2014-12-07

NCAA Football Power Rankings, Week 15

Imagine my surprise to find that I completely agree with the College Football Playoff committee.

Perhaps my agreement is not complete, but in the end the bracket is the same, and since the games are at neutral sites, that's almost all that matters. I have #1 Florida State vs #4 Oregon, whereas the CFP has Oregon at #2 and Florida State #3. The game is in Pasadena, which is closer to Oregon, but probably far enough to be any actual advantage. The other game, Ohio State "at" Alabama in New Orleans is just as the CFP set it up, just with different seeds. I'm not sure if rearranged seeding would have affected the locations of the games, though I could see an argument that the #1 team should get the location closest to home (Florida State in New Orleans in my rankings), and the rest fall into place from there.

So, why did TCU lose its Top 4 spot despite a convincing win? I would argue they never should have been up at #3 in the first place, and in fact I had them 11th last week. However, I do have them ranked higher than Baylor, which was a point of contention for the last few weeks among the pundits. I think the committee dodged most controversy by leaving out the Big 12, though they could have dodged it even better by not putting TCU so high last week.

If Missouri had beaten Alabama, and all other games stayed the same, I would have had them 5th, and the top 4 would have been the same, though Alabama would have fallen to #4. I honestly don't think the committee could have gotten away with choosing a conference non-champion without the champ, though, and both Alabama and Missouri would have been left out. As it is, Missouri fell to a respectable 10th in my ranks, and 16 by the committee. Although, I'm not sure if they care about much after #4.

Finally, congrats to SMU for avoiding the perfect 0-12 season. They even climbed out the cellar up to #126. The bottom team, which should stay there despite any bowl results, is now Idaho, though they're being somewhat punished for only playing 11 games. Them's the breaks, I say.

1Florida State13-0
2Alabama12-1
3Ohio State12-1
4Oregon12-1
5Boise State11-2
6TCU11-1
7Marshall12-1
8Baylor11-1
9Georgia Tech10-3
10Missouri10-3
11Wisconsin10-3
12Mississippi State10-2
13Michigan State10-2
14Arizona10-3
15Ole Miss9-3
16Northern Illinois11-2
17UCLA9-3
18Georgia9-3
19Colorado State10-2
20Clemson9-3
21Kansas State9-3
22Nebraska9-3
23Arizona State9-3
24Auburn8-4
25Louisville9-3
26LSU8-4
27Utah State9-4
28Utah8-4
29Cincinnati9-3
30UCF9-3
31USC8-4
32Air Force9-3
33Minnesota8-4
34Duke9-3
35Memphis9-3
36Oklahoma8-4
37Louisiana Tech8-5
38Washington8-5
39Toledo8-4
40Georgia Southern9-3
41BYU8-4
42Texas A&M7-5
43Louisiana-Lafayette8-4
44Maryland7-5
45North Carolina State7-5
46Notre Dame7-5
47Stanford7-5
48East Carolina8-4
49West Virginia7-5
50Boston College7-5
51Rutgers7-5
52Iowa7-5
53Western Michigan8-4
54Tennessee6-6
55Western Kentucky7-5
56Arkansas6-6
57North Carolina6-6
58Nevada7-5
59Miami (FL)6-6
60Florida6-5
61Illinois6-6
62Rice7-5
63Virginia Tech6-6
64South Carolina6-6
65UTEP7-5
66Central Michigan7-5
67Arkansas State7-5
68Texas6-6
69Houston7-5
70Navy6-5
71Oklahoma State6-6
72Bowling Green7-6
73Pittsburgh6-6
74Penn State6-6
75Appalachian State7-5
76Texas State7-5
77Virginia5-7
78Middle Tennessee6-6
79San Diego State6-5
80Fresno State6-7
81Old Dominion6-6
82UAB6-6
83Northwestern5-7
84Kentucky5-7
85Michigan5-7
86California5-7
87Temple6-6
88South Alabama6-6
89Ohio6-6
90Oregon State5-7
91Ball State5-7
92Indiana4-8
93Texas Tech4-8
94Wyoming4-8
95Buffalo5-6
96South Florida4-8
97New Mexico4-8
98Florida International4-8
99Akron5-7
100Syracuse3-9
101Army4-7
102Purdue3-9
103Washington State3-9
104UTSA4-8
105Hawaii4-9
106Vanderbilt3-9
107Southern Miss3-9
108Louisiana-Monroe4-8
109Kansas3-9
110Tulane3-9
111Wake Forest3-9
112San Jose State3-7
113North Texas4-8
114Iowa State2-10
115Florida Atlantic3-9
116Colorado2-10
117Troy3-9
118Eastern Michigan2-10
119UNLV2-11
120Connecticut2-10
121Massachusetts3-9
122Miami (OH)2-10
123Kent State2-9
124Tulsa2-10
125New Mexico State2-10
126SMU1-11
127Georgia State1-11
128Idaho1-10


2014 History and #1s
Week 1 Everybody who was 1-0
Week 2 LSU
Week 3 Oklahoma
Week 4 North Carolina State
Week 5 Nebraska
Week 6 Auburn
Week 7 Mississippi State
Week 8 Florida State
Week 9 Mississippi State
Week 10 Mississippi State
Week 11 Mississippi State
Week 12 Florida State
Week 13 Florida State
Week 14 Florida State

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