🏈 3 questions re: 2014 week 1 rankings: Who's in? Who's out? And, SEC makes its case.

[TerryP]

The playoff brings a new era; we're all going to be talking about the top four teams. Taking that and broadening its scope a bit—

History indicates there are going to be teams in the pre-season top 10 who aren't ranked in the top 25 at the end of this season. Who falls out of the top 25 in 2014.

(A crazy side note, in the BCS era the team ranked #3 in the AP poll never finished in the top four. This year, it's Oregon.)

On the same note, in the last two seasons we've had eight teams that would have made the playoffs. Of those eight, three of them started the season unranked. Who slips in from the outside this season?

I know, I know...it's a preseason poll. I still find it noteworthy to look at the number of teams ranked to start the season and then look at the schedules for SEC teams. With all the talk about strength of schedule and if we base that on current rankings, look at the number of teams from one particular conference with what's consider the toughest schedules to start 2014.

 

[rick4bama]

Who that could be now?

 

[252BAMA]

Who falls out of the top 25 in 2014?

[HASHTAG]#11[/HASHTAG] Stanford for starters. And speaking of starters, they return but 12. They play [HASHTAG]#15[/HASHTAG] USC at home. Later they are AT #25 Washington, AT #17 ND, AT #19 ASU, AT #3 Oregon, and end the season AT #7 UCLA.

 

[TerryP]

Who falls out of the top 25 in 2014?

[HASHTAG]#11[/HASHTAG] Stanford for starters. And speaking of starters, they return but 12. They play [HASHTAG]#15[/HASHTAG] USC at home. Later they are AT [HASHTAG]#25[/HASHTAG] Washington, AT [HASHTAG]#17[/HASHTAG] ND, AT [HASHTAG]#19[/HASHTAG] ASU, AT #3 Oregon, and end the season AT #7 UCLA.

You recall what their over/under was for this year?

I'm playing my card this weekend...Tennessee is there for sure (O,) learning towards under on ND,...need five.

 

[252BAMA]

You recall what their over/under was for this year?

I'm playing my card this weekend...Tennessee is there for sure (O,) learning towards under on ND,...need five.

No I don't, but I would think 2 or 3 games too high. As I recall the consensus opinion here was that the number on MO was way too high.

 

[TerryP]

No I don't, but I would think 2 or 3 games too high. As I recall the consensus opinion here was that the number on MO was way too high.

I recall being on the proverbial bubble with Mizzou...IOW, the number looked close to being right. I've got to get my hands on the card...no idea what he's got.