AP / Coaches Polls (Nov 12)

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[HRE Otto IV]

Sagarin ranks.

SU has 3 Ws vs teams outside the Top 100.
SU is 0-4 vs the Top 60 with no close Ls.
SU is 2-1 vs teams Top 60-90 with two comfortable Ws.
Our last two opponents fall into that range and are both ranked behind SU.


1. Michigan
3. Bama (highest SEC)
5. Oregon (highest P12)
6. Penn State (highest Northeast)
7. Kansas State (highest B12, very weird ranking)
10. FSU (highest ACC)
12. Notre Dame (highest private)
16. Oregon State (highest future G5)
20. Clemson
22. Louisville
22. UNC
26. South Dakota State (highest FCS)
32. SMU (best future ACC)
36. Duke
37. Miami
38. West Virginia
39. James Madison (highest G5)
40. NC State
45. Maryland
50. Rutgers
52. VA Tech
59. Cal
62. Purdue (best SU W)
74. Cuse
76. GA Tech
82. Pitt
83. Wake
85. BC (by far worst SU L)
88. UVA (worst ACC)
89. Marshall
95. Stanford (worst future ACC)
103. Western Michigan
109. Navy
110. Army
116. Vandy (worst P5)
128. Buffalo
153. UConn
157. Temple
183. UMass (worst Northeast)
186. Kent State (worst FBS)
207. Colgate (worst team SU played)
261. Stetson (worst FCS)

 

[HRE Otto IV]

To expand on our schedule...

We played three teams ranked 10-25
We played zero teams in the 26-50 range
We played one team from 51-60
We played one team from 61-75
We play four teams in the 76-85 range
We played zero teams 86-100
We played two teams 101-110
We played zero teams 111-200
We played one team 201-210
We played zero teams 211-261

We played only three teams in the Top 50, and only five teams in the Top 75. Of the five teams we played 76+ we had four at home and one neutral field. Of the remaining two we have one at home. It should be nearly impossible to be worse than 7-5 this year.

Of our Ws this year none of the teams will likely end up Bowl eligible. All of our losses will likely be to teams that made a Bowl. This year is playing out a lot like 2013. Or last year's Giants. Beat the bad teams and lose to the good and decent teams.

Ws
WMU (4-6 with at NIU and Bowling Green left), Army (4-6 with Coastal Carolina and Navy left), Purdue (3-7), Pitt (2-8), Colgate (NA)

Ls
FSU (10-0), UNC (8-2), Clemson (6-4), BC (6-4), VA Tech (5-5 with NC State and at UVA left)

TBD
GA Tech (5-5 if we beat them they will need to win vs UGA to make a Bowl), Wake (4-6 even if they win at Notre Dame if we beat them they are not Bowl eligible)