College Football Rankings Stink
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James Joyner | Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
The USA Today Top 25 College Coaches’ Poll is out. Here are the rankings for September 28:
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1.
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Oklahoma (57)
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4-0
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1,520
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2
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2.
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LSU (1)
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4-0
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1,399
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6
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3.
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4-0
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1,398
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5
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4.
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Alabama (2)
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5-0
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1,350
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10
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5.
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Texas (1)
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4-0
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1,310
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7
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6.
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5-0
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1,146
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12
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7.
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4-0
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1,054
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11
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8.
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4-0
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1,047
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9
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9.
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2-1
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990
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1
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10. (tie)
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5-0
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888
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14
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10. (tie)
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4-1
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888
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3
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12.
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4-1
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854
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13
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13.
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3-1
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832
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4
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14.
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4-1
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776
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16
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15.
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5-0
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684
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17
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16.
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3-1
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555
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18
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17.
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3-1
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521
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8
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18.
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3-0
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446
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20
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19.
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4-0
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351
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25
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20.
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4-1
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286
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22
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21.
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3-1
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280
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24
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22.
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4-0
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229
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NR
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23.
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5-0
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180
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NR
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24.
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4-1
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161
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NR
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25.
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3-1
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148
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15
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Explain to me how Missouri, who hasn’t played anybody of note, is ranked #3 and ahead of Alabama, Penn State, and Texas?
Missouri has beaten, in succession, Illinois, Missouri Southeastern, Nevada, and Buffalo. Frankly, if they cancelled the football programs at those last three schools, nobody would notice. It’s been a complete joke of a schedule thus far and Missouri’s not exactly a storied program.
Alabama, on the other hand, opened the season in a neutral site game against Clemson, then ranked in the top 10, and just went in to Athens and destroyed then-3rd ranked Georgia on their home field. I can understand putting Oklahoma, also a storied program who plays against tough competition, ahead of Alabama, who has come off a bad season. But Missouri?!
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