Week 6 Polls & Ratings (AP #4, Coaches #4) Open Thread

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Your Week 6 Thread for all polls, rankings, and computer ratings discussion. I will try to update with AP and Coaches Poll when they are released later this afternoon

Most of the preseason projections are phased out now so the advanced stats are a little more meaningful now. FEI with F/+ will be out tomorrow.

AP Poll #4:  http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll

Coaches Poll #4: http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/football/polls/coaches-poll/

F/+ #4: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/fplus

S&P+ #3: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa

FEI #5: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/fei

Massey Ratings #4: http://www.masseyratings.com/cf/fbs/ratings

Sagarin Ratings #3 (#3 in Predictor): http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/

ESPN FPI #4: http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings

SRS #1: http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2016-ratings.html

 

Michigan's team statistical profile:

Football Study Hall: http://www.footballstudyhall.com/pages/2016-michigan-advanced-statistical-profile

ESPN FPI: http://www.espn.com/college-football/team/fpi?id=130&year=2016

Massey Ratings: http://www.masseyratings.com/team.php?t=4741&s=286577

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AFWolverine

October 2nd, 2016 at 2:49 PM ^

Three 2-loss teams in the Top 25 seems like a travesty. One in the Top 15 is a bad look. I know Ole Miss has lost to good teams, but it's kind of an insult to those below them with better quality wins, and fewer losses.

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AmayzNblue

October 2nd, 2016 at 3:01 PM ^

Assumptions about the SEC are alive and well. Bama looks amazing, but honestly have not played any team that would be considered top 10. In fact Ole Miss was the only team to put up some points against Bama. Also, who's to say FSU was a decent team. That looked like a "good loss" for Ole Miss but now FSU has been beaten by UNC. It's hard for the voters to let go of their preseason biases.



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Atrained

October 2nd, 2016 at 3:25 PM ^

Herbstreit was saying on air that if Clemson wins ACC, Louisville would still have a shot at a playoff birth. If Washington slips up a bit, would the playoff committee pass up Big 12 and Pac 10 to chose a team that didn't win its conference?

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MotownGoBlue

October 2nd, 2016 at 4:02 PM ^

It would mean Louisville knocks Houston out of the picture and then depending on the "Washington slip" I would agree with Herbie; it's possible. The winner of Louisville @ Houston is a contender. I think the B12 is done. The PAC needs an undefeated champion or a 1 loss team with a very close loss to a ranked opponent.

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AA Forever

October 2nd, 2016 at 5:09 PM ^

Yes, they looked good against Stanford, but Stanford absolutely did not deserve a top 10 ranking based on what they'd done on the field to that point.  They had three meh wins against nobody special, and they will be gone for good from the top 25 in a few weeks.  And Washington has nothing else impressive on their resume.  They are a very beatable team, even in a weak Pac-12.

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realfootballfan

October 2nd, 2016 at 5:20 PM ^

I really tried to analyze the last three polls from a completely unbiased perspective. As the season progressed, I've started to notice that it doesn't matter what Michigan does-they'll praise others for doing exactly what the Wolverines have done but are content with continuing to say that Michigan hasn't quite done enough.

When Louisville beat FSU it was the statement win to end all statement wins. When Texas beat ND Charlie Strong has finally turned things around. When OSU beat Oklahoma they had their signature win. When Wisconsin beat LSU and MSU they earned their place in the playoff conversation.

But when Michigan starts out 5-0 and shows America that they may have the best defense in the entire nation while beating two top 25 teams, they need to show more. They still have to prove themselves so we're not going to let them advance any further in the polls and we'll have other trendy teams leapfrog them each week.

I keep thinking about that scene from Major League when the Indians kept looking at opposition from their owner no matter how well they were playing and Tom Berringer finally addressed the team and said "There's only one thing left to do then.....win the whole fucking thing".



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