Last week's rankings: MEANINGLESS FAKE BCS RANKINGS - WEEK 15 2020
Alabama, Notre Dame and OSU kept pretty much the same BCS average this week. Clemson actually lost a few points. And yet the CFP Committee still has Clemson at 3. Obviously, the rankings are going to change after this weekend, as Clemson will probably vault to #2 with a win and Notre Dame would probably drop to #4. This of course assumes we also win. If Clemson loses, I'd expect them to be out but your guess is as good as mine who they replace them with. I'd rather see a Big XII champion Iowa St over Texas A&M, but it isn't my decision. What if Florida beats Alabama?
| Team | Record | BCS Rank | BCS Average | AP Poll | AP Avg | Coaches | Coaches Avg | Computer | Computer Avg | CFP Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10-0 | 1 | 0.9996 | 1 | 1.0000 | 1 | 0.9987 | 1 | 1.0000 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 10-0 | 2 | 0.9394 | 2 | 0.9561 | 2 | 0.9555 | 3 | 0.9067 | 2 |
| Ohio St | 5-0 | 3 | 0.9147 | 3 | 0.9065 | 4 | 0.8910 | 2 | 0.9467 | 4 |
| Clemson | 9-1 | 4 | 0.8891 | 4 | 0.8955 | 3 | 0.9052 | 4 | 0.8667 | 3 |
| Texas A&M | 7-1 | 5 | 0.7989 | 5 | 0.8297 | 5 | 0.8335 | 5 | 0.7333 | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 8-0 | 6 | 0.7692 | 6 | 0.8052 | 6 | 0.7826 | 6 | 0.7200 | 9 |
| Indiana | 6-1 | 7 | 0.6703 | 7 | 0.7355 | 7 | 0.7019 | 9 | 0.5733 | 11 |
| Georgia | 7-2 | 8 | 0.6625 | 10 | 0.6245 | 9 | 0.6697 | 7 | 0.6933 | 8 |
| Iowa St | 8-2 | 9 | 0.6301 | 8 | 0.6832 | 8 | 0.6871 | 12 | 0.5200 | 6 |
| Coastal Car | 11-0 | 10 | 0.5905 | 9 | 0.6413 | 12 | 0.5703 | 10 | 0.5600 | 12 |
| Florida | 8-2 | 11 | 0.5805 | 11 | 0.6065 | 11 | 0.5884 | 11 | 0.5467 | 7 |
| USC | 5-0 | 12 | 0.5470 | 13 | 0.4994 | 13 | 0.5148 | 8 | 0.6267 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-2 | 13 | 0.5457 | 12 | 0.5819 | 10 | 0.6019 | 14 | 0.4533 | 10 |
| BYU | 10-1 | 14 | 0.4482 | 14 | 0.4671 | 16 | 0.3974 | 13 | 0.4800 | 17 |
| Northwestern | 6-1 | 15 | 0.4006 | 15 | 0.4458 | 14 | 0.5026 | 19 | 0.2533 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 8-3 | 16 | 0.3414 | 16 | 0.4071 | 15 | 0.4039 | 20 | 0.2133 | 15 |
| Louisiana | 9-1 | 17 | 0.3247 | 17 | 0.3652 | 18 | 0.3290 | 17 | 0.2800 | 19 |
| Iowa | 6-2 | 18 | 0.3144 | 18 | 0.3239 | 17 | 0.3394 | 17 | 0.2800 | 16 |
| Miami FL | 8-2 | 19 | 0.3048 | 19 | 0.2929 | 19 | 0.3148 | 16 | 0.3067 | 18 |
| Tulsa | 6-1 | 20 | 0.2062 | 20 | 0.2632 | 20 | 0.2355 | 23 | 0.1200 | 23 |
| San Jose St | 6-0 | 21 | 0.1695 | 25 | 0.0800 | 25 | 0.0819 | 15 | 0.3467 | 24 |
| Texas | 6-3 | 22 | 0.1311 | 21 | 0.1465 | 24 | 0.1135 | 22 | 0.1333 | 20 |
| Oklahoma St | 7-3 | 23 | 0.0896 | NR | 0.0535 | 22 | 0.1219 | NR | 0.0933 | 21 |
| Liberty | 9-1 | 24 | 0.0813 | 22 | 0.1187 | 21 | 0.1252 | NR | 0.0000 | NR |
| Buffalo | 5-0 | 25 | 0.0791 | 23 | 0.1181 | NR | 0.0658 | NR | 0.0533 | NR |
Other observations:
Other than Indiana not getting respect and the CFP really just putting teams wherever with no regard to how other humans or computers think, there's not really a whole lot to say. But one thing has been consistent for the past 6 years of the CFP playoff -- the final top 4 has always matched the BCS formula. Could this be the year it changes? We'll see next week.
Go Bucks, Beat Northwestern!
