2024 Polls and Rankings

[Cy the Cyclone]

And who is that sliding into #11?  Gawd…I hope we don’t have to play those idiot Longhorns in the college championship.  They are insufferable.

 

[Mavric]

[No message]

 

[Dogs In A Pile]

It will be tough for any conference to match the 1971 Big 8.

 

[Mierin]

And who is that sliding into #11?  Gawd…I hope we don’t have to play those idiot Longhorns in the college championship.  They are insufferable.

I dunno, some overrated team?

 

[Cy the Cyclone]

Nah…that would be Ohio state…not Iowa State.  You need to upgrade your readers to a higher magnification.

 

[Mierin]

Nah…that would be Ohio state…not Iowa State.  You need to upgrade your readers to a higher magnification.

I didn’t know Iowa had another football team

 

[Cy the Cyclone]

I didn’t know Iowa had another football team

They don’t…that other school was our little brother.  They died.

 

[desertshox]

They don’t…that other school was our little brother.  They died.

So it's just Northern Iowa as the only school now?

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

As hard as it will be, everyone should be cheering for CU to beat K state. That within itself would get us into the top 25. (Yes we all know rankings aren’t that important right now)

Hard to do, when you hate Sanders arrogant BS.

 

[Red Five]

Week 7 SP+

Indiana #17

USC #25

Nebraska # 26

Iowa #29

Wisconsin #39

Rutgers #44

Illinois #47

Also B1G has 4 of the worst 6 P4 teams (and all 4 are behind SDSU and NDSU) - Mich St, UCLA, Northwestern, Purdue

 

[Cy the Cyclone]

So it's just Northern Iowa as the only school now?

Don’t worry…we’ll no doubt lose the annual In-Bred Bowl at West Virginia and then you can have our spot.

 

[runningblind]

Don’t worry…we’ll no doubt lose the annual In-Bred Bowl at West Virginia and then you can have our spot.

In-Bred bowl, sponsored by Panera!

 

[BigRedBuster]

[No message]

 

[Mierin]

Maybe I believe we’re only 6 better than them in current SOS? But I think Colorado is a lot better than any team Indiana has beaten. I think Rutgers = Maryland. I think Northwestern and UCLA are somewhat better than Purdue. 

 

[Husker in WI]

Maybe I believe we’re only 6 better than them in current SOS? But I think Colorado is a lot better than any team Indiana has beaten. I think Rutgers = Maryland. I think Northwestern and UCLA are somewhat better than Purdue. 

Using SP+, they best win by either team is Indiana over Maryland (42nd). Rutgers is indeed in that ballpark (44), as is Illinois (47). Adding in Colorado (55), we have played 3 games against top-55 teams and have gone 2-1. A couple things potentially at play - we don't know the actual distance between the 102nd/108th ranked teams in whatever SOS calculation they have. Looking at just the better teams on the schedule, we have played a tougher schedule (44, 47, 55 versus 42, 79, 80).

Also as far as I know only SP+ includes non-FBS teams. UNI is ranked 165 and Western Illinois is 263 - worse than two D3 teams, and almost on par with the best NAIA team. If it's not SP+, they just won't include either FCS game and that makes Indiana's schedule appear tougher. Our average opponent ranking (still technically assumes equal ditance between ranks) is 98.5, or 85.2 without UNI. Indiana's opponents average 123.5, or 95.6 without Western Illinois. So there's definitely a difference, but the difference appears smaller if you assume UNI/W. Illinois are the same. UTEP is really, really bad too.