Let's face it: People are getting into a tizzy over the AP Polls (myself included initially). I don't know if they're just trying to sell newspapers or don't realize what a horrible team Clemson is and how overrated UGA probably is, but the writers have no real voice. They opted out a couple years back and despite how they really feel, they are irrelevant. Tellshow BCS Rich has "AP" listed in his rankings instead of the Harris Poll. I don't know if that's a typo or what since he mentions the Harris in his opening comments today. Code: [FONT=Courier New] Comp Coach's Harris BSC Team W L [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/CP.html"]Ave[/URL] Rank Pts BCS Rank Pts BCS Points 1 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cok.html"]Oklahoma[/URL] 4 0 0.93 1 1520 0.997 1 2835 0.995 0.9738 2 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cbama.html"]Alabama[/URL] 5 0 0.96 4 1350 0.885 3 2601 0.913 0.9193 3 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Ctexas.html"]Texas[/URL] 4 0 0.83 5 1310 0.859 5 2455 0.861 0.8501 4 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cmissouri.html"]Missouri[/URL] 4 0 0.73 3 1398 0.917 4 2524 0.886 0.8441 5 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Clsu.html"]LSU[/URL] 4 0 0.66 2 1399 0.917 2 2637 0.925 0.8342 6 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cpsu.html"]Penn State[/URL] 5 0 0.57 6 1146 0.751 6 2102 0.738 0.6863 7 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cgeo.html"]Georgia[/URL] 4 1 0.68 10 888 0.582 10 1831 0.642 0.6349 8 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cbyu.html"]Brigham Young[/URL] 4 0 0.54 7 1054 0.691 9 1904 0.668 0.6331 9 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cusc.html"]Southern Cal[/URL] 2 1 0.54 9 990 0.649 7 1997 0.701 0.6300 10 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cusf.html"]South Florida[/URL] 5 0 0.55 10 888 0.582 12 1657 0.581 0.5712 11 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Ctext.html"]Texas Tech[/URL] 4 0 0.30 8 1047 0.687 8 1933 0.678 0.5549 12 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cutah.html"]Utah[/URL] 5 0 0.79 15 684 0.449 15 1195 0.419 0.5526 13 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cfl.html"]Florida[/URL] 3 1 0.27 13 832 0.546 11 1744 0.612 0.4758 14 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cosu.html"]Ohio State[/URL] 4 1 0.34 12 854 0.560 14 1482 0.520 0.4733 15 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cboisest.html"]Boise St[/URL] 3 0 0.72 18 446 0.292 18 808 0.284 0.4320 16 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cauburn.html"]Auburn[/URL] 4 1 0.13 14 776 0.509 13 1506 0.528 0.3891 17 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cvandy.html"]Vanderbilt[/URL] 4 0 0.53 19 351 0.230 19 704 0.247 0.3357 18 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cwisc.html"]Wisconsin[/URL] 3 1 0.13 17 521 0.342 16 973 0.341 0.2710 19 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cvirtech.html"]Virginia Tech[/URL] 4 1 0.54 24 161 0.106 22 350 0.123 0.2561 20 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Ckan.html"]Kansas[/URL] 3 1 0.02 16 555 0.364 17 966 0.339 0.2410 21 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Core.html"]Oregon[/URL] 4 1 0.20 20 286 0.188 21 476 0.167 0.1849 22 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cconn.html"]Connecticut[/URL] 5 0 0.27 23 180 0.118 24 286 0.100 0.1628 23 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cokst.html"]Oklahoma St[/URL] 4 0 0.21 22 229 0.150 23 299 0.105 0.1550 24 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cwf.html"]Wake Forest[/URL] 3 1 0.17 25 148 0.097 25 223 0.078 0.1151 25 [URL="http://www.tellshowbcs.com/teams%5Cnw.html"]Northwestern[/URL] 5 0 0.22 26 98 0.064 26 165 0.058 0.1141[/FONT] As you can see, the computers have not been kind to LSU, Penn State, UGA, SC, BTU, So. Fla, etc. That will change for LSU in the coming weeks. Since the creampuff part of the schedule is over, I expect it will rise dramatically.
While I agree that the AP doesn't count, the media is not going to ignore its own voice. This is the only reason the AP poll is even mentioned. There are a ton of other college football polls out there, but you don't hear a word about any polls week-in and week-out other than the Coaches, Harris, AP and BCS (which is more of a formula than a poll). As we saw in 2003, the media will tout its champion and claim that the team the AP picked is the national champion. The AP is only relevant because the media makes it relevant.
P.S. If Bama wins out, then they will Be NC. That's why we just need to win. I don't think this will be a season where an undefeated team gets left out. (SORRY AU)
If 'Bama wins out, they will have earned it and I will have no complaints although it will be tough to swallow...
Complete List of All Polls that have relevance on 29 September 2008: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Last year -- and EVERY YEAR before that in the BCS system (except Auburn 2004) -- pretty much shows that you just need to focus on the next week, the next win. USC has been the greatest team in college football history, capable of beating pro teams, for almost 5 years in-a-row now and hasn't gotten a chunk of crystal in that time because they lived and died in the stupid mid-season polls. I say lets take our team, put it in the SEC and see what shakes out. On the Sports Reporters yesterday they noted there should be an SEC poll and a "rest of college" poll. Maybe one day we will join with the Big 12, let our champions play each other, and say, well, that's it, vote your polls the way you want but here is the on-field National Champion.
