Why is UCLA ranked?

[PitBull]

anyone wonder this?  they freaking went 7-6 last year and got smoked by FSU in the Emerald Bowl, yet they are ranked in the teens.. they had 1 big win over USC, which was a rivalry game anyways.. i dont get it  :-\

[JoeB]

UCLA will be vastly improved this year.  They'll finish in the 9-3 range, which should put them in the Top 20.

[___ Eats It]

Why?

[JoeB]

Great D.  They'll finish in the Top 10 in Total Defense this year.  Therefore they'lll be in every game, with the offense not having to do much to win.

[snarling Bull]

Why are Miami and FSU ranked up there?

[JoeB]

Here is a look at their schedule.  Most of their tougher games are at home with the exception of USC (who they beat last year).  Remember, they also should have won last year at ND.  They dominated the game, and ND made one great play to save it at the end.  They win that game and they are 8-4 going into the bowl game.  I don't see why they can't finish 9-3 or even 10-2 with this schedule.

09/01/07 at Stanford  Stanford, CA 12:30 p.m. PT

09/08/07 vs. BYU  Rose Bowl 3:30 p.m. PT

09/15/07 at Utah  Salt Lake City, UT 2:00 p.m. PT

09/22/07 vs. Washington  Rose Bowl TBA

09/29/07 at Oregon State  Corvallis, OR TBA

10/06/07 vs. Notre Dame  Rose Bowl 5:00 p.m. PT

10/20/07 vs. Cal  Rose Bowl TBA

10/27/07 at Washington State  Pullman, WA 3:30 p.m. PT

11/03/07 at Arizona  Tucson, AZ 12:30 p.m. PT

11/10/07 vs. Arizona State  Rose Bowl TBA

11/24/07 vs. Oregon  Rose Bowl 12:30 or 3:30/4:30 PT

12/01/07 at USC  Los Angeles, CA 1:30 p.m. PT

[BullBlood]

Pac-10 is not a tough schedule this year except for USC.  Wins against Cal or ND will sound a lot better than they really are which will all lead to an exaggerated ranking.  Good defense is hard to find in the Pac-10.

[smazza]

anyone wonder this?  they freaking went 7-6 last year and got smoked by FSU in the Emerald Bowl, yet they are ranked in the teens.. they had 1 big win over USC, which was a rivalry game anyways.. i dont get it  :-\

THEY ARE RETURNING MOST  of team and should be 10-1 or 11-0 by last game

[smazza]

Here is a look at their schedule.  Most of their tougher games are at home with the exception of USC (who they beat last year).  Remember, they also should have won last year at ND.  They dominated the game, and ND made one great play to save it at the end.  They win that game and they are 8-4 going into the bowl game.  I don't see why they can't finish 9-3 or even 10-2 with this schedule.

09/01/07 at Stanford  Stanford, CA 12:30 p.m. PT

09/08/07 vs. BYU  Rose Bowl 3:30 p.m. PT

09/15/07 at Utah  Salt Lake City, UT 2:00 p.m. PT

09/22/07 vs. Washington  Rose Bowl TBA

09/29/07 at Oregon State  Corvallis, OR TBA

10/06/07 vs. Notre Dame  Rose Bowl 5:00 p.m. PT

10/20/07 vs. Cal  Rose Bowl TBA

10/27/07 at Washington State  Pullman, WA 3:30 p.m. PT

11/03/07 at Arizona  Tucson, AZ 12:30 p.m. PT

11/10/07 vs. Arizona State  Rose Bowl TBA

11/24/07 vs. Oregon  Rose Bowl 12:30 or 3:30/4:30 PT

12/01/07 at USC  Los Angeles, CA 1:30 p.m. PT

ucla plays stanford and usf plays stamford

i wish usf played such an exciting schedule

[smazza]

Pac-10 is not a tough schedule this year except for USC.  Wins against Cal or ND will sound a lot better than they really are which will all lead to an exaggerated ranking.  Good defense is hard to find in the Pac-10.

when was last time big east team beat a pac 10 on the road?