2 Alabama Saturday, while Ohio State is ranked third and Clemson maintains the top spot.
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The committee still likes Baylor more, even though the Bears are yet to beat a team with a winning record. Notre Dameended up the big beneficiary of LSU’s loss, as the Fighting Irish moved from No. 5 to the top four. LSU, No. 2 last week, dropped to No. 9 after losing at Alabama, and MI State, which was No. 7, dropped to No. 13.”Oklahoma State had a good win”, Long said.Notre Dame and Alabama each has one loss.
In the rankings, unbeaten Iowa received an eye-catching promotion, rising four spots to No. 5. Ohio State Buckeyes 4. JT Barrett is expected back this weekend. 2 LSU’s 30-10 defeat at now-No. Florida State, the team Clemson defeated last Saturday 23-13, is 16th, followed by Mississippi State, Northwestern, UCLA and Navy. A 12-1 Utah, for instance, would be hard to keep out of the Final Four. Are they getting credit for their name?
“You can argue Stanford’s position if you want, but there is no defense for Baylor still being ahead of Oklahoma State”.
The decisions made by the 12-person selection committee didn’t show much respect for the Big 12.
Outside of the statement wins, the Cougars have taken care of business – a 59-14 win against Texas State, a 49-28 win over Tulane, a 59-10 win over UCF, etc. The point is – they’re not only beating teams that many think may be “above”, them, but they’re handling the teams that are obviously below them.
The Big 12 might be wondering if that will still be enough if none of the top four stumble. “You look at them in terms of that full body of work or that resume they’ve built”.
“Consistent improvement and consistency on both sides of the ball”, Long said of the Hawkeyes’ ranking during the playoff rankings broadcast.
Undefeated Oklahoma State thumped TCU in their first Big 12 test. Their reward is to remain behind fellow Big 12 undefeated Baylor, who has opted to play a 10-game exhibition schedule before starting a three-game regular season in Week 11.
Irish eyes are smiling with three games left to play in this football season.
Help needed: Wins over Ohio State and an undefeated Iowa would be a strong finish that would put MI State in the discussion, as one would expect of a one-loss Big Ten champion. That would make the Wolverines Big Ten champs and likely would vault them ahead of all one-loss Big 12 teams.
The aforementioned Notre Dame squad has only lost to Clemson on the year and owns wins against then-ranked Georgia Tech and now ranked Temple. Head Coach Kirk Ferentz, who coming into the year was fielding questions about his job security, has his team playing as perhaps the biggest surprise team of the season.
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In addition to being suspended for last week’s Minnesota game, Barrett will forfeit his summer financial aid, coach Urban Meyer said.
