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Title: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: medinabuckeye1 on December 31, 2019, 03:48:13 PM
Pre-bowl AP top-25 with results since:

I think the final top-10 will be:
After that it gets murky quickly because #7 - 12 have not played yet.  

I think that Boise, USC, and OkSU will drop out.  That will be all so long as Navy and Cincy win.  Those three will likely be replaced by Washington, aTm and ?  Texas and KSU could end up ranked if they win.  Boise might not drop out but they certainly should.  

Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: bayareabadger on December 31, 2019, 04:32:01 PM
Impacted too much by bowls, that's how it'll look. 
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on December 31, 2019, 05:15:15 PM
The top 10 won't contain the Wolverines.

Top 25 will though.
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Cincydawg on January 02, 2020, 09:18:54 AM
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on December 31, 2019, 03:48:13 PM
Pre-bowl AP top-25 with results since:

  • LSU beat #4 OU 63-28, vs #3 Clemson next
  • tOSU lost 29-23 to #3 Clemson
  • Clemson beat #2 tOSU 29-23, vs #1 LSU next
  • OU lost 63-28 to #1 LSU
  • UGA vs #8 Baylor NYD
  • UF beat nr UVA 36-28
  • Oregon vs #11 Wisconsin NYD
  • Baylor vs #5 UGA NYD
  • Auburn vs #16 MN NYD
  • Bama vs #17 M NYD
  • UW vs #7 Oregon NYD
  • Utah vs nr Texas NYD
  • PSU beat #15 Memphis 53-39
  • ND beat nr ISU 33-9
  • Memphis lost to #13 PSU 53-29
  • Minnesota vs #9 Auburn NYD
  • Michigan vs #10 Bama NYD
  • Boise lost to nr Washington 38-7
  • Iowa beat #22 USC 49-24
  • ApSt beat nr UAB 31-17
  • Navy vs nr KSU today
  • USC lost to #19 Iowa 49-24
  • Cincy vs nr BC Thursday
  • Air Force beat nr WSU 31-21
  • OkSU lost to nr aTm 24-21
  


1-2.  Clemson LSU
3.  Ohio State
4.  Oklahoma
5.  Georgia
6.  Florida
7.  Oregon
8.  Alabama
9.  Penn State
10.  Notre Dame
11.  Wisconsin
12.  Minnesota
13.  Baylor
14.  Auburn
15.  Iowa
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Kris60 on January 02, 2020, 09:31:28 AM
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 02, 2020, 09:18:54 AM
1-2.  Clemson LSU
3.  Ohio State
4.  Oklahoma
5.  Georgia
6.  Florida
7.  Oregon
8.  Alabama
9.  Penn State
10.  Notre Dame
11.  Wisconsin
12.  Minnesota
13.  Baylor
14.  Auburn
15.  Iowa
I could see Oklahoma dropping like a rock.  Not only did they get mauled but the Big 12 had a terrible bowl season.  I think they are much more likely to finish around 10 than 4.
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Cincydawg on January 02, 2020, 09:33:56 AM
They might, in OUR rankings, but I think these voters are "conservative".  Folks generally thought OU was by far the weakest playoff team, and they were, but they were a playoff team.  They might drop to 6, perhaps.  Where would you rank them?
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Kris60 on January 02, 2020, 10:01:09 AM
My top 10 would be:

1-2 LSU-Clemson
3. Ohio St
4. Georgia
5. Penn St
6. Florida
7. Oregon
8. Bama
9. Oklahoma
10. ND
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 02, 2020, 10:11:56 AM
Quote from: Kris60 on January 02, 2020, 10:01:09 AM
My top 10 would be:

1-2 LSU-Clemson
3. Ohio St
4. Georgia
5. Penn St
6. Florida
7. Oregon
8. Bama
9. Oklahoma
10. ND
That's pretty good, but I think I'd slide Minnesota in there for Oklahoma or ND.
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: MrNubbz on January 02, 2020, 10:19:33 AM
Quote from: 847badgerfan on January 02, 2020, 10:11:56 AM
That's pretty good, but I think I'd slide Minnesota in there for Oklahoma or ND.
Ed Zackery
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Kris60 on January 02, 2020, 10:43:18 AM
Minnesota definitely has a good argument to be top 10.
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Entropy on January 02, 2020, 10:58:02 AM
Quote from: Kris60 on January 02, 2020, 10:01:09 AM
My top 10 would be:

1-2 LSU-Clemson
3. Ohio St
4. Georgia
5. Penn St
6. Florida
7. Oregon
8. Bama
9. Oklahoma
10. ND
I might move Oregon further up since they have a very talented DL, but reality will be this:  no way the media will put PSU ahead of Florida.. now way.   SEC is the best conference... I don't disagree.  But unfortunately that also translates into more positive justification vs other conferences.   When it's a coin flip or close, SEC will get the benefit.    Which is where, I believe, most of the frustration lies...
Title: Re: What will the final top-10 and top-25 look like?
Post by: Cincydawg on January 02, 2020, 11:08:05 AM
My list is what I think the AP will do, not what I'd do personally of course.  I'd be delighted to get Minnesota into the top ten, but don't think they will jump that far up.

After all, Auburn didn't want to be there.

Should Penn State be ahead of Florida?  Maybe, it doesn't really matter much in reality.  If they played each other 100 times, one team would probably win 55 of them.  

PSU has good wins at Iowa and vs Michigan, and pretty solid losses at Minny and OSU, plus a bowl win over Memphis.  Both played ten P5 teams.

Florida has a good win vs Auburn and decent losses at LSU and vs UGA and the bowl win.  BUT, they were ahead of PSU in the previous poll.

I would give an edge to Penn State myself.