ISU unranked in AP poll
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It wont because of the opponent, but there might be a little boost from a "look how well they handle difficult situations" perspective.
Same with Indiana's huge jump after a crappy performance against an average Iowa team.
Nowadays it's mostly used for marketing purposes to boost TV revenue for matchups they are hosting.
That, and assuring that the CFP is comprised primarily of SEC and Big Ten teams....
THIS!!!! Everyone thinks that the committee will correct the AP but the last few years it’s basically been a cut and paste.
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Indiana gets more credit for squeaking by Iowa than we do for winning our rivalry match up 2 weeks after playing across the world.
The powerhouse in State College, PA has no P4 wins. They’ve beaten mighty Nevada, FIU, and Villanova.
A couple years ago, yesterday's big games would have been HUGE from a postseason perspective. Today they don't make much difference. As we expand the playoff, especially with non-conference champion autobids, it will make less difference. Penn State, LSU and Georgia are all still in the hunt. They could probably each STILL LOSE ANOTHER GAME against their toughest remaining opponent and get in.
Not surprised. Pissed.
I believe going into the Oregon game PSU had the weakest schedule ranking of any P-4 school.
We had an incredible ranking system for the BCS ranking. (the ranking formula, not the two team playoff)
We could easily go back to it.
We don't because Big Ten/SEC/ND want a rigged game when it suits them like it did the year they jumped Ohio State over TCU for no reason at all.
I will never stop calling out how absurd it is that the ranking system used in one of the biggest sports in the country is based on opinions of random media members. And then these arbitrary rankings are used by the College Football Committee.
Let's do a blind resume comparison of two teams vs power conference opponents in the past 4 seasons. I think most will be able to guess the two teams.
Team A:
38-10 over #10 (home)
21-7 over #19 (home)
31-0 over #24 (home)
35-21 over #8 (neutral)
Team B:
24-21 over #17 (neutral)
21-20 over #21 (road)
29-21 over #24 (home)
42-41 over #13 (netural)
42-35 over #19 (road)
B is ISU and A is a team that is considered a national championship contender almost every year but basically never beats a top team. Boise State and Utah are their best wins, no big time wins in their own league.
