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CFP Weekly Rankings - Nov 10 Week 2

Saw this on ESPN of all places.

Explain how Miami, a clear-cut No. 1 in the country last week, can go on the road to South Bend without its best player, lose by a touchdown in a game that would've been tied if its tight end had held on to an apparent catch in the end zone for a half second more and tumble all the way to No. 7 in the rankings behind multiple two-loss SEC teams? Somehow beating Miami was so impressive that Notre Dame was able to jump six spots, but losing to Notre Dame was so egregious that Miami fell seven places?

Explain how Wake Forest -- No. 10 in strength of record, No. 8 in average in-game win percentage, No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 12 in SP+ -- still checks in at No. 13 in the committee's estimation behind five two-loss teams from other conferences?

Oh, perhaps Wake could improve its résumé this week against 7-2 SMU -- if only the committee had bothered to rank the Mustangs. Instead, Kevin Jennings & Co. -- No. 18 in SP+ with two losses by a total of 13 points -- remain unranked, while seven three-loss teams are in the top 25. OK, sure, one of SMU's losses was to Syracuse, but is that all it takes to write a team off? Because Oregon lost to Illinois. South Carolina lost to Mississippi State. Oklahoma State lost to Tulsa.

And SMU is one of just two power-conference schools with two losses or fewer that remain unranked. The other, of course, is also in the ACC. That'd be Duke. The Blue Devils, by the way, beat that same Illinois team that defeated Oregon.

Oh, while we're on the subject of three-loss teams cracking the top 25 -- how about Louisville? The Cardinals have three losses by a total of nine points -- two of which came against ranked foes. Louisville's SP+ is No. 14 -- ahead of BYU, Iowa, Oregon, USC and a number of other supposed top-25 teams.

The problem is on the other side of the ledger, though. If no ACC teams are ever considered good -- despite solid records and strong performances -- then there's no way to ever build a résumé the committee will recognize. Wake Forest has one loss in a closely contested game against Miami. It has beaten its past five opponents by an average of 47 points. And yet, there are only two outcomes possible Saturday: Either Wake Forest will beat SMU, earning a collective yawn from the committee, or it will lose to an unranked SMU and can be ignored completely the rest of the way.

The ACC has seven teams at 6-3 or better -- one fewer than the Big Ten and SEC, one more than the Big 12.

The ACC has two schools ranked. The Big 12 has six. The Big Ten has six. The SEC has nine.
 
SCarolina Ibis said:
Saw this on ESPN of all places.

Explain how Miami, a clear-cut No. 1 in the country last week, can go on the road to South Bend without its best player, lose by a touchdown in a game that would've been tied if its tight end had held on to an apparent catch in the end zone for a half second more and tumble all the way to No. 7 in the rankings behind multiple two-loss SEC teams? Somehow beating Miami was so impressive that Notre Dame was able to jump six spots, but losing to Notre Dame was so egregious that Miami fell seven places?

Explain how Wake Forest -- No. 10 in strength of record, No. 8 in average in-game win percentage, No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 12 in SP+ -- still checks in at No. 13 in the committee's estimation behind five two-loss teams from other conferences?

Oh, perhaps Wake could improve its résumé this week against 7-2 SMU -- if only the committee had bothered to rank the Mustangs. Instead, Kevin Jennings & Co. -- No. 18 in SP+ with two losses by a total of 13 points -- remain unranked, while seven three-loss teams are in the top 25. OK, sure, one of SMU's losses was to Syracuse, but is that all it takes to write a team off? Because Oregon lost to Illinois. South Carolina lost to Mississippi State. Oklahoma State lost to Tulsa.

And SMU is one of just two power-conference schools with two losses or fewer that remain unranked. The other, of course, is also in the ACC. That'd be Duke. The Blue Devils, by the way, beat that same Illinois team that defeated Oregon.

Oh, while we're on the subject of three-loss teams cracking the top 25 -- how about Louisville? The Cardinals have three losses by a total of nine points -- two of which came against ranked foes. Louisville's SP+ is No. 14 -- ahead of BYU, Iowa, Oregon, USC and a number of other supposed top-25 teams.

The problem is on the other side of the ledger, though. If no ACC teams are ever considered good -- despite solid records and strong performances -- then there's no way to ever build a résumé the committee will recognize. Wake Forest has one loss in a closely contested game against Miami. It has beaten its past five opponents by an average of 47 points. And yet, there are only two outcomes possible Saturday: Either Wake Forest will beat SMU, earning a collective yawn from the committee, or it will lose to an unranked SMU and can be ignored completely the rest of the way.

The ACC has seven teams at 6-3 or better -- one fewer than the Big Ten and SEC, one more than the Big 12.

The ACC has two schools ranked. The Big 12 has six. The Big Ten has six. The SEC has nine.
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David Hale is a (usually) great writer/analyst, straight-shooter
 


Only thing i disagree with him about is fans becoming disinterested. Too many of them believe the pro-sec narrative themselves




 
CanesNation26 said:
It’s unlikely, but it's not impossible. Assume we win out and win the ACC championship game.

Utah is very gettable. If they drop a regular-season game and then win the Big 12, I’m not sure they’re ranked ahead of us. If BYU or Texas Tech beats them in the Big 12 championship game, I think we’re ranked ahead of all three.

In the Big Ten, we’ll need Indiana to lose to USC this week. UCLA is a paper tiger, and I expect whoever faces them in the championship game to beat them. I don’t think a 2-loss Indiana or a 3-loss Oregon, even as Big Ten champion, would be ranked ahead of us.

The big problem is Bama. WTF are they doing ranked No. 3?
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I see what your thinking is but I think they have done everything but flat out say they don't respect the ACC.

They are banking on SMU losing to ND. If Lashlee pulls off a win, that will throw their whole grid into chaos. That would be the only way I see Miami getting a top 4 seed IF they win out and win the ACC. I would assume that would throw ND off the grid completely .

They just won't do it unless forced.
 
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