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Picture this:
Team A steamrolls team B. Team B gets a dominate win over Team C. And Team C knocks off Team A. Who’s the better team?
The BCS, AP, and USA Today Poll, among others, took it upon themselves to award team B.
Let the bias begin (or continue)…
No. 1 Alabama - It’s a very difficult decision trying to justify who deserves to be No. 1, but you can’t go wrong with Alabama. The Tide has one of the best defenses in all of college football and they keep playing explosive football.
No. 2 Florida barely escaped Tennessee and got the win against Arkansas with obtained momentum from some “questionable” calls on the field. Florida is an elite team, but a "trap game" could be in store in the upcoming weeks.
No. 3 Texas remains unbeaten, but they have some tough opponents in the road ahead. The Longhorns could make a case for being the No. 1 team, but Oklahoma is 3-3 and not the team they used to be.
No. 4 USC entered the top five this week by default. The Trojans’ road wins over Ohio State, Cal, and Notre Dame are seemingly impressive. USC heads to Oregon in two weeks for Pac-10 matchup we’ve all been waiting for.
No. 5 Iowa struggled against Northern Iowa and Arkansas State, who are cupcake opponents, at best. But the Hawkeyes still came through against Michigan in a shootout. Iowa also secured a win over Arizona, passed through Iowa State with ease, took down the Nittany Lions, and rallied over Wisconsin.
No. 6 Cincinnati is on everyone’s radar. This is usually a disadvantage. It's a tough call to make—if they’ll be able to control their own destiny, or even if they’ll remain undefeated. But I like the way things are going so far this season.
No. 7 Boise State is still moving up in the polls because of their win over Oregon in Week One. Boise State moved to No. 4 this week (BCS Poll), after a 28-21 win over Tulsa (who was shutout to Oklahoma, 45-0).
No. 8 Oregon has absolutely erupted since losing to Boise State in the season opener. This team is legit. They can compete with the rest of the elite. Quack Attack heads to Washington this week, hoping to avoid a potential "trap game."
No. 9 LSU - How good is this team? The Tigers have a blowout win over UL Lafayette and a comfortable win over Vanderbilt. The rest were shootouts (against Washington, Mississippi State, Georgia, and Florida). LSU lost to Florida in a defensive slugfest. The Tigers have yet to live up to their true potential.
No. 10 TCU showed they can rally this past weekend, as they put a beating on Colorado State, 44-6. TCU gets their first “real” test this season as they head to Brigham Young.
No. 11 Miami (FL) (Team B)
No. 11 Georgia Tech (Team C)
No. 11 Virginia Tech (Team A)
Who deserves to be higher ranked?
It’s bias to declare anyone ahead of the other.
This is a rare occasion. But of course, it happens in the ACC. Most of the polls this week had Virginia Tech at No. 15 and a couple of the polls (such as the AP Poll) had Miami (FL) at No. 8.
That’s ridiculous. In a couple of weeks, we should know enough to give one team more credit than the other, but for now, it’s a TBA situation.
No. 14 Penn State could be stuck in a "trap game" this week heading to Michigan.
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