Three Weeks in a Row?

Submitted by UMichinCA on October 23rd, 2010 at 11:36 PM

For the third time in as many weeks, the #1 team is on the ropes. Oklahoma is down 9 with 5 min's to go against Missouri. Has #1 ever lost 3 weeks in a row?

Assuming Mizzou holds, who claims #1?

Who would want it at this point?

I'd take that risk.

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Carcajous

October 24th, 2010 at 8:20 AM ^

Auburn just beat the #6 team, while Oregon beat an unranked opponent.

I'm not saying I think the rankings are good, just that there is a justifiable argument that Auburn is the #1 team right now based on resume.

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954Greenwood

October 24th, 2010 at 8:54 AM ^

doesn't take into account margin of victory and Auburn just beat the #6 team in the country who was undefeated. The computer also probably hasn't gotten a chance to watch this Oregon track meet offense...it is hard to imagine anybody stopping that for 60 minutes.

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funkywolve

October 24th, 2010 at 12:59 PM ^

different years and different teams, OSU did a pretty good job of slowing down the Oregon offense last year in the Rose Bowl.

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funkywolve

October 24th, 2010 at 1:13 PM ^

at this point, Auburn has beaten 4 teams ranked in the Top 25 - Mississippi St, Arkansas, South Carolina and LSU.

The only ranked team that Oregon has beaten is Stanford. In fact, Stanford is the only team with a winning record that Oregon has played so far. The rest of their schedule is ASU (3-4), UCLA (3-4) Washington State (1-7), Portland St (2-5), Tennessee (2-5) and New Mexico (0-7). Total W/L is 17-33.

Here's Auburn's schedule: Arkansas St (3-5), Miss St (6-2), Clemson (4-3), South Carolina (5-2), Louisiana-Monroe (3-4), Kentucky (4-4), Arkansas (5-2), LSU (7-1). Total W/L is 37-23.

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jml969

October 24th, 2010 at 4:02 AM ^

see Oregon vs. Auburn

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funkywolve

October 24th, 2010 at 12:57 PM ^

I thought the spread, just like zed, was dead!?!?!?

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uminks

October 24th, 2010 at 4:55 AM ^

we need a playoff!

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bronxblue

October 24th, 2010 at 11:10 AM ^

Oregon is probably going to win out (unless Oregon St. can pull the massive upset at the end of the year), so that leaves one space open. If Auburn goes undefeated then they will be in, and I think a 1-loss Alabama team could also beat out undefeated teams like TCU/MSU/BSU. Now, if TCU, BSU and (shudder) MSU go undefeated and a couple of SEC teams get dinged, that will be interesting.

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