College Football Postseason Rankings

Pretty good, except I would have liked to see Michigan State ahead of Wisconsin. To me the teams were basically even in the two head-to-head games and Michigan State had better wins outside of those games (W vs. Michigan and W vs. Georgia where Wisconsin's best was W vs. Nebraska).

lsu should be a 11 or 12 rank not three.

Are you serious the DUCKS are way better than the 4 spot

ohio state

@zwd3404..I agree with you, teams that get placed in low-end bowls who think they "they did enough" normally can't summon motivation for their game. Some games like:

Oklahoma/Iowa, Boise/Arizona State, TCU/Louisiana Tech, and even Baylor/Washington

(I'm not as worried about Oklahoma State because of their good coaching and the fact they never have been to a BCS bowl game. I imagine the Fiesta still fits well with then and it would be a huge win for a up and comming program.)

All have teams that had high hopes of a prestigious bowl and finished with an average opponent.

Typically during the regular season this doesn't apply because of the chance of bettering their resume for the post-season.

@Geiger

Do not look for Bowl games to shed light on teams either. That is another common mistake is when people take what happened in a bowl scenario and apply it as a "what if" in the regular season.

For instance.....
Boise State will not be excited to play Arizona State, Oklahoma will not get up for Iowa, and in the biggest game you have to wonder what type of let down Oklahoma State will have after not getting in NC game.

IF Stanford wins Greg will point to them beating a great OK St. team, but he does not take into consideration that the game is essentially a runner up game and the same motivation you carry into all other games does not apply because it is officialy over(ie... you can not play in the big game OR the game your team wanted like a Rose Bowl,in Vandy's case any bowl. Whatever the target was before the rug was pulled out.)

This is why when ESPN or any other media pundits try to gauge conference strength based on bowls it is an exercise in futility.
20-38 days off is an extremely long time and after all the team banquets, those playing in a .com bowl who are use to vying for big games, there is 0 motivation to perform. (See LSU vs Penn St. Citrus Bowl, Alabama vs Utah Sugar Bowl.)

The teams that are most affected by this phenomanon are teams that reguarly play for national titles and teams with 1st round talent in next years NFL draft (See Justin Blackmon.....he is already at the bank, not in class.)

@zwd3404..Oklahoma gives many more chances then those style teams* haha

@zwd3404..I agree with you, but the worst offensive BCS conference is insane. Teams like Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, Michigan State and even Iowa all score points. Outside of West Virginia and maybe Cincinnati, the Bog East offenses are horrible. All I'm saying is that Oklahoma is more talented on defense then those Big 10 teams and a lot of teams allowing less points. The best way to limit points allowed is to keep the ball out of the opponents hands(Pro style, similar to many Big 10 teams). Oklahoma gives many more chances to hose style teams. I also agree that to win the Title you must have defense and special teams and that's why the SEC has done well I haven't made my Rose Bowl pick yet, but I think it will be a high scoring game between two strong offensive teams.

I'm not disagreeing with you and am enjoying your intake. There isn't to many people educated in sports to your level where I'm from haha

@geiger
You can not rely on rankings as your guide in evaluating college stats. Teams do not play remotely close to the same opposition as they do in the NFL. Wisconsin has a terrible defense. They let a non throwing team in Ohio State score 30+. The let Michigan State score 30+ twice. Penn State does have a solid D and Michigan States is not awful but neither of them are elite (ie...enough to hang your hat on to win you the game.) Other than Wisconsin the Big 10 has terrible offenses which inflate the value of their defenses. If they played in PAC 12, SEC or Big 12 they would be much worse statistically. In fact this year I would say the Big 10 is the worst top to bottom offensive BCS conference.

To your point of scoring to quickly.... They were not scoring vs Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, they were getting blown out. They put up garbage points at end vs Tech but that was a blowout. At the end of the day your defense needs to get stops whether it be because of a offensive turnover, quick score, special teams play etc.... You can not use our offense scores to much therefore we give up more points. You are forgetting that if Oklahoma was scoring these points it makes the opposing offense one dimensional and easier to deal with.

Mark my words Oregon will score at least 40 on Wisconsin and the game will not be close.

@zwd3404..I think a big part of their high amount of points allowed per game is from the wag they play offense and how fast they score. They give opponents opportunities to score because of the amount of times they can have the ball. Wisconsin, Michigan State and Penn. State all have TOP 10 defenses because they hold on to the ball for a long amount of time, not because of their talent in the secondary. Obviously Oklahoma needs some help, but if they held the ball longer the opposition wouldn't have the same amount of chances to score.

@Geiger

1.)Oklahoma lost to Texas Tech at home before they Ryan Broyles got injured.

2.)Oklahoma got shredded on defense vs Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State. Oklahoma's problem is and has been for past 15 years they do not have a secondary. It doesn't show vs other Big 12 teams all the time but the bottom line is they have not produced a coverage db in Bob Stoops entire time there.

3.)Oklahoma pass offense is predicated on having alot of time to throw, or the bubble screen you take that away they go nowhere.

4.)People get tired of the SEC winning but the bottom line is they have the best teams year in and year out. I am not an SEC fan, I am just calling it how I see it. If a PAC 12 or Big East team was rolling I would get behind them. I am all about making money on these teams which precludes you from having bias or else you will pay dearly. Bottom line is the SEC has become an NFL breeding ground, and until the other programs can recruit DB's who can man cover(Ohio State has done this), DL who can run, they do not stand a chance.

@Greg..I agree with you on Virginia Tech, I was simply saying that their talent could cause problems on both sides of the ball for any team. I agree with you that Stanford before the Oregon loss, Wisconsin before the heartbreaker against Michigan St. And Oklahoma with Broyles(didn't throw a pass touchdown without him, unheard of for Stoops) would be a tough matchup for LSU or Bama. They all have the "all around" talent that would be a hard matchup for anyone.

@zwd3404..I feel that Oklahoma is not the same team without their leader, Ryan Broyels. They were unable to throw for a passing touchdown in thir final three games. Its unfair to judge them off their performance because of the loss. If Justin Blackmon were to get injured you would not see the same team for emotional and physical reasons. As for VA Tech, they are young, but talented. They have the ability to beat any team, but couldnt stop Clemson and the scrambling QB of Boyd.

@Geiger
After watching Oklahoma and V Tech get humiliated do you still feel they could win a playoff?

What the casual fan (and I do not want to lump you into this group because I do not know you) is that LSU and Alabama have NFL defenses right now. At every single position on defense they have NFL talent. So while it doesn't look as sexy as what fantasy football fans like, _________ team vs LSU/Albama would not be a contest as has been demonstrated all year.

@JT
Looking at Greg's rankings and expecting them to be logically sound is like expecting an accurate review from a movie critic.

I will say this pertaining to Wisconsin they have a well balanced offense. Their defense is abysmal they like Stanford are terribly slow particularly in the secondary. They are going to have their hands full vs Oregon.
I expect Oregon to blow them out in the Rose Bowl 42-24 in a game eerily similar to how Oregon blew out Stanford.

LSU should not play Alabama for the NC title.

LSU should be given the NC and Alabama should play OK St. for #2.

IF LSU wins they will go down as playing the toughest schedule ever to win a NC. (Run the SEC, beat Big East and PAC 12 champ ,and Alabama (a JV NFL team) twice.

This year above all other years shows the numerous flaws in the BCS. While Alabama is clearly better than Oklahoma State that does not mean they are most deserving of the chance to play in NC game. If the object is soley placing the best two teams in the NC game, than mission accomplished.

However, I do understand the argument of not rewarding a team who lost home by giving them a rematch. Even a plus one this year would of been great. LSU vs Stanford and Alabama v Ok St. would have been phenominal.

Sports investors like myself are getting shafted because it is simply impossible to make a big play on NC game this year. I would have much rather seen Oklahoma State get crushed and closed the year on a great note.

Another less talked about but even more rediculous BCS creation is Michigan and Vtech going to the Sugar Bowl. Teams like Boise, Arkansas, South Carolina and Kansas State get left out over clearly inferior teams.