Final rankings are out. Idiots in both polls put Auburn ahead of Wisconsin, despite Wisconsin soundly defeating them 24-10 2 days ago and having the same records. AP also continued to vastly overrate Notre Dame.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex
AP:
1. Texas (65) 13-0 1,625
2. USC 12-1 1,560
3. Penn State 11-1 1,484
4. Ohio State 10-2 1,428
5. West Virginia 11-1 1,325
6. LSU 11-2 1,314
7. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,197
8. Alabama 10-2 1,081
9. Notre Dame 9-3 1,019
10. Georgia 10-3 994
11. TCU 11-1 937
12. Florida 9-3 817
12. Oregon 10-2 817
14. Auburn 9-3 799
15. Wisconsin 10-3 786
16. UCLA 10-2 778
17. Miami 9-3 589
18. Boston College 9-3 545
19. Louisville 9-3 410
20. Texas Tech 9-3 359
21. Clemson 8-4 339
22. Oklahoma 8-4 329
23. Florida State 8-5 232
24. Nebraska 8-4 128
25. California 8-4 45
ESPN/Coaches:
1. Texas (62) 13-0 1,550
2. USC 12-1 1,483
3. Penn State 11-1 1,421
4. Ohio State 10-2 1,357
5. LSU 11-2 1,281
6. West Virginia 11-1 1,235
7. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,176
8. Alabama 10-2 1,066
9. TCU 11-1 914
10. Georgia 10-3 900
11. Notre Dame 9-3 866
12. Oregon 10-2 837
13. UCLA 10-2 774
14. Auburn 9-3 760
15. Wisconsin 10-3 739
16. Florida 9-3 718
17. Boston College 9-3 584
18. Miami 9-3 558
19. Texas Tech 9-3 422
20. Louisville 9-3 342
21. Clemson 8-4 310
22. Oklahoma 8-4 274
23. Florida State 8-5 209
24. Nebraska 8-4 109
25. California 8-4 68
I dont think so, the year is over and ND should be a force next year. That cant be said for USC hanging on to #2.
2,075 posted on 01/04/2006 11:46:25 PM EST by Diddle E. Squat
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Huh?
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Just pulling your leg.
;-)
How can you say ND is overrated? Their big win of the year was over #28 Michigan followed closely by a win over powerhouse #30 Navy (which moved up 9 spots by skipping the bowls).
Just because ND should be ranked somewhere between 12th and 16th doesn't mean the press got it wrong. Don't you believe everything you read (coaches poll is political and illegit)?