this kind of snuck up on us, didn't it?
1 Clemson
2 Ohio St
3 Alabama
4 Georgia
5 LSU
6 Oklahoma
7 Penn St
8 Florida
9 Oregon
10 Notre Dame
11 Auburn
12 Wisconsin
13 Texas A&M
14 Texas
15 Michigan
16 Oklahoma St
17 USC
18 Minnesota
19 North Carolina
20 Utah
21 UCF
22 Cincinnati
23 Iowa
24 Virginia Tech
25 Iowa St

(08-06-2020 12:24 PM)stever20 Wrote:  this kind of snuck up on us, didn't it?
1 Clemson
2 Ohio St
3 Alabama
4 Georgia
5 LSU
6 Oklahoma
7 Penn St
8 Florida
9 Oregon
10 Notre Dame
11 Auburn
12 Wisconsin
13 Texas A&M
14 Texas
15 Michigan
16 Oklahoma St
17 USC
18 Minnesota
19 North Carolina
20 Utah
21 UCF
22 Cincinnati
23 Iowa
24 Virginia Tech
25 Iowa St

Nothing too egregious, though maybe Michigan should be ahead of Texas/A&M? I'd also argue Tennessee is worthy of a spot around 20-25, but with no OOC games, no real way to tell. Losing the OK game hurts us.

If the season is played, I would expect very different rankings as the weeks progress. The P5 teams will likely have more losses than in prior years: a) Four of the P5 will play 10 P5 games and b) three of the P5 will not play any OOC. I could see more of the G5 being ranked. The lack of cross-conference competition makes comparison across conferences more subjective than normal.

The SEC strength of schedule argument is going to be really annoying this year.

Watch a 12-0 UCF or Cincy be outside the Top10 because of a 7-3 SEC team has such a harder schedule.

Looks to me like the American is getting the respect it deserves above the rest of the non-P5 conferences. IMO, Cincinnati is under-ranked but that is typical for those of us on the outside looking in. That said, this is a preseason poll so let's check back once the season gets some games under its belt.

1 Clemson
2 Ohio State
3 Alabama
4 Georgia
5 Louisiana State
6 Oklahoma
7 Penn State
8 Florida
9 Oregon
10 Notre Dame
11 Auburn
12 Wisconsin
13 Texas A&M
14 Texas
15 Michigan
16 Oklahoma State
17 Southern California
18 Minnesota
19 North Carolina
20 Utah
21 Central Florida
22 Cincinnati
23 Iowa
24 Virginia Tech
25 Iowa State

Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.