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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 303399, member: 34"] [B][COLOR=#000080]Were we ranked #4 at the end of the regular season before the bowl games?[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]AP[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]1987 After Bowl Games[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]1. Miami (Fla.)[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]2. Florida State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]3. Oklahoma[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]4. Syracuse[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]5. Louisiana State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]6. Nebraska[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]7. Auburn[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]8. Michigan State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]9. UCLA[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]10. Texas A&M[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]11. Oklahoma State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]12. Clemson[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]13. Georgia[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]14. Tennessee[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]15. South Carolina[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]16. Iowa[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]17. Notre Dame[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]18. USC[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]19. Michigan[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]20. Arizona State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]UPI[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]1987[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]1. Miami (Fla.)[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]2. Florida State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]3. Oklahoma[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]4. Syracuse[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]5. Louisiana State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]6. Nebraska[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]7. Auburn[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]8. Michigan State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]9. Texas A&M[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]10. Clemson[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]11. UCLA[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]12. Oklahoma State[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]13. Tennessee[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]14. Georgia[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]15. South Carolina[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]16. Iowa[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]17. USC[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]18. Michigan[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]19. Texas[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]20. Indiana[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]Miami beat Oklahoma 20-14 in the Orange Bowl[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080][COLOR=#000080][URL='http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/polls_1936_present_f.html'][COLOR=#000080][B][U]College Football Polls[/U][/B][/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000080][B]This site attempts to fix the final poll. [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][FONT=Helvetica][B]There are a [I]lot[/I] of problems to fix in this top 20, so let's get right to it.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][FONT=Helvetica][B]#6 Nebraska's 10-2 record pales next to #4 Syracuse's 11-0-1, but let's really look at these teams. Nebraska's losses came to #2 Florida State and #3 Oklahoma, both rated higher than Syracuse, while Syracuse's tie came against #7 Auburn, who is rated lower than Nebraska.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][FONT=Helvetica][B]Nebraska beat 4 ranked teams (#9 UCLA, #11 Oklahoma State, #15 South Carolina, and #20 Arizona State), while Syracuse beat none. Zip. Nada.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][FONT=Helvetica][B]Nebraska stomped on all their unrated opponents, while Syracuse edged 6-6 West Virginia 32-31 at home in their regular season finale. There is simply no debate to be had here.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][FONT=Helvetica][B]Move Nebraska to #4, dropping Syracuse one spot. #5 Louisiana State will be dropping anyway, as discussed next.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [URL='http://tiptop25.com/fixing1987.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Fixing the Final 1987 AP College Football Poll[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [COLOR=#000080][URL='http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0747084.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]The consensus All American team had two Orangemen on the first team[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][URL='http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0747080.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Donnie finshed 2nd in the Heisman[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][B][URL='http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0747082.html'][COLOR=#000080][U]But he won the Maxwell & Coach Mac won the AFCA Coach of the Year & FWAA Coach of the Year awards[/U][/COLOR][/URL][/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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