This is based on who they have beaten on their schedule thus far. Don't rank based on the potential you think the team has, because this thread is meant to be a discussion about earned results, not predictions or media darlings. Here's mine:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Oregon
5. UCLA
6. Miami
7. Mizzou
8. Florida State
9. Baylor
10. Texas Tech
11. Fresno State
12. Louisville
13. Northern Illinois
14. Houston

I'm not sold on Alabama. I think a Alabama vs Oregon Championship game would be great, and I predict Oregon takes home the trophy this year.

no

(10-14-2013 01:16 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  no

Easier to just not respond.

I'll play.

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Miami
6. UCLA
7. Mizzou
8. Texas Tech
9. Florida State
10. Fresno State
11. Louisville
12. Baylor
13. Houston
14. Northern Illinois

I don't fully understand the love for Northern Illinois. Their best win is 4-2 Iowa, who is (arguably) worse than UH's best, 4-2 Rice.

I would put Louisville on the bottom of any list of undefeated teams . If there are 10 undefeated teams at the end of the regular season, Louisville deserves to be number 11.

According to this The AAC is the 8th best conference in the country, rated below the Sun Belt and MAC.

As for Louisville schedule, it's just above awful according to this ranking. Interestingly Louisville's schedule is still ranked ahead of Houston's and Cincinnati's.

As the old saying goes, "you gotta dance with who brung ya". Unfortunately who we are dancing with ain't pretty this season.
CJ

(10-14-2013 08:13 PM)J_Coog Wrote:  I'll play.

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Miami
6. UCLA
7. Mizzou
8. Texas Tech
9. Florida State
10. Fresno State
11. Louisville
12. Baylor
13. Houston
14. Northern Illinois

I don't fully understand the love for Northern Illinois. Their best win is 4-2 Iowa, who is (arguably) worse than UH's best, 4-2 Rice.

Are you actually saying that Rice is better than Iowa?

So far I'd say...

* - Neutral Site

Alabama (Virginia Tech*, @#6 Texas A&M, Colorado State, #21 Ole Miss, Georgia State, @Kentucky)

Ohio State (Buffalo, San Diego State, @Cal, Florida A&M, #23 Wisconsin, @#16 Northwestern)

Clemson (#5 Georgia, SC State, @NC State, Wake Forest, @Syracuse)

Oregon (Nicholls State, @Virginia, Tennessee, Cal, @Colorado, @#15 Washington)

Miami (Florida Atlantic, #12 Florida, Savannah State, @South Florida, Georgia Tech)

Missouri (Murray State, Toledo, @Indiana, Arkansas State, @Vanderbilt, @#7 Georgia)

UCLA (Nevada, @#23 Nebraska, NM State, @Utah, Cal)

Florida State (@Pitt, Nevada, Beth-Cook, @Boston College, #25 Maryland)

Texas Tech (@SMU, SF Austin, #24 TCU, TXST, @Kansas, Iowa State)

NIU (@Iowa, @Idaho, E. Illinois, @Purdue, @Kent State, Akron)

Fresno State (Rutgers, Cal Poly, Boise State, @Hawaii, Idaho)

Baylor (Wofford, Buffalo, UL-Monroe, West Virginia, @K-State)

Louisville (Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, @Kentucky, FIU, @Temple, Rutgers)

Houston (Southern, @Temple, Rice*, @UTSA, Memphis)

(10-14-2013 08:29 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  I would put Louisville on the bottom of any list of undefeated teams . If there are 10 undefeated teams at the end of the regular season, Louisville deserves to be number 11.

According to this The AAC is the 8th best conference in the country, rated below the Sun Belt and MAC.

As for Louisville schedule, it's just above awful according to this ranking. Interestingly Louisville's schedule is still ranked ahead of Houston's and Cincinnati's.

As the old saying goes, "you gotta dance with who brung ya". Unfortunately who we are dancing with ain't pretty this season.
CJ

Only 3 more games against the Mid Majors-(Houston, UCF & Memphis)...2014 we are reunited with Pitt & Syracuse and welcome playing Notre Dame, Clemson, Florida State, Miami and NC State.....

UofL and UH have beaten nobody

(10-14-2013 08:29 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  I would put Louisville on the bottom of any list of undefeated teams . If there are 10 undefeated teams at the end of the regular season, Louisville deserves to be number 11.

According to this The AAC is the 8th best conference in the country, rated below the Sun Belt and MAC.

As for Louisville schedule, it's just above awful according to this ranking. Interestingly Louisville's schedule is still ranked ahead of Houston's and Cincinnati's.

As the old saying goes, "you gotta dance with who brung ya". Unfortunately who we are dancing with ain't pretty this season.
CJ

Let's see, your first link had the Sun Blt ranked 4th (SOS) until this past week when they dropped. SOS is helped by having a bunch of bad teams that give wins to other conferences, at least in OOC schedules.

Of course it kind of contradicts itself in Temple's case where they rate their SOS at 101, even though 4 of the 6 teams they played are 4-2 or better, including 2 undefeated teams.

Finally, is your Team You Root a parody or a mistake? I believe that you meant World Peace, didn't you?

(10-14-2013 09:11 PM)Maize Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 08:29 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  I would put Louisville on the bottom of any list of undefeated teams . If there are 10 undefeated teams at the end of the regular season, Louisville deserves to be number 11.

According to this The AAC is the 8th best conference in the country, rated below the Sun Belt and MAC.

As for Louisville schedule, it's just above awful according to this ranking. Interestingly Louisville's schedule is still ranked ahead of Houston's and Cincinnati's.

As the old saying goes, "you gotta dance with who brung ya". Unfortunately who we are dancing with ain't pretty this season.
CJ

Only 3 more games against the Mid Majors-(Houston, UCF & Memphis)...2014 we are reunited with Pitt & Syracuse and welcome playing Notre Dame, Clemson, Florida State, Miami and NC State.....

and Wake Forest and Duke and a bad UVA team. Good luck on your road trips to Chestnut Hill, MA. Hope it is a December 7 game for you.

(10-14-2013 09:32 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  UofL and UH have beaten nobody

And when they beat the Bearcats they still won't have beaten nobody.

(10-14-2013 10:18 PM)Memphman Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 09:32 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  UofL and UH have beaten nobody

And when they beat the Bearcats they still won't have beaten nobody.

Your message employs a double negative, which simply demonstrates the quality (or lack thereof) of a Memphis education.

(10-14-2013 10:18 PM)Memphman Wrote:  

(10-14-2013 09:32 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  UofL and UH have beaten nobody

And when they beat the Bearcats they still won't have beaten nobody.

Well really bad grammar aside, you're right. This year's edition of UC isn't anything to write home about.

(10-14-2013 12:45 PM)Brian Reading Wrote:  This is based on who they have beaten on their schedule thus far. Don't rank based on the potential you think the team has, because this thread is meant to be a discussion about earned results, not predictions or media darlings. Here's mine:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Oregon
5. UCLA
6. Miami
7. Mizzou
8. Florida State
9. Baylor
10. Texas Tech
11. Fresno State
12. Louisville
13. Northern Illinois
14. Houston

Not that it matters for this week, I would say you have it pretty close.

(10-14-2013 08:29 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  I would put Louisville on the bottom of any list of undefeated teams . If there are 10 undefeated teams at the end of the regular season, Louisville deserves to be number 11.

According to this The AAC is the 8th best conference in the country, rated below the Sun Belt and MAC.

As for Louisville schedule, it's just above awful according to this ranking. Interestingly Louisville's schedule is still ranked ahead of Houston's and Cincinnati's.

As the old saying goes, "you gotta dance with who brung ya". Unfortunately who we are dancing with ain't pretty this season.
CJ

Yeah, that hand picked OOC schedule was killer.