Link: AP voter has 3 SEC West teams ahead of Bama.

bamachile

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Jul 27, 2007
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Correction - all polls. Human bias, jealousy, hatred, envy, etc will never go away. They're all a joke.
I get what you're saying, but I definitely think there's more skew with the AP than the Coaches Poll. Since there's literally no way for a human to design a computer program without providing the ranking parameters, there's also no way for computer polls to be without human bias, although it is generally more predictable once the software is set. I find computer polls to be useful for statistical research, trending, and shedding light on potentially over-ranked or under-ranked teams, but for the best blend of rankings based on factual results and intangibles, I still prefer the Coaches Poll.
 

irNate

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Nov 19, 2010
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to be honest MSU and aTm have the better wins at this point. LSU and Arkansas are much better than UF. While I disagree with this guy, I kinda see what hes doing there. but again, it doesn't really matter we play MooState and aggieTmoo and mooU, so it will all be settled before its all over.
 

teamplayer

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All 3 of those teams have a road win against a ranked team. I'm not that upset.
I agree. It's not like he left us out of the top 10 or something. An argument could be made for those teams having better wins than we have at this point. As others have said, we will have our chances against those teams. This guy may be proven to be right, but I don't think he will.
 

theballguy

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Nov 5, 2012
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Some of these guys vote based on resume. I have no issue with that. The rankings for the first 7-8 weeks don't really matter anyways. Why get upset over it? If we win the SEC, win the playoffs, I think we'll be number 1 no matter what our record is and no matter who votes what. Everything's gonna be all right. :)
 

tide96

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Oct 4, 2005
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People continue to say these have no bearing on who makes the playoffs, but they do affect how we perceive a team as to the quality of the opposition.

Just wait. At the end of the season, the top three teams in the AP poll will be in the playoffs, 99%.
 

Nothingfaced

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Aug 13, 2014
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Rankings don't even matter if you are in a BCS conference.

It's the FBS schools from those "other" conferences who get screwed. Look at 1998's Tulane. Undefeated... and ranked... 7th?
 

tidefanbeezer

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At least there is some visibility into what some of the AP voters are thinking. The coaches/SID poll has zero transparency, making it an even bigger sham.
 

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