2018 AP & Coaches Polls

[Irish YJ]

Didn't Dan Mullen start out as a Grad Assistant for Boob Davie? At one time I was hoping he would take over for BK once he leaves, but that ship has sailed.

yup. two years i think. then left with urbs i think

 

[IrishLax]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All Week 15 Coaches Poll Ballots. Coaches voting for their own teams shown in purple, and for their conference in green. <a href="https://t.co/w2nUydldTW">pic.twitter.com/w2nUydldTW</a></p>— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1069739049122811904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
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It's funny to see how petty some coaches are, and how coaches toe the party line for the conference with almost complete uniformity.

 

[OhioIrish31]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All Week 15 Coaches Poll Ballots. Coaches voting for their own teams shown in purple, and for their conference in green. <a href="https://t.co/w2nUydldTW">pic.twitter.com/w2nUydldTW</a></p>— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1069739049122811904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
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It's funny to see how petty some coaches are, and how coaches toe the party line for the conference with almost complete uniformity.

It also funny (but not surprising) that Nick Saban put Clemson number one.

 

[BabyIrish]

It also funny (but not surprising) that Nick Saban put Clemson number one.

Love that Ed O put Georgia at 7

 

[Irish YJ]

Love that Ed O put Georgia at 7

Ed O still remembers getting beat by Ian less than a year ago.

 

[Son of Kenmare]

Ed O still remembers getting beat by Ian less than a year ago.

Even funnier that he had Wisconsin at 3

 

[Irish YJ]

Even funnier that he had Wisconsin at 3

huh?

 

[BGIF]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ap-top-25-poll-clemson-clear-no-1-ohio-state-at-no-3-in-final-college-football-rankings/

AP Top 25 poll: Clemson clear No. 1, Ohio State at No. 3 in final college football rankings
There are some confusing choices among the top 10 of the final college football rankings from the 2018 season
Adam Silverstein

Moments after the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship concluded, the final college football rankings for the 2018 season were released. As one would expect, national champion Clemson was a unanimous choice for No. 1 in the nation, receiving all 61 first-place votes. But to some surprise, finishing just behind Alabama at No. 3 -- ahead of both of the other CFP teams -- was Ohio State.

OSU defeated Washington 28-23 in the Rose Bowl, while every team previously ranked around it -- Notre Dame and Oklahoma in the CFP, Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, UCF in the Fiesta Bowl -- fell during bowl season. In fact, if you include Alabama, seven of the top 10 teams in the nation lost at some point this postseason.

LSU finished ahead of Florida at No. 6 despite the Gators being ranked ahead of the Tigers in the penultimate poll, beating them head-to-head in the regular season and both teams winning their bowl games. Georgia also finished ahead of Texas at T7 with Florida despite the Bulldogs losing to the Longhorns just days ago in the Sugar Bowl and beating the Gators earlier in the season.

Check out the final AP Top 25 college football rankings from the 2018 season as released after midnight on Tuesday after the national title game.

1. Clemson (61)
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
T7. Florida
T7. Georgia
9. Texas
10. Washington State
11. UCF
12. Kentucky
13. Washington
14. Michigan
15. Syracuse
16. Texas A&M
17. Penn State
18. Fresno State
19. Army West Point
20. West Virginia
21. Northwestern
22. Utah State
23. Boise State
24. Cincinnati
25. Iowa

 

[BGIF]

FINAL (Post Bowls) 2018 Season AP Poll with points

FINAL (Post Bowls) 2018 Season AP Poll with points

https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/ap

Updated 01/08/2019
RANK MOVE TEAM SCHEDULES/RESULTS POINTS
1 (1) Clemson (61) Overall: (15-0) 1525
12/29 defeated Notre Dame 30-3
01/07 defeated Alabama 44-16

2 (-1) Alabama Overall: (14-1) 1462
12/29 defeated Oklahoma 45-34
01/07 lost to Clemson 16-44

3 (2) Ohio State Overall: (13-1) 1364
01/01 defeated Washington 28-23

4 Oklahoma Overall: (12-2) 1356
12/29 lost to Alabama 34-45

5 (-2) Notre Dame Overall: (12-1) 1286
12/29 lost to Clemson 3-30

6 (5) LSU Overall: (10-3) 1119
01/01 defeated UCF 40-32

7 (3) Florida Overall: (10-3) 1103
12/29 defeated Michigan 41-15

7 (-1) Georgia Overall: (11-3) 1103
01/01 lost to Texas 21-28

9 (5) Texas Overall: (10-4)
01/01 defeated Georgia 28-21 1076

10 (2) Washington St Overall: (11-2) 959
12/28 defeated Iowa State 28-26

11 (-4) UCF Overall: (12-1) 898
01/01 lost to LSU 32-40

12 (4) Kentucky Overall: (10-3) 820
01/01 defeated Penn State 27-24

13 (-4) Washington Overall: (10-4) 806
01/01 lost to Ohio State 23-28

14 (-6) Michigan Overall: (10-3) 745
12/29 lost to Florida 15-41

15 (2) Syracuse Overall: (10-3) 683
12/28 defeated West Virginia 34-18

16 (5) Texas A&M Overall: (9-4) 552
12/31 defeated NC State 52-13

17 (-4) Penn St Overall: (9-4) 492
01/01 lost to Kentucky 24-27

18 (1) Fresno St Overall: (12-2) 466
12/15 defeated Arizona State 31-20

19 (3) Army West Point Overall: (11-2) 418
12/22 defeated Houston 70-14

20 (-5) West Virginia Overall: (8-4) 296
12/28 lost to Syracuse 18-34

21 (5) Northwestern Overall: (9-5) 284
12/31 defeated Utah 31-20

22 (5) Utah State Overall: (11-2) 188
12/15 defeated North Texas 52-13

23 - Boise St Overall: (10-3) 184
12/26 vs. Boston College Cancelled

24 (5) Cincinnati Overall: (11-2) 171
12/31 defeated Virginia Tech 35-31

25 (7) Iowa Hawkeyes Overall: (9-4) 120
01/01 defeated Mississippi State 27-22


Others Receiving Votes: Appalachian State (11-2) 96; Stanford (9-4) 52; Mississippi State (8-5) 45; Utah (9-5) 43; UAB (11-3) 32; Iowa State (8-5) 26; Auburn (8-5) 15; Oregon (9-4) 11; Missouri (8-5) 10; Georgia Southern (10-3) 6; Troy (10-3) 6; Oklahoma State (7-6) 3; NC State (9-4) 2; Wisconsin (8-5) 2

 

[T-Boone]

I would have had UCF ahead of those SEC teams LSU, Georgia and Florida. If you put the QB Milton in that team they would have beat heck out of LSU.

 

[ulukinatme]

In retrospect, Ohio State at #3 still seems bogus. I get that our loss was our last of the season, but it was to the current 2019 champ. Yeah, it was a blowout, we scored less than Alabama but held Clemson to fewer points. Ohio State's loss was still to Purdue in a blowout. It's whatever, rankings don't really mean much at this point, I just think they should be #5 at best and we should be #4 or maybe #3.

 

[Irish#1]

Final poll should be final four then whomever.

 

[GowerND11]

I would have had UCF ahead of those SEC teams LSU, Georgia and Florida. If you put the QB Milton in that team they would have beat heck out of LSU.

But they didn't...

Also, LSU was down, what, 9 defensive starters.

 

[ARALOU]

So by their logic, it's a win late poll. Unless you are in the SEC then it doesn't matter when you lose or how many. Bogus, meaningless poll. Always has been.

 

[Irishize]

As Douglas Farmer who covers ND for NBC Sports stated, ND was dropped to 5 in the AP Poll based solely on national predjudice.

 

[Irishize]

In the end, who really cares though? Unless, you’re #1...it doesn’t matter.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

In the end, who really cares though? Unless, you’re #1...it doesn’t matter.

I hear that. But, it's all about perception of where your program is at. That poll is complete B.S.

 

[PANDFAN]

either way, top 5 aint to shabby

 

[greyhammer90]

In the end, who really cares though? Unless, you’re #1...it doesn’t matter.

As always, the answer is recruits.

 

[Blazers46]

Final poll should be final four then whomever.

This

 

[IrishLax]

Losing by 27 to Clemson is worse than losing by 29 to Purdue. Also, Oklahoma gets a pass for being completely non-competitive against a team much worse than Clemson and finishing with multiple losses.

Just illustrates the perception battle ND is losing.

 

[ACamp1900]

Losing by 27 to Clemson is worse than losing by 29 to Purdue. Also, Oklahoma gets a pass for being completely non-competitive against a team much worse than Clemson and finishing with multiple losses.

Just illustrates the perception battle ND is losing.

This. So many layers to the onion here but yeah...