Week 14 Polls & Ratings: AP #19, Coaches #19
Your Week 14 Thread for all polls, rankings, and computer ratings discussion.
AP Poll #19: http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll
Coaches Poll #19: http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/football/polls/coaches-poll/
F/+ #11: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/fplus
S&P+ #6: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa
FEI #22: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/fei
Massey Ratings #17: http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?s=cf&sub=FBS
Sagarin Ratings #15 (#13 in Predictor): http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/
ESPN FPI #19: http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings
Michigan's team statistical profile:
Football Study Hall: http://www.footballstudyhall.com/pages/2015-michigan-advanced-statistical-profile
ESPN FPI: http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/fpi?id=130&year=2015
Massey Ratings: http://www.masseyratings.com/team.php?t=4741&s=279541
November 29th, 2015 at 1:08 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
In another thread someone said we would be 19 and everyone said noway. I had hoped not but considering how bad we looked yesterday and barely getting by Indiana and Minnesota, 19 isn't that bad. Now, win the bowl game and get some great recruits and may we better each year from here on out!
November 29th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
I said we might drop as low as #20.
This does not surprise me. We have three losses now and just lost by 29 at home. After a game like that you will drop significantly. We're still ahead of several other three-loss teams, including Utah. We're just not the highest ranked three-loss team anymore.
November 29th, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^
And deserved.
November 29th, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 1:25 PM ^
At this point in the season, there isn't any poll that means shit.
November 29th, 2015 at 1:30 PM ^
Kinda dumb NW is that far ahead of us, considering.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
Well they have one less loss and a top 10 win. So yeah. We are where we deserve to be. We haven't played well in a month to be honest and got whooped yesterday.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:22 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 4:17 PM ^
Usually I can understand that, but we are clearly clearly better than them. Sometimes you have to look at more than just win and losses because Michigan should be ranked in front of Northwestern.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:34 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^
Well polls dont mean anything for us now, but I think 19 is a a little lower than I would have this team. I would say 15th.
November 29th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
AP 17?
Wasn't 12 last week?
EDIT: Sorry, that's 19. I think ESPN had the rankings briefly mislabeled and now it's clear that we are 17 in their "Power Rankings."
November 29th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
That was last week. We're 19th in the new AP.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 2:12 PM ^
Our 2 best wins are what, northwestern and penn state? We have 3 losses and maybe one good win and just got plastered at home.
November 29th, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^
without having to play MSU or OSU and we beat them 38-0 tells you EVERYTHING u need to know about these polls...they are completely worthless
November 29th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^
Beating a team doesn't automatically qualify you to be ranked ahead of the other team. You're not complaining that we are ahead of Utah when we have the same record and they beat us.
I believe polls are important for recruiting and selling the direction of your program. If we would've only dropped a few spots, we would've had the chance to win our bowl game and have an outside shot at a top 10 finish in Harbaugh's first year. Now we are at risk of finishing unranked if we lose the bowl game. I'm guessing a top ten finish carries a little more weight on the recruiting trail than finishing unranked.
November 29th, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
Good post DHughes...
Count me as among those that initially thought, "how can NW be ranked above us when we stomped them!?!?" But you're right, I was also among those seeing no problem with us being ranked higher than Utah.
November 29th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 4:50 PM ^
If you would have told me that we would finish the season 9-3, ranked in top 20, and playing a top school in a bowl game....I'd have have taken it.
We all ratcheted our expectations as the season progressed and, of course, Saturday was a disappointment for sure. But, I like the trajectory. Win a solid bowl game. Recruit like mad improve next year and the ball keeps rolling downhill!
November 29th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
sounds about right. If we pull Florida or LSU in a new years day bowl it should be a good game. Haven't seen the gators or LSU play this year but they must be decent. Fwiw I don't think winning or losing the bowl game will matter one bit to recruiting. Its easy to see M is on the upswing with a loaded coaching staff. Michigan will have a monster class this year, top 5 and possibly top 2. Also, possible grad transfers could fill gaps as well in positions that are thin. Next year we will be a step closer.