Then Team B loses to Team C in the last 2 seconds of a game on the road.
A < B < C. Correct?
So explain this to me:
| USA Today Poll |
| 1. Alabama (40) 9-0 1,498 |
| 2. Penn State (14) 9-0 1,437 |
| 3. Texas Tech (6) 9-0 1,409 |
| 4. Oklahoma (1) 8-1 1,290 |
| 5. Florida 7-1 1,268 |
| 6. USC 7-1 1,232 |
| 7. Texas 8-1 1,227 |
| 8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,066 |
| 9. Utah 9-0 1,018 |
| 10. Boise State 8-0 958 |
| 11. TCU 9-1 862 |
| 12. Ohio State 7-2 843 |
| 13. Missouri 7-2 794 |
| 14. Georgia 7-2 693 |
| 15. LSU 6-2 683 |
| 16. Brigham Young 8-1 591 |
| 17. Michigan State 8-2 516 |
| 18. Ball State 8-0 503 |
| 19. North Carolina 6-2 359 |
| 20. Georgia Tech 7-2 289 |
| 21. Maryland 6-2 243 |
| 22. California 6-2 192 |
| 23. West Virginia 6-2 172 |
| 24. Florida State 6-2 150 |
| 25. Northwestern 7-2 120 |
This is the coaches' poll, and I seriously wonder if they're voting for their buddies. Bitter, maybe? OU even got a first place vote! I think I took last night's loss pretty well, but this travesty has me up in arms!
At least the AP poll makes more sense:
| AP Top 25 |
| 1. Alabama (46) 9-0 1,600 |
| 2. Texas Tech (12) 9-0 1,528 |
| 3. Penn State (6) 9-0 1,525 |
| 4. Florida (1) 7-1 1,398 |
| 5. Texas 8-1 1,353 |
| 6. Oklahoma 8-1 1,324 |
| 7. USC 7-1 1,250 |
| 8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,198 |
| 9. Boise State 8-0 1,030 |
| 10. Utah 9-0 1,028 |
| 11. TCU 9-1 958 |
| 12. Ohio State 7-2 898 |
| 13. Missouri 7-2 830 |
| 14. Georgia 7-2 808 |
| 15. LSU 6-2 746 |
| 16. Ball State 8-0 594 |
| 17. Brigham Young 8-1 536 |
| 18. Michigan State 8-2 456 |
| 19. North Carolina 6-2 418 |
| 20. West Virginia 6-2 303 |
| 21. California 6-2 288 |
| 22. Georgia Tech 7-2 286 |
| 23. Maryland 6-2 242 |
| 24. Florida State 6-2 128 |
| 25. Pittsburgh 6-2 96 |
I would argue that we're the best one-loss team, and the gauntlet we've faced in the last four weeks is one I can't imagine any other team surviving. Fortunately, the BCS standings reflect that strength of schedule:
| BCS Standings |
| 1. Alabama 9-0 |
| 2. Texas Tech 9-0 |
| 3. Penn State 9-0 |
| 4. Texas 8-1 |
| 5. Florida 7-1 |
| 6. Oklahoma 8-1 |
| 7. USC 7-1 |
| 8. Utah 9-0 |
| 9. Oklahoma State 8-1 |
| 10. Boise State 8-0 |
| 11. Ohio State 7-2 |
| 12. TCU 9-1 |
| 13. Georgia 7-2 |
| 14. Missouri 7-2 |
| 15. BYU 8-1 |
| 16. LSU 6-2 |
| 17. Ball State 8-0 |
| 18. Michigan State 8-2 |
| 19. North Carolina 6-2 |
| 20. Georgia Tech 7-2 |
| 21. California 6-2 |
| 22. Florida State 6-2 |
| 23. Maryland 6-2 |
| 24. Northwestern 7-2 |
| 25. West Virginia 6-2 |
(Full BCS story on ESPN.com)
Of course, there are plenty of games left, and who knows? We could lose to Baylor Saturday (or Kansas or A&M after that). It'll be intriguing to see how this all plays out, but regardless of the rankings, you know the Horns will always be my #1 team!
It's NaBloPoMo! Since we're hoping to move soon, we may be without an ISP for a few days this month, but until then, I'm going to give this whole "post every day" thing a whirl--again. Happy November!
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