October 17th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
Look at #5 - #8. This is the most interesting season in recent memory for a B1G fan.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:29 PM ^
Wow Iowa dropped to 11
October 17th, 2021 at 1:35 PM ^
Should have dropped more. That's why these polls right now are idiotic. Iowa is not the 11th best team in the country. As for the polls, I always ask myself who the teams are that I would bet on if I was forced to bet a ton of money.
October 17th, 2021 at 3:37 PM ^
Polls are idiotic AND they're alluring.
Imagine how many Iowa fans were starting to save for a trip to the playoffs, with visions of sugar plums, aka #1, dancing in their heads.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:13 PM ^
They deserve it.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:29 PM ^
1
UGA(65)
7-01625
-
2
OU7-01508
1
3
CIN6-01467
1
4
ALA6-11446
1
5
OSU5-11305
1
6
MICH6-01299
1
7
MSU7-01158
2
8
PSU5-11134
-
9
OKST6-01093
3
10
ORE5-11048
-
11
IOWA6-11031
9
12
MISS5-1826
2
13
ND5-1816
-
14
UK6-1763
3
15
WAKE6-0696
1
16
CCU6-0675
1
17
TA&M5-2580
1
18
NCST5-1528
3
19
SMU6-0399
4
20
BAY6-1369
NR
21
SDSU6-0334
3
22
AUB5-2315
NR
23
PITT5-1192
NR
24
CLEM4-2146
1
25
UTSA7-096
NR
October 17th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
I like it!
My one gripe about this poll is Clemson. Did anyone else watch that Syracuse - Clemson game on Friday? Clemson's offense is horrendous. The fact that the coaches have that team ranked just shows how biased the polls are towards programs like Alabama, OSU, Oklahoma, and Clemson.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:32 PM ^
Clemson has played exactly one non-one-score game all year - it was a blowout of FCS South Carolina St. They have a really good defense and an atrocious offense.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:01 PM ^
I watched for a little bit but had to stop. What a terrible football game. Unwatchable.
October 17th, 2021 at 7:38 PM ^
Yes polls are biased towards teams that have recently won the national championship.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
Definitely on brand for polls to punish Cincinnati for crushing UCF. It does not pay to be in the Group of 5.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:34 PM ^
They’re not being punished for anything. Oklahoma is being rewarded and Cincinnati has no chance to improve their resume
October 17th, 2021 at 1:39 PM ^
There's no punishment or reward relative to those two teams. Cincy moved up one spot, from 4 to 3. Oklahoma moved up one spot, from 3 to 2. Oklahoma wasn't behind Cincy last week. The OP is incorrect. Look at the "Prev" column
October 17th, 2021 at 2:14 PM ^
Punished by overrating them given their actual resume? They're probably OK with that punishment.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
Iowa dropped 9 spots, which feels about right, but Clemson getting into the top-25 with a (checks notes) two-week run of beating BC by 6 and Syracuse by 3 (the latter a game they desperately tried to give away to the Orangemen) is why the coaches poll is always hot garbage.
October 17th, 2021 at 5:02 PM ^
Norte Dame not getting the love they normally get. I thought they would be higher than Iowa.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:31 PM ^
MSU jumped over PSU with that great win over IU?
I see Clemson is back in the ranking with their gutsy win.
Iowa seems about right.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:50 PM ^
I honestly thought MSU might drop after getting outgained by IU and needing the defense to win the game for them.
October 17th, 2021 at 3:09 PM ^
Your thought was probably based on real data and rationale analyses. However, I think the polls only consider a superficial mix of wins and scores. Iowa should have fallen with PSU last week since there is no way Iowa wins if Clifford stays in the game.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:32 PM ^
How does WF jump CC when both had a bye this week!? LOL.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:38 PM ^
5 more bye weeks for M to be #1
October 17th, 2021 at 1:45 PM ^
We're right on OSU's heels, only six points back.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:49 PM ^
There is something to be said about being undefeated, but OU at 2 and Cinci at 3 is simply ridiculous.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:19 PM ^
Why? Who do you think would win that game? OU looks like a different team with Caleb Williams
October 17th, 2021 at 1:51 PM ^
Four of the top 7 teams nationally, in one half of one conference lol sheesh.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:51 PM ^
So the poll is setting up the winner of Okla-Okla St. to be in the playoff, Alabama gets in if they beat Georgia in the SEC Championship. Georgia, Alabama (maybe), OU/OSU - leaves potentially only one spot. Will the B1G champ jump Cinci?
October 17th, 2021 at 2:00 PM ^
Clearly if the Big Ten champ has one loss and that champ comes out of the East division they’d have to get the nod based on the rankings right now. The resume that team will have will merit inclusion.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:20 PM ^
Better question: If OSU and Oregon win out, which one gets in? Do they both get in and hold the SEC to one team?
October 17th, 2021 at 2:35 PM ^
OSU would get in, and I don’t think it’s a tough decision. They would have wins over, presumably, four highly-ranked teams, including consecutive wins over MSU, @Michigan, and the B1G championship game, and an early season loss to a top ten team. Oregon might only have one win over a ranked team (no one else in the PAC 12 is currently ranked), and their loss is to a mediocre-at-best Stanford. Imagine that Cincinnati loses to SMU and otherwise wins out, and then compare their resume to Oregon’s (high level road win, a fringe top 25 win in a conference championship, a loss to an unranked team, and an otherwise crap schedule). I think they’d be pretty similar, and Cincinnati would be near the bottom of the top 10.
October 17th, 2021 at 1:54 PM ^
#6? We haven't played anyone.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
I thought we played 6 games.
There are two one loss teams ahead of M and Cinci. Seems fair.
October 17th, 2021 at 6:40 PM ^
Are you still of the opinion that Michigan shouldn't be ranked at all?
October 17th, 2021 at 6:42 PM ^
I would rank them around #20 or so.
October 17th, 2021 at 7:01 PM ^
LOL. Ok. Why not 127?
October 17th, 2021 at 7:31 PM ^
They’re clearly better than the 6 teams they’ve beaten so far. They’re probably not better than Iowa, PSU, or MSU. It’s pretty silly for you to think that someone who ranks UM around 20th is doing so in bad faith.
October 17th, 2021 at 8:11 PM ^
You think Michigan is not as good as the team that lost to Purdue at home by 17? You're damn right we think you're saying the shit you do in bad faith.
October 18th, 2021 at 12:14 AM ^
Have you seen the teams in the top 20? Sure, any team can beat any team this year. Alabama lost. Oregon lost. PSU lost. It is not like MSU has beaten good teams. Iowa was beaten badly at home by Purdue. ND lost to Cincinnati. Who are the 19 teams better than UM. Either you are a MSU fan or you just hate Michigan being a Michigan fan. I get it that Michigan has not won some big games in the past. Nobody knows if they will win those this year. But, they are 7-0. If they lose, I am sure you will be happy to point that out. Until then, enjoy the ride.
October 18th, 2021 at 7:12 AM ^
7-0? We’re counting the Bye week as a win now? Man, we’ve really fallen far.
October 18th, 2021 at 3:56 PM ^
I love how a typo is the one counterpoint you even acknowledged.
October 18th, 2021 at 10:59 AM ^
The Iowa that just lost by three scores at home to Purdue? They are definitely better than Iowa on a neutral field. There's a realistic chance they are better than MSU on a neutral field, and it's probably a pick'em game with PSU on a neutral field.
I think you're just being a troll or a BPONE glutton. There is no way to rationalize that Michigan is a worse team than the likes of Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina, Iowa, Kentucky, NC State or Baylor. That alone suggests they are a top 15 team at least.
October 18th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
I don't think they're better than Iowa, Kentucky, or Baylor.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:10 PM ^
Jumped up two spots after beating the shit out of Bye. Seems right...
I get that Iowa dropped 9 spots, but why did UK only drop three after getting its poop pushed in by UGA? I don't think they're objectively any better than WF, at this point.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:13 PM ^
AP Poll has Cinci at 2, OSU at 5, UM 6, Sparty at 9 and Iowa at 11.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:12 PM ^
Weird year for college football. I certainly don't feel like Michigan is the number 6 team in the country, but you start looking for what teams are unambiguously solid, and it's a bit of a head-scratcher.
I wouldn't feel confident betting Michigan to win against any of the top 13, though.
October 17th, 2021 at 5:40 PM ^
Would you feel confident about betting against the UM when playing any team other than top 4?
October 18th, 2021 at 2:27 AM ^
Well OSU is 5, but other than that, no.
October 18th, 2021 at 9:29 PM ^
Until this team shows me different, I like them in every game this year.
October 17th, 2021 at 2:27 PM ^
M #6 in the AP poll
October 17th, 2021 at 2:34 PM ^
If we are projecting the 3 best teams, I’d say Georgia, Bama, and OSU are 1-3. I think Oklahoma at 4 is closer in talent to the #15 team than the #3.
All 4 of those teams have to face currently undefeated teams, or in Georgia’s case, probably Bama. Going to be a great second half to an already great season