, Notre Dame has outscored a pair of ranked teams — USC and N.C. State — by a combined 84-28. The Irish’s only loss was by 1 point to Georgia, and they also have a 20-point win over a ranked Michigan State team. Don’t count out Dabo Swinney yet. Sure, the Tigers lost at Syracuse, but quarterback Kelly Bryant missed the second half, and he’s apparently back in solid form. The defense is still one of the best in the country. If they can top N.C. State this weekend, they’ll most likely be headed to the ACC title game for a shot at another résumé-building win. At one point of Penn State’s 39-38 loss to Ohio State on Saturday, the Nittany Lions had a 97.3 percent chance of winning the game, per ESPN’s win probability metric. Penn State was that close to going 8-0 and challenging for the No. 1 or No. 2 spot in the first set of College Football Playoff rankings. Now, the Lions likely need OSU to lose twice down the stretch in order to win their second consecutive Big Ten title. The Sooners’ big win over Ohio State is probably the most impressive win in the country at this juncture. That alone might be enough to vault OU into the Top 4, and its chances of making the field keep getting stronger as Iowa State — Oklahoma’s only loss — continues to climb in the rankings. An improbable comeback win against Penn State just saved Ohio State’s season. Now, the Buckeyes have a clear path to the Big Ten title, likely needing to lose twice down the stretch in order to be booted out of their East division perch. Up next: a trip to Iowa City, where plenty of championship hopefuls have had their dreams crushed during the Kirk Ferentz era. Sure, the Badgers are undefeated, but who have they played? Their most impressive win — and this is not a joke — might be a September defeat of Florida Atlantic. Somehow, Wisconsin’s schedule doesn’t get much harder. They have Indiana and Iowa before closing the season with Michigan and Minnesota. The Horned Frogs haven’t played many close games. Their 14-7 loss at Iowa State — which is apparently a damn good team — this Saturday was only the Frogs’ second contest decided by 12 points or fewer. The committee will especially like wins at Oklahoma State (44-31) and vs. West Virginia (31-24), and TCU can score more points with the voters in their next two games vs. Texas and Oklahoma. There’s not a single win on Miami’s résumé that stands out. The Hurricanes have been beating up bad teams and barely slipping past average opponents. But Mark Richt’s team is about to get a couple big opportunities to impress the committee against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Sucks OSU and PSU lost. We're going to end up having to watch some teams like OU, TCU, Wisconsin, or Miami get blown out in the playoff while OSU and PSU could have made it interesting with Bama/Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I believe there are 7 games this week between teams in the Top 25. That means 14 of them play each other. Miami vs. Notre Dame Iowa St. vs. OK St. Georgia vs. Auburn Wisconsin vs. Iowa Ohio St. vs. Michigan St. Alabama vs. Mississippi St. TCU vs. Oklahoma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 13 hours ago, The Gipper said: I believe there are 7 games this week between teams in the Top 25. That means 14 of them play each other. Miami vs. Notre Dame Iowa St. vs. OK St. Georgia vs. Auburn Wisconsin vs. Iowa Ohio St. vs. Michigan St. Alabama vs. Mississippi St. TCU vs. Oklahoma Notre Dame OSU The team we affectionately call "Barn" Wisconsin Ohio State Alabama TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 See the WEEK 11 thread for matchups, TV schedule and more. Week 11 of the college football schedule features multiple top ranked teams facing road challenges. No. 1 Alabama will play at No. 18 Mississippi State, No. 2 Georgia will travel to No. 10 Auburn, while No. 3 Notre Dame is set to matchup with No. 7 Miami. No. 8 TCU, No. 12 Oklahoma State and No. 25 Iowa will also take on top-25 opponents on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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