Kentucky has two tough road games and Florida at home plus Louisville so they can drop as Kentucky usually does. All this depends on Iowa being 10-2 at the worst which they can do with a lot of great play and good bounces. Indiana has one of the best FG kickers but it didnt work yesterday, stuff happens.Right now Iowa is on the outside looking in.
4 SEC teams
3 B1G teams
3 Big 12 teams
1 ACC team
1 Independent (ND)
1. Miami (ACC Champ)
2. Ohio State (B1G Champ)
3. BYU (Big 12 Champ)
4. Notre Dame
5. Indiana
6. Georgia
7. Ole Miss
8. UCLA
9. Kentucky
10. Tennessee
11. Utah
12. Texas Tech
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Last week #6 Alabama lost at home to #2 Georgia by three points and AP kept Bama at #6 the following week.
This week #5 Indiana lost at home to #4 Ohio St. by four points.
Do we think AP will keep Indiana at #5?
This week #5 Indiana lost at home to #4 Ohio St. by four points.
Do we think AP will keep Indiana at #5?
I know us B1G fans don't like to admin it, but the SEC is loaded outside of Arkansas and Vanderbilt.
Iowa might not be favored over any of themAlabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Ole Miss
Florida
Texas
Auburn
LSU
Who do you leave out?
This year I'd have to agree and it's as much the Big10 being down as the SEC having a lot more depth. We can argue til we're blue in the face but the Big10 has a lot of bad and mediocre teams this year.
They would NOT be favored over any of these teams on a neutral field except perhaps Auburn and you might even throw Kentucky in the mix while you're at it.
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You are missing the G6 teamRight now Iowa is on the outside looking in.
4 SEC teams
3 B1G teams
3 Big 12 teams
1 ACC team
1 Independent (ND)
1. Miami (ACC Champ)
2. Ohio State (B1G Champ)
3. BYU (Big 12 Champ)
4. Notre Dame
5. Indiana
6. Georgia
7. Ole Miss
8. UCLA
9. Kentucky
10. Tennessee
11. Utah
12. Texas Tech
Projecting the College Football Playoff top 12 at midseason
We assess how the selection committee could stack the top teams in the country at midseason.
So tell us. Aside from Auburn, who would Iowa be favored over today on a neutral field. Sagarin says none of them. Are they a shill for ESPN too?
If only the SEC were as good in actual games as they are in hypothetical games that will never be played.
So is your opinion but I still asked for it.
Bama and LSU playing in two weeks. Basically an elimination game. Tennessee and Kentucky in two weeks as well. Lots of moving parts in the SEC coming up. Just keep winning Hawks.
Lol, no. That's what ESPN wants us to think. That mythical middle tier is not any better than the B1G's middle tier. And our top is better than theirs.
Here's a really tough question. What is the only conference that has teams with two losses [5] in the AP top 25?
LSU just on general Lane Kiffin principles!Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Ole Miss
Florida
Texas
Auburn
LSU
Who do you leave out?
They prob would have stayed put if BYU didn’t jump everyone with their big win.
Which is a little weird. BYU wins in the last second at home against #2 team and jumps 6 spots. Ohio St. wins on the road in the last second against #5 team and moves up 1. Miami needed double OT to beat an unranked FSU at home and they moved up more spots than OSU did for beating the #5 team on the road.
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I get it but at the same time Ohio St.'s strength of schedule per Sagarin is way higher than Miami's and a good bit higher than BYU's. They've only played 2 top-30 teams between the two of them, Ohio St. has played 3.
Not so sure about this.
The SEC has been top heavy for a few years. Not great depth.
I'm thinking this year is more that their top teams aren't great, than it is teams that have been 2nd tier becoming anything special.
That being said, I don't think the big ten is that great this season either
The loaded SEC? The conference with a 2-8 record against the Big Ten in bowl games the past two seasons combined? Even if you take out OSU and Indiana, the record is 2-5.
An SEC team losing to another SEC team is not a loss. It is losing to another SEC team. That is not really a loss. Furthermore the winner just beat an SEC team. That is a great victory. 12 SEC team playoff. It could be one game for both the SEC and National title. The same thing!
I think as long as Iowa shows up mentally and wins the turnover battles they have a great shot at 10-2 or 11-1.
And remember, most on here thought this was an 8-4 (9-3, at best) type of team.
This Iowa team is EXCEEDING expectations.
Pretty sure the B1G would have a problem with that. I think the new agreement will have a minimum number for the big 2 to each have in before this is said and done.
I had them at 9-3 because I thought beat ISU but lose at Mich and to OSU and one other game. 8-4 was my low point but they could still end up 7-5
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