I hate how there are teams with losses who are still ranked. If they're that good, they'll keep winning and earn their way back in, but drop them out after a loss this early.
I hear what you're saying, and I agree with you to a certain extent, but I think that's part of the beauty of college basketball that's been BLUDGEONED out of college football (especially for non-BCS teams). BYU became ranked the season before last due more to how well we played North Carolina than the fact that we beat Louisville. Sure, there were undefeated teams with better records (duh) that early in the season, but everybody who saw us play could tell we WERE one of the 25 best teams in the nation with how well we played against two powerhouse programs. In basketball, I feel a lot better about one team being or staying ranked after losing a tight game to a powerhouse, than in football, seeing the powerhouses guarantee staying high in the polls by playing exclusively powderpuffs.
Plus, it helps that the rankings in College football don't really mean anything [EDIT: I meant basketball, but it IS true that they don't mean anything in football either, the people with the power just PRETEND that they do]. Like kitic said, it's always good to be relevant, especially for seeding discussions, etc, but at the end of the day, BYU can be the National Champion by ending the season on a 9-game winning streak, no MATTER how some poser VOTES for them!
Wow, why didn't the College Football brass think of that??? Statistics: Posted by GolfDiveNCougs — Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:30 pm
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