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Old 11-26-2002, 07:22 PM
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Re: BCS rankings just don't make sense

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Originally posted by amycat412
Hey all... wondering what everyone thinks of the NCAA Football BCS rankings...

Teams are listed below by this weeks BCS ranking. # in parenthesis is the strength of that team's schedule.

IMO, it is NOT all that IMPRESSIVE to have Miami and Ohio State undefeated when they are playing the nation's 18th and 21st toughest schedules. Or Iowa at #5 w one loss but the 40th toughest schedule (sorry IowaHawkeye).

And then there are my USC Trojans at #6 with 2 losses (against top 15 teams, on the road) and the #1 toughest schedule in the nation.

Doesn't it seem like more weight should be given to the strength of schedule than there currently is? Esp if, for instance, USC and Michigan at #1 and #2 in strength of scheds are ranked so much lower than teams not even anywhere near playing the toughest schedules. Ohio State barely squeaked past Michigan this weekend, and OSU is #2, UM 11? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

1. Miami (18)
2. Ohio State (21)
3. Oklahoma (24)
4. Georgia (10)
5. Iowa (40)
6. USC (1)
7. Notre Dame (29)
8. Washington State (27)
9. Texas (22)
10. Kansas State (60)
11. Michigan (2)
12 Colorado (7)
13 FLorida (8)
14 Penn State (11)
15 Colorado State (30)

That said, OMG i am loving the season my team is having!!
I will co-sign the last sentiment, although I've not intensely followed college football this year. The Carson Palmer Heisman question is burning up the L.A. sports talk radio airwaves.

(1986 USC graduate, BTW).
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