If Virginia Tech is undefeated, it could be No. 1 in the computers (at the end of the season). |
In Wolfe, it's a 50-50 shot between LSU and USC. My hunch is that LSU will be ahead. Reason being, LSU got everything to go their way yesterday except Western Illinois [a I-AA Tigers opponent that lost to Colgate]. If LSU isn't second in Wolfe, it's because of the Western Illinois game. |
It depends on what the voters do with Oklahoma. If Oklahoma does end up between them [at No. 2], then LSU is done. |
It worked out pretty well. We're going to get one of the most anticipated games in quite a while. |
It would have been better for USC if Oklahoma had put up more of a fight. |
It's a nonevent. If you have to write 1,000 words on this, I feel for you. |
It's a paper-thin margin. It's irrelevant, because Virginia Tech is not going to catch Southern Cal and they have a faint hope of catching Texas. Virginia Tech isn't going to catch Southern Cal before they (the Trojans) catch Texas. |
It's all pretty much based on strength of schedule. Another thing you have to look at is all four of Pitt's losses have been on the road. In the new RPI formula, losing on the road is useful. |
LSU has to be ahead of USC in two of those -- and that's extremely likely. I think [LSU] will be ahead in all three. |
Miami controls its own destiny in the ACC. They have the best shot of any of the once-beaten teams [to reach the Rose Bowl], but Miami will not catch an unbeaten team. They have to have four of the five unbeaten teams lose a game. |
More than likely it's just for one week. They are not going to stay there long-term unless they get closer to USC in the human polls. |
Oklahoma was the last of those teams in the polls, but the computers and strength of schedule moved them up. |
Part of their credibility problem goes all the way back to the beginning, where they just haven't settled on a formula two years in a row. If you don't have enough faith in the formula to defend it in the face of controversy, then why should you have it? |
Pitt still has some work to do. They are doing well in a pretty good league. They are in pretty good shape. They don't have a lot of good wins, but they also don't have any bad losses, either. They have good victories over Villanova and South Florida. |
Tennessee is dropping like a rock. It's looking like whichever team ends up with the higher seed (UNC or Tennessee) will end up in Greensboro with Duke. |