Polls

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

Since this will most likely come up for discussion, how far do we jump in the polls? I'm thinking 11th....maybe 10th but that's pushing it IMO.

[huskerstuckinmichigan]

Well, two top ten teams lost today (so far). I have to agree that 11th/10th is a pretty safe bet.

[roundegotrip]

With Sparty and Mizzou's losses, I don't see how we move up more than two spots unless we leapfrog idle LSU into 11th. The other teams ranked immediately ahead of us (tOSU and Stanford) pasted their opponents today.

 

edit: I guess Wisconsin had the day off, too, so 10 is maybe possible...

[DefensiveLineU]

The way I see it there are three categories in the polls right now:

#1-6 - 5 undefeateds + Alabama

#7-12. (no order) Ohio state, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Stanford, LSU

Others : Mizzou okst Arizona mich state

 

In our second tier group, you can make the argument for us as 7 or 8 just as well as 11 or 12. Personally I think we

Jump LSU, Stanford, OU, and OhioState. Number8. Our "huge" win over "6 Mizzou" will help big time

[kansas husker]

No higher than 9 no lower than 12

[Hujan]

My guess:

 

1) Oregon

2) Auburn

3) Boise State

4) TCU

5) Utah

6) Alabama

7) Stanford

8) LSU

9) Wisconsin

10) Oklahoma

11) Ohio State

12) Nebraska

 

I'd like to see Nebraska ranked in the top 10, but I don't think it will happen. Frankly, Ohio State is unbelievably overrated in my opinion. Their "signature win" was a home game against a badly overrated (and now unranked) Miami team. Otherwise, they haven't played anyone except Wisconsin, and Wisconsin dominated them. Seriously, check their sched, it's pretty sad: Marshall, Miami, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Minnesota. If you take out Wisconsin, the rest of those teams may have won a total of 10 games, am I'm not exaggerating too much.

 

LSU, in my view, is similarly overrated. Their "signature win" was against a rapidly deteriorating Florida team. Fortunately, they play Alabama and Arkansas on their way out of the SEC, and I expect they'll lose both.

 

Oklahoma has to win the "horseshoe up the @$$" award for repeatedly falling bassackwards into rankings it doesn't deserve. Everyone---including Oklahoma fans and players---had a collective "Whaaaaa?" when OU was ranked #1. They are immediately exposed by an above-average Missouri team and somehow manage to stay in the top 10. Their Texas win at a neutral site is now worthless, leaving them with a blowout victory over a mediocre ACC team (aren't they all?). Assuming they remain in the top 10, Oklahoma will have the distinction of being ranked above the team that beat it, and the team that beat that team.

 

Auburn and Alabama will both play each other, so one will drop from the top 10. TCU and Utah play each other, so the loser will drop. Wisconsin will continue to bleed out from a gut shot, as it's win against Ohio State drops in value and its loss to Michigan State looks worse and worse. And, of course, we will get a chance to knock out Oklahoma.

[Hujan]

Edit: Double post.

[NUance]

1. Oregon

2. Boise State

3. Auburn

4. TCU

5. Alabama

6. Utah

7. Wisconsin

8. Ohio State

9. Oklahoma

10. LSU

11. Stanford

12. Nebraska

13. Missouri

14. Iowa

15. South Carolina

[husker_hurdler]

10th

[BIGREDIOWAN]

I'm guessing 10 to 12..............I was hoping more would lose in the Top 10, damn USC and Air Force!

[NshawU]

Anything out of the top 10 is a joke, in my opinion.

 

We just beat two top 15 teams (BCS rankings) in consecutive weeks. How many teams in the top 10 have done that?

[commando]

I'm guessing 10 to 12..............I was hoping more would lose in the Top 10, damn USC and Air Force!

 

 

yea...we beat 2 top 15 teams......but the game right before those 2 carries some weight also. i will guess 11th and be happy with that

[Bradr]

Assuming they remain in the top 10, Oklahoma will have the distinction of being ranked above the team that beat it, and the team that beat that team.

 

WTF