2008 Elite Selection Playoff: Week Nine

It’s Week Nine of the ESP and Week Two of the BCS Standings. A comparison of the ESP and AV Rankings follows.

Elite Selection Playoff

The past few weeks have seen some movement at the top, but the really surprising thing is the number of teams in the top 25 of the ESP that aren’t from BCS conferences.

Boise State (10), Utah (11), TCU (13), Ball State (15), Tulsa (17), and BYU (21) are all in the top 25 of the ESP. It also seems that these high rankings are at least somewhat justified. The lowest AV Ranking of these six teams is BYU at 26.

The top five of the ESP is identical to the BCS Standings. After that there are some differences, but not many.

A few of the top teams in the ESP and BCS seem to be overrated at this point in the season. Florida, LSU, BYU, and South Florida all have an AV Ranking that is at least five greater than their ESP counterpart.

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