why is Ole Miss ranked above Arizona?

[Wamu]

I covered that in like the 2nd post.

Dammit, my bad.

 

[UNA Lion]

Beating Alabama, regardless of where Bama is ranked at the time, earns a team a Top 5 spot.

Because beating Bama = beating America.

 

[Wamu]

Beating Alabama, regardless of where Bama is ranked at the time, earns a team a Top 5 spot.

Because beating Bama = beating America.

 

[ericd7633]

Ole Miss played:

Boise State - average computer rank: 50.25
Vanderbilt - average computer rank: 104
UL Lafayette - average computer rank: 105
Memphis - average computer rank: 49.75
Alabama - average computer rank: 7.5

Average rank of opponents: 63.3

Arizona played:

UNLV - average computer rank: 133
UTSA - average computer rank: 105.25
Nevada - average computer rank: 64.25
California - average computer rank: 39.25
Oregon - average computer rank: 11.75

Average rank of opponents: 70.7

Ole Miss has played a slightly better schedule. And in terms of OOC schedule Ole Miss' was significantly better. Basically having played Vandy already is killing Ole Miss' overall SOS. However they don't have control over that.

 

[dennis580]

Arizona's resume:
5-0
shellacked a 1-5 Mountain West team
beat a 1-4 C-USA team
beat a 3-2 Mountain West team
beat a 4-1 Pac 12 team (current leader of Pac 12 North)
beat a 4-1 previously #2 in the nation Pac 12 team

Ole Miss
beat a 4-2 Mountain West team
beat a 1-5 SEC cellar dweller
beat a 2-3 Sun Belt team
beat a 3-2 AAC team
beat a 4-1 previously #3 in the nation SEC team

i would see no issue if Ole Miss was ranked like a spot or at most two spots above Arizona, but Ole Miss at 3, and Arizona at 10 (AP), or Ole Miss at 4 and Arizona at 13 (USA Today)? GTFO, there is nothing that Ole Miss has done that merits that large of a gap (other than having those 3 little letters on their jersey)

Two simple reasons.

#1. Arizona trailed Cal by 32 points in the 4th quarter
#2. Arizona needed a Hail Mary to beat Cal at the end.

 

[rmilia1]

Honestly based SOLELY on this year Miss State should probablt be ranked number 1 ( MAYBE Auburn has an argument as well) Records of the D1 unbeatens opponents combined this year

1. Miss State 17-11
2. Auburn 16-11
3. TCU 11-9
4.GT 15-13
5. Ole Miss 14-13
6. FSU 14-13
7. Zona 13-13
8. Notre Dame 12-13
9. Marshall 10-18
10. Baylor 8-18

 

[757Hokie83]

Ole Miss played:

Boise State - average computer rank: 50.25
Vanderbilt - average computer rank: 104
UL Lafayette - average computer rank: 105
Memphis - average computer rank: 49.75
Alabama - average computer rank: 7.5

Average rank of opponents: 63.3

Arizona played:

UNLV - average computer rank: 133
UTSA - average computer rank: 105.25
Nevada - average computer rank: 64.25
California - average computer rank: 39.25
Oregon - average computer rank: 11.75

Average rank of opponents: 70.7

Ole Miss has played a slightly better schedule. And in terms of OOC schedule Ole Miss' was significantly better. Basically having played Vandy already is killing Ole Miss' overall SOS. However they don't have control over that.

Two simple reasons.

#1. Arizona trailed Cal by 32 points in the 4th quarter
#2. Arizona needed a Hail Mary to beat Cal at the end.

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[navamind]

Arizona's resume:
5-0
shellacked a 1-5 Mountain West team
beat a 1-4 C-USA team
beat a 3-2 Mountain West team
beat a 4-1 Pac 12 team (current leader of Pac 12 North)
beat a 4-1 previously #2 in the nation Pac 12 team

Ole Miss
beat a 4-2 Mountain West team
beat a 1-5 SEC cellar dweller
beat a 2-3 Sun Belt team
beat a 3-2 AAC team
beat a 4-1 previously #3 in the nation SEC team

i would see no issue if Ole Miss was ranked like a spot or at most two spots above Arizona, but Ole Miss at 3, and Arizona at 10 (AP), or Ole Miss at 4 and Arizona at 13 (USA Today)? GTFO, there is nothing that Ole Miss has done that merits that large of a gap (other than having those 3 little letters on their jersey)

I would put Zona ahead myself, but wasn't Ole Miss in the top 25 entering the 2014 season? Arizona was nowhere near the top 25 either.

 

[757Hokie83]

I would put Zona ahead myself, but wasn't Ole Miss in the top 25 entering the 2014 season? Arizona was nowhere near the top 25 either.

yep, further illustrating the worthlessness of preseason polls (LSU was a preseason top 15, LMAO)

 

[WestEndVol]

yep, further illustrating the worthlessness of preseason polls (LSU was a preseason top 15, LMAO)

So was USC. Preseason polls are neat to look at but I don't put much stock into them either.

 

[navamind]

FWIW, here's Sagarin's rankings:
USA Today | Sports | NCAAF

I wouldn't put the Vols ahead of Zona, but they have played a very tough schedule so far.

 

[offshore1509]

Arizona's resume:
5-0
shellacked a 1-5 Mountain West team
beat a 1-4 C-USA team
beat a 3-2 Mountain West team
beat a 4-1 Pac 12 team (current leader of Pac 12 North)
beat a 4-1 previously #2 in the nation Pac 12 team

Ole Miss
beat a 4-2 Mountain West team
beat a 1-5 SEC cellar dweller
beat a 2-3 Sun Belt team
beat a 3-2 AAC team
beat a 4-1 previously #3 in the nation SEC team

i would see no issue if Ole Miss was ranked like a spot or at most two spots above Arizona, but Ole Miss at 3, and Arizona at 10 (AP), or Ole Miss at 4 and Arizona at 13 (USA Today)? GTFO, there is nothing that Ole Miss has done that merits that large of a gap (other than having those 3 little letters on their jersey)

Simple, Ole Miss beat the anointed one.

 

[bamabear82]

Simple, Ole Miss beat the anointed one.

Ole Miss is the best team ever now. I can't believe they're not #1 really.

Troof.

 

[tech_iceman]

preseason rankings brah

 

[ElTexan]

because SEC