How Far Can Ohio State Drop in the Polls?

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  1. WinnfieldTiger

    WinnfieldTiger Founding Member

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    If this holds up and FL keeps pouring it on, can Ohio State drop below 2?
     
  2. TigerzTigah

    TigerzTigah Founding Member

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    34-14 at the half. LSU will be # 2 after Florida hangs 50 on that overrated bunch. There's no way the Voters make OSU # 2 after Florida & USC kick Big Ten "because we can't count" Butt.

    Geaux Gators :crystal: Geaux Tigers # 2.
     
  3. goldengirlfan

    goldengirlfan simple man

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    Dropping them below #2 or #3 might be interpreted as an admission that the voters have been wrong all year. I don't figure they've got the stones to do that.
     
  4. whodatnot

    whodatnot I'm taking the day off

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    [SIZE=-1]If just depends on the team's season and how long they were at #1. History shows that the teams who hold the #1 spot for a while during the season finish #2 if they lose the NC game. [/SIZE]

    [SIZE=-1]1996[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Ohio State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Florida State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Arizona State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Brigham Young[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Penn State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Colorado[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. North Carolina[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Alabama[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Northwestern[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Washington[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Kansas State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Iowa[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Notre Dame[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Syracuse[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Wyoming[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Auburn[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Army[/SIZE]


    [SIZE=-1]1997[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Florida St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. UCLA[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. North Carolina[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Kansas St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Washington St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Auburn[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Ohio St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Arizona St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Purdue[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Penn State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Colorado St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Washington[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Southern Miss[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Texas A&M[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Syracuse[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Mississippi[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Missouri[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Oklahoma St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Georgia Tech[/SIZE]


    [SIZE=-1]1998[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Ohio St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Florida St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Arizona[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Wisconsin[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Tulane[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. UCLA[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Georgia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Kansas State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Texas A&M[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Air Force[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Arkansas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Penn State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Virginia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Missouri[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Notre Dame[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Purdue[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Syracuse[/SIZE]


    [SIZE=-1]1999[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Florida St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Wisconsin[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Kansas State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Michigan State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Alabama[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Marshall[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Penn State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Mississippi St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Southern Miss[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Arkansas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Minnesota[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Oregon[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Georgia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Mississippi[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Texas A&M[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Illinois[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Purdue[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=-1]2000[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Oklahoma[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Washington[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Oregon State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Florida St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Oregon[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Kansas State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Purdue[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Colorado St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Notre Dame[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Clemson[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Georgia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Auburn[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. South Carolina[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. TCU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Wisconsin[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Mississippi St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Iowa State[/SIZE]

    [SIZE=-1]2001[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Oregon[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Oklahoma[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Colorado[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Washington St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Maryland[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Illinois[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. South Carolina[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Syracuse[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Florida St.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Stanford[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Louisville[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Washington[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Boston College[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Toledo[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Georgia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Brigham Young[/SIZE]


    [SIZE=-1]2002[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. Ohio State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. USC[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Oklahoma[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Kansas State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Iowa[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Washington State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Alabama[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. N. C. State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Maryland[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Auburn[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Boise State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Penn State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Notre Dame[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Pittsburgh[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Colorado[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Florida State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Virginia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. TCU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Marshall[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. West Virginia[/SIZE]


    [SIZE=-1]2003[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. USC[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Oklahoma[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Ohio State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Iowa[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. Washington State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Florida State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Miami (Ohio)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Kansas State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Mississippi[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Boise State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Minnesota[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Purdue[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Maryland[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Utah[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Clemson[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Bowling Green[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. TCU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Florida[/SIZE]


    [SIZE=-1]2004[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]1. USC[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. Auburn[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Oklahoma[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Utah[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. Louisville[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Iowa[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. California[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Boise State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. Tennessee[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Michigan[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Florida State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Wisconsin[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Texas Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Arizona State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Ohio State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Boston College[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Fresno State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Virginia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Navy[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. Pittsburgh[/SIZE]

    2005
    [SIZE=-1]1. Texas[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]2. USC[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]3. Penn State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]4. Ohio State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]5. LSU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]6. West Virginia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]7. Virginia Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]8. Alabama[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]9. TCU[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]10. Georgia[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]11. Notre Dame[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]12. Oregon[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]13. UCLA[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]14. Auburn[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]15. Wisconsin[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]16. Florida[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]17. Boston College[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]18. Miami (Fla.)[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]19. Texas Tech[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]20. Louisville[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]21. Clemson[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]22. Oklahoma[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]23. Florida State[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]24. Nebraska[/SIZE]
    [SIZE=-1]25. California[/SIZE]
     
  5. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

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    Not in 2004, and the BCSCG was a rout.
     
  6. LSUTyga73

    LSUTyga73 Football Connoisseur

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    Yes but how many times in history has the consensus #1 team all year been blown out in the national title game by a one loss team?
    Things are lookin good for LSU, and all i gotta say is Geaux Gators, keep it rollin!!!
     
  7. houtiger

    houtiger Founding Member

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    Normally the loser would be ranked #2, but if they lose real bad they could drop to #4. That's the worst I could see. At this moment at the start of the second half and OSU down 20, I'd rate it:

    1. Florida
    2. LSU
    3. OSU
     
  8. Mr. B

    Mr. B Founding Member

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    What makes you think USC won't jump everyone but the winner of the NC game.

    You do remember we are SEC and they are well you know The Trojan Dynasty !!!!

    B
     
  9. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

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    That's what I'm screamin'.
     
  10. WestCoastTiger

    WestCoastTiger Founding Member

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    Probably can't drop them further than #3. I guessing they will be #2 because of only 1 loss.
     

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