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[BGIF]

Here's my guess of how the polls shake out. UGA probably won't fall the pro forma 7 slots but I think they should fall far more. They lost to UF without their 1st string QB but their best win with Shockly is over - 4 loss Tennessee. I'd jump most of the 1 loss teams over UGA. I think ND's a valid Top 10 team and should be ranked higher than many of the 1 loss teams but with a bye week several teams that won this week will get conference voter support and bump ahead. Maybe the voter will surprise me like they did last week
but think bowl committments and revenue sharing here. UF and AUB both move up. BC drops like a rock, their best win was UVA who scored 5 points last week against UNC. The Big East could end up with a BCS Champion ranked lower than PITT last year but with South Florida, Conn, Cinci, and PITT still on their schedule WVU should end up the weakest 10-1 team in the nation. I'll be rooting for USF.

Pure Speculation!
# TEAM RECORD
1 USC 8-0
2 TEX 8-0
3 VT 8-0
4 ALA 8-0
5 UCLA 8-0
6 MIA 6-1
7 LSU 6-1
8 PSU 8-1
9 WIS 8-1
10 FSU 7-1
11 ORE 7-1
12 UGA 7-1
13 OSU 6-2
14 ND 5-2
15 TT 7-1
16 UF 6-2
17 AUB 6-2
18 TCU 8-1
19 WVU 6-1
20 CAL 6-2
21 UM 6-3
22 CU 6-2
23 GT 5-2
24 FRES 6-1
25 BC 6-2
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OV LOU 5-2
OV MIN 5-3
OV NW 5-3
OV MSU 4-3
OV UTEP 5-1

 

[jiggafini19]

Will it say anything about a playoff?

 

[BGIF]

The pollsters are trying to trick me into believing their objective. Or they fear Jigga's media blitz for a playoff. Nobody jumped over ND and ND rose one slot to #9 in a bye week! UGA falls 6 slots, BC 8, and TT 1. UF moves up 3 slots, Fresno 2. UM,CU,LOU join the group.



COACHES POLL Oct. 30, 2005
Rank Team (1st-place votes)W-L Points Last week
1. USC (56) 8-0 1,544 1
2. UTX (5) 8-0 1,485 2
3. VT (1) 8-0 1,431 3
4. ALA 8-0 1,349 5
5. MIA 6-1 1,285 6
6. LSU 6-1 1,215 7
7. UCLA 8-0 1,200 8
8. FSU 7-1 1,060 9
9. ND 5-2 988 10
10. UGA 7-1 966 4
11. PSU 8-1 927 12
12. OSU 6-2 827 13
13. ORE 7-1 782 14
14. WIS 8-1 739 15
15. UF 6-2 648 18
16. WVU 6-1 597 17
17. TT 7-1 596 16
18. AUB 6-2 514 19
19. BC 6-2 445 11
20. TCU 8-1 398 20
21. CAL 6-2 327 21
22. FRES 6-1 248 24
23. UM 6-3 178 NR
24. CU 6-2 121 NR
25. LOU 5-2 113 NR

Dropped out No. 22 MIN (5-3, lost to then-No. 13 OSU 45-31), No. 23 NW (5-3, lost to then-unranked UM 33-17), No. 25 TEN (3-4, lost to SCAR 16-15).

Others receiving votes GT (5-2) 43; UTEP (6-1) 30; MIN (5-3) 21; MSU (5-3) 18; Boise St (6-2) 12; NW (5-3) 12; OU (5-3) 12; SCAR (5-3) 8; RU (6-2) 6; TENN (3-4) 3; Iowa (5-3) 2.

 

[BGIF]

ND #8

AP Top 25 October 30, 2005
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS LAST
1 Southern Cal 8-0 1617 1
2 Texas 8-0 1563 2
3 Virginia Tech 8-0 1500 3
4 Alabama 8-0 1395 5
5 Miami 6-1 1328 6
6 LSU 6-1 1262 7
7 UCLA 8-0 1233 8
8 Notre Dame 5-2 1097 9
9 Florida St. 7-1 1094 10
10 Penn St. 8-1 1061 11
11 Georgia 7-1 972 4
12 Ohio St. 6-2 926 12
13 Florida 6-2 836 16
14 Wisconsin 8-1 769 15
15 Oregon 7-1 756 14
16 Texas Tech 7-1 593 17
17 Auburn 6-2 535 19
18 West Virginia 6-1 521 18
19 Boston College 6-2 459 13
20 TCU 8-1 418 20
21 Fresno St. 6-1 301 22
22 Michigan 6-3 294 25
23 California 6-2 212 24
24 Louisville 5-2 141 NR
25 Colorado 6-2 138 NR

Others receiving votes: GT 32, NW 22, RU 12, OU 11, MIN 9, UTEP 8, Boise St. 4, ISU 3, Iowa 2, SCAR Carolina 1.

 

[Aerosmith777]

wow, the Scarlet Knights actually made the "Others recieving votes" column. Never thought I'd live to see the day. It'd be nice to have an actual football team (on the college level) in the state of New Jersey for once.

 

[Irish Legend]

Week 10 AP Top 25
1. USC (57) 8-0 1,617
2. Texas (8) 8-0 1,563
3. Virginia Tech 8-0 1,500
4. Alabama 8-0 1,395
5. Miami 6-1 1,328
6. LSU 6-1 1,262
7. UCLA 8-0 1,233
8. Notre Dame 5-2 1,097
9. Florida State 7-1 1,094
10. Penn State 8-1 1,061
11. Georgia 7-1 972
12. Ohio State 6-2 926
13. Florida 6-2 836
14. Wisconsin 8-1 769
15. Oregon 7-1 756
16. Texas Tech 7-1 593
17. Auburn 6-2 535
18. West Virginia 6-1 521
19. Boston College 6-2 459
20. TCU 8-1 418
21. Fresno State 6-1 301
22. Michigan 6-3 294
23. California 6-2 212
24. Louisville 5-2 141
25. Colorado 6-2 138

Week 10 USA Today Poll
1. USC (56) 8-0 1,544
2. Texas (5) 8-0 1,485
3. Virginia Tech (1) 8-0 1,431
4. Alabama 8-0 1,349
5. Miami 6-1 1,285
6. LSU 6-1 1,215
7. UCLA 8-0 1,200
8. Florida State 7-1 1,060
9. Notre Dame 5-2 988
10. Georgia 7-1 966
11. Penn State 8-1 927
12. Ohio State 6-2 827
13. Oregon 7-1 782
14. Wisconsin 8-1 739
15. Florida 6-2 648
16. West Virginia 6-1 597
17. Texas Tech 7-1 596
18. Auburn 6-2 514
19. Boston College 6-2 455
20. TCU 8-1 398
21. California 6-2 327
22. Fresno State 6-1 248
23. Michigan 6-3 178
24. Colorado 6-2 121
25. Louisville 5-2 113

 

[BGIF]

Harris Poll Has ND at #9


1 USC
2 UTX
3 VT
4 ALA
5 MIA
6 UCLA
7 LSU
8 FSU
9 ND
10 PSU
11 UGA
12 OSU
13 ORE
14 WIS
15.UF
16 TT
17 AUB
18 WVU
19 TCU
20. BC
21 CAL
22 UM
23 FRESNO
24 CU 6-2
25 LOU

OTHERS
GT, NW, UTEP, MSU, MIN, UTN, ASU, OU, RU, UVA, SCAR, STAN, BOISE, CSU, ISU, IOWA.

 

[jiggafini19]

How about a Notre Dame-Florida bowl game?

Would that be great or what....

 

[AlbuquerqueIrishFan]

wow, the Scarlet Knights actually made the "Others recieving votes" column. Never thought I'd live to see the day. It'd be nice to have an actual football team (on the college level) in the state of New Jersey for once.

I saw them play earlier this year and they were dramatically better than in years past. They'll have some upsets in the future. They have a solid running back, a white kid out of Jersey...can't remember his name, but he was a big recruit according to the commentators.

 

[BGIF]

I saw them play earlier this year and they were dramatically better than in years past. They'll have some upsets in the future. They have a solid running back, a white kid out of Jersey...can't remember his name, but he was a big recruit according to the commentators.

The RB is probably Brian Leonard the FB. He jumped over a tackler on a TD run in their opening game against Illinois. It was impressive for a TB much less a FB.

 

[BGIF]

ND #14 in BCS

 

[jiggafini19]

ND #14 in BCS

Even if they win out, this isn't looking too good. The schedule is too weak. scUM is picking things up. There isn't another quality win on the schedule yet.

 

[BGIF]

BCS 10/31

1 USC
2 UTX
3 VT
4 ALA
5 UCLA
6 MIA
7 PSU
8 LSU
9 FSU
10 OSU
11 UGA
12 WIS
13 ORE
14 ND
15 TT
16 UF
17 WVu
18 TCU
19 BC
20 AUB
21 UM
22 CU
23 CAL
24 FRESNO
25 OU

ND was ranked #22 by the computers lowest ranking of the Top 25 teams. Although #9 on both Polls, the comuters ranked ND, #22, 24, 22, 22, 18, 22 the high and low are thrown out.

 

[BGIF]

There isn't another quality win on the schedule yet.

There doesn't need to be. The computers at BCS direction are skewed to W-L. We need those above to lose games that will have significant impact.

 

[guff]

If they win out they are in. Wisc. and PSU go head to head, loser will drop behind ND, UCLA has yet to get throttled by USC, LSU and 'Bama go head to head, VA Tech has Miami and probably FSU in the ACC title game.

There is enough cannibalism ahead of ND to ensure that if they win they are in.

 

[jiggafini19]

Here's the thing: if SC loses to UCLA, they're still in. IF UCLA loses to SC, they may drop out of the BCS. Call it a hunch.

This system sucks. I'm not going to waste threads on it anymore.