The Irish fall to #16 after loss to MSU!

[Irish Legend]

WEEK 4 RANKINGS

College Football Rankings - Week 4
Week: 1 | 2 | 3 Other Polls Index USA Today Associated Press BCS USA Today I-AA Rankings ESPN.com Power 16 ESPN.com Bottom 10 ESPN.com Top 25 Fan Poll2002200320042005
Week 4 AP Top 25
1. USC (57) 2-0 1,617
2. Texas (8) 3-0 1,564
3. LSU 1-0 1,437
4. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,406
5. Florida 3-0 1,372
6. Florida State 3-0 1,246
7. Georgia 3-0 1,235
8. Ohio State 2-1 1,127
9. Louisville 2-0 1,096
10. Tennessee 1-1 929
11. Purdue 2-0 916
12. Miami 1-1 901
13. California 3-0 739
14. Michigan 2-1 702
15. Georgia Tech 3-0 699
16. Notre Dame 2-1 609
17. Michigan State 3-0 500
18. Arizona State 2-1 480
19. Texas Tech 2-0 416
20. Alabama 3-0 298
21. Iowa 2-1 282
22. Iowa State 2-0 245
23. Virginia 2-0 221
24. Oregon 3-0 201
25. UCLA 3-0 185
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Clemson 177, Boston College 150, Auburn 89, Wisconsin 76, Minnesota 51, TEXAS AM 50, Colorado 35, West Virginia 23, Penn State 14, Fresno State 8, Toledo 6, N.C. State 6, UTEP 6, Vanderbilt 6, Utah 5.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
Boston College 17, Clemson 20, Oklahoma 21, Fresno State 23.
Complete Rankings

 

[guff]

Huh? Rankings are the dumbest thing. ND beats Michigan on the road and is ranked below them. Michigan State beats ND on the road and is ranked below. Shouldn't it be MSU, ND, then UofM?

Sorry I forgot, this is college football - where computers and idiots decide things, not game results.

 

[KMac151993]

I see nothing wrong with the rankings other then we are lucky to stay in the top 20 this week. With all the anti ND haters out there I figured we would drop to at least 21.

 

[Vince Young]

I was flabbergasted at #10 last week anyway. I didn't think we looked THAT good. This is more like it, actually.

 

[bmf175]

I was flabbergasted at #10 last week anyway. I didn't think we looked THAT good. This is more like it, actually.

Yeah I didnt think we looked that good either, but I think a big part of it was that all the other teams that have been in the top ten for the past couple of years have been playing pretty bad so it bumped us up. Ex OU, Auburn, UM, and others.

This weeks ranking are pretty good, not perfect. But you really can not get down on teams for losing in over time against other tough teams. ND played great when they were down by three touch downs, Clemson played great against Miami. So I think both ND and Clemson deserve the spots that they now hold 16 and 26.

 

[jiggafini19]

I would love to chat with the 8 people that voted Texas number one. Their thought process must be a bit different.

 

[weisfaninmass]

#16 is a good ranking for the Irish but they got the wrong Michigan team at #13. UM has no business being in the top 20 by beating patsies.

Also,

 

[jiggafini19]

I agree. But that's the way it is with UM. Pollsters LOVE them. I'm not sure why, to be quite honest. They've beaten two MAC schools and that gets them ranked higher than a team they lost to? Not sure how that works.

And MSU should be ahead of ND, so basically these polls are dumb. I never understood them nor will I ever. Too much bias with them, too.

 

[irishnd31]

#16 is a good ranking for the Irish but they got the wrong Michigan team at #13. UM has no business being in the top 20 by beating patsies.

Also,

Can you believe that? This whole computer ranking system is a joke! Although I will not complain about dropping 6 spots.

 

[BGIF]

Can you believe that? This whole computer ranking system is a joke!

This isn't a computer poll. It's the AP (writers) Poll.

 

[jiggafini19]

This isn't a computer poll. It's the AP (writers) Poll.

Yeah, so it is human beings that F%&k it up.

 

[WeisGuy05]

I like where we are at with 16th. I thought being 10th was very premature considering Louisville was at 11th with that passing attack.

 

[irishnd31]

This isn't a computer poll. It's the AP (writers) Poll.

My bad. You're right. Jiggy's right too. Who are these morons to determine who is better than who. Their opinions determine a national champ. That's bull crap.

 

[jiggafini19]

I like where we are at with 16th. I thought being 10th was very premature considering Louisville was at 11th with that passing attack.

They beat UM when they were a very misplaced #3. They were ranked waaaaaaaaay too high. Thus, ND beating them got them ranked a bit higher.

 

[IrishWolverine]

The fans know

The fans know

Whatever the rankings, we fans know where our team belongs. And whether our team wins the title or they are dwell in the cellar, we know they are number one.

 

[LuckoftheIrish86]

16 isnt too bad at all, sounds right. we need to lay a good whoopin on UW, get this team rolling into Ross-Ade stadium.