Okay, so we Others-Receiving-Votes-ed our way to 27. Whatever.
A W on Saturday most likely bounces ND into the lower part of the Top 25. The journey begins with a Skunkbear crushing on Saturday!
The Top 25:
Rank Team (first-place votes)
1. Alabama (55)
2. Ohio State (4)
3. Boise State
4. Texas
5. TCU
6. Florida
7. Nebraska
8. Oregon
9. Iowa
10. Oklahoma
11. Wisconsin
12. Miami (Fla.)
13. Virginia Tech
14. Penn State
15. Arkansas
16. LSU
17. Georgia Tech
18. Florida State
19. Georgia
20t. Auburn
20t. Utah
22. West Virginia
23. Arizona
24. Brigham Young
25. South Carolina
Others receiving votes
Houston 87; Notre Dame 86; Stanford 55; Pittsburgh 53; Oregon State 40; North Carolina 36; Oklahoma State 36; Clemson 28; Missouri 27; Michigan 17; Michigan State 11; California 10; Cincinnati 9; Washington 9; Arizona State 7; Boston College 7; Texas Tech 7; Connecticut 6; Texas A&M 6; Fresno State 5; Mississippi State 5; South Florida 4; Maryland 3; Northwestern 3; Kansas State 2; North Carolina State 2; Air Force 1; Nevada 1; Temple 1; Tennessee 1.
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- No Respect! - December 14, 2018
Pat
AP has Michigan ranked higher than the Irish. Yet Vegas has ND 3.5 to 4 point favorites.
Let’s cover the spread. And then some.
BurbankSteve
This echoes back to my “AP margin of error/fudge/hopeless predition” factor of +/- 15 places or so. The variation is comfortably within the AP “haven’t a clue” spread.