Polls 2023

[Lobot]

In case you were curious the Athletic did a final 133 ranking and we landed at 100. ($)

https://theathletic.com/5191261/2024...bs-postseason/

[bearcatbret]

The bowl season schedule: 2023-24 bowl schedule: Where Kentucky football, Louisville, WKU and everyone else is headed (yahoo.com)

Nine teams from the Big 12 are bowling. Nine Big 12 Teams Headed to Bowl Games with Texas in CFP Semifinal - Big 12 Conference (big12sports.com)

[richard k.]

Welp, They screwed FSU. Took Bama instead.

Gotta have someone from the SEC otherwise it becomes a joke to leave out the champion of the toughest football conference and "Bama beat the Dogs - so then how do you leave out 1 loss Texas who beat the Tide on their own field? Michigan and Washington were givens. Which sets up FSU as the first unbeaten P5 champ to not make the championship round. Anyone still want to be in the ACC rather than the Big12?

[Lobot]

Welp, They screwed FSU. Took Bama instead.

[GoBearcats31]

I would go:
Michigan
Washington
Texas
FSU


Seems unprecedented for a #1 team (Georgia) to drop so far but no one seems to put them in. Similarly, Alabama climbing from 8 sounds crazy but because it is Bama/SEC people treat them differently. If FSU gets left out it is like the 2000 Bearcats basket team being seeded 2 despite resume. No one really talking OSU but if they truly went best 4 teams there would be a real argument. Texas beat Alabama earlier in season and many are saying it is not the same Alabama team - but results have to matter.

[London 'Cat]

I suspect that if Louisville had won, that would have eliminated the ACC from the CFP. However, FSU is now in. UM will be in. Either Alabama or Georgia. Than either tosu or UT. I guess we will find out soon.

What about Washington? They are undefeated and were ranked 3rd going into this past weekend? I don’t think they will exclude the SEC from the playoffs but UW should be in before tO$U.

[bearcatbret]

I suspect that if Louisville had won, that would have eliminated the ACC from the CFP. However, FSU is now in. UM will be in. Either Alabama or Georgia. Then either tosu or UT. I guess we will find out soon.

[bearcatbret]

Some interesting finals in today's conference championship games. Did Alabama make their way back into the CFP or did they knock Georgia down to a 3 or 4 seed? Did Texas play their way into the CFP? The B1G will be interesting next year when the go without divisions. It is clear that Iowa is no match for Michigaan.

[Lobot]

CFP rankings come out for the first time tonight. We obviously won't be there but it's really weird to realize that we were there just two years ago.

[Lobot]

Not a poll but Stop Rate ranking from the Athletic and PFF. We've been going downhill here and are now 101st out of 133 teams in Defensive stop rate at this point. ($)

"What is stop rate? It’s a basic measurement of success: the percentage of a defense’s drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs. This simple metric can offer a more accurate reflection of a defense’s effectiveness"

https://theathletic.com/4994534/2023...james-madison/

[Lobot]

Athletic Big 12 Power rankings ($)

https://theathletic.com/4927395/2023...ngs-red-river/

[Lobot]

Athletic 133 at 88 this week. ($)

https://theathletic.com/4919219/2023...s-polls-texas/

[Lobot]

Everbody's favorite column, The ESPN Bottom 10. (No, we aren't in it)

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38502752/college-football-bottom-10-week-4-notre-dame

[swilsonsp4]

Sagarin Predictor has the Cats at #36. The Sooners are #2.

[Lobot]

Athletic 133 at 87. ($)

https://theathletic.com/4895298/2023...florida-state/