Matt Bakers Ap Rankings for the week

[NewEnglandBull]

2 hours ago, George_Bullnard_Shaw said:

That's why I like computer models. No passion, no emotion, no weight for being a historic program. Just give me a conglomerate average of computer rankings like we do for hurricane models.

Been saying that all year. The G5 will always get screwed with media, coaches, and playoff committee 

[charsibb]

2 hours ago, George_Bullnard_Shaw said:

That's why I like computer models. No passion, no emotion, no weight for being a historic program. Just give me a conglomerate average of computer rankings like we do for hurricane models.

LOL

We're 23, UCF is 11

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

 

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

9 minutes ago, charsibb said:

LOL

We're 23, UCF is 11

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

 

I'm not surprised at all. We're ahead in coaches/AP because we started ranked and the inertia factor is very heavy in the human polls.

[NewEnglandBull]

2 hours ago, charsibb said:

LOL

We're 23, UCF is 11

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

 

That’s probably about right. At least you know there is no politics in that poll. 

[Joe]

4 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Been saying that all year. The G5 will always get screwed with media, coaches, and playoff committee 

Is there a G5 team you'd suggest should be in the top 10? Not busting balls, just being realistic.

[Mama_Bull]

5 minutes ago, Joe said:

Is there a G5 team you'd suggest should be in the top 10? Not busting balls, just being realistic.

Well,  in Massey with 57 systems currently reporting, UCF is #10.

So, "arguably" they would be the one G5 school worthy of being in the top 10.

That would be made even clearer if they had beaten GT (#27 in Massey), as scheduled. 

 

[NewEnglandBull]

49 minutes ago, Joe said:

Is there a G5 team you'd suggest should be in the top 10? Not busting balls, just being realistic.

Not this year...but even if everything breaks right in the future it is my opinion a committee will never allow a G5 team to be more than #8-10 ranking. 

[JTrue]

11 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Not this year...but even if everything breaks right in the future it is my opinion a committee will never allow a G5 team to be more than #8-10 ranking. 

I don't doubt that one bit, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a G5 team in recent years that earned anything more than an 8-10 ranking.

[Mama_Bull]

4 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Not this year...but even if everything breaks right in the future it is my opinion a committee will never allow a G5 team to be more than #8-10 ranking. 

You are probably correct, but not solely because the committee won't allow it to happen.

It's more because the way the football system is set up.

The G5 schools can't get home and home series with the top ranked schools.

THAT is the biggest obstacle and that has nothing to do with the committee.

So, the system is built on keeping the SOS of the G5 teams so weak, that it's nearly impossible to get enough "fair" opportunities to build up the required resume .

Theoretically, a G5 team could play a couple of payday games on the road at two top ranked schools and win. But, the rest of their G5 schedule might well pull their SOS down far enough to keep them from getting a "justified" top 5 ranking by the committee.

I'm also fairly certain that there is at least some "inherent P5 bias" on the committee as well, but I don't believe they would disregard some G5 school who OBVIOUSLY deserved a top 5 ranking.

 

[USFBULL_08]

P5 bias - Wisconsin