List of garbage 2 loss teams ahead of us in the AP poll

[kso_FAN]

teamrankings.com SOS:

1 Alabama (9-1) 37.9 1 80 2
2 LSU (10-0) 37.2 1 20 1
3 Kansas St (8-2) 36.5 3 116 6
4 Baylor (6-3) 35.9 4 70 11
5 Missouri (5-5) 35.8 1 41 3
6 Texas A&M (6-5) 35.6 1 70 5
7 Kansas (1-9) 35.4 7 76 13
8 Oregon (8-2) 35.0 2 23 4
9 Oklahoma (8-2) 34.6 3 36 12
10 USC (9-2) 34.6 2 85 16

#5 in Sagarin FWIW.

[pissclams]

why go to kstatefans.com when you can be equally entertained here?  thats what i say.

[steve dave]

teamrankings.com SOS:

1 Alabama (9-1) 37.9 1 80 2
2 LSU (10-0) 37.2 1 20 1
3 Kansas St (8-2) 36.5 3 116 6
4 Baylor (6-3) 35.9 4 70 11
5 Missouri (5-5) 35.8 1 41 3
6 Texas A&M (6-5) 35.6 1 70 5
7 Kansas (1-9) 35.4 7 76 13
8 Oregon (8-2) 35.0 2 23 4
9 Oklahoma (8-2) 34.6 3 36 12
10 USC (9-2) 34.6 2 85 16

#5 in Sagarin FWIW.

OMG 

[Cartierfor3]

teamrankings.com SOS:

1 Alabama (9-1) 37.9 1 80 2
2 LSU (10-0) 37.2 1 20 1
3 Kansas St (8-2) 36.5 3 116 6
4 Baylor (6-3) 35.9 4 70 11
5 Missouri (5-5) 35.8 1 41 3
6 Texas A&M (6-5) 35.6 1 70 5
7 Kansas (1-9) 35.4 7 76 13
8 Oregon (8-2) 35.0 2 23 4
9 Oklahoma (8-2) 34.6 3 36 12
10 USC (9-2) 34.6 2 85 16

#5 in Sagarin FWIW.

[Rage Against the McKee]

teamrankings.com SOS:

1 Alabama (9-1) 37.9 1 80 2
2 LSU (10-0) 37.2 1 20 1
3 Kansas St (8-2) 36.5 3 116 6
4 Baylor (6-3) 35.9 4 70 11
5 Missouri (5-5) 35.8 1 41 3
6 Texas A&M (6-5) 35.6 1 70 5
7 Kansas (1-9) 35.4 7 76 13
8 Oregon (8-2) 35.0 2 23 4
9 Oklahoma (8-2) 34.6 3 36 12
10 USC (9-2) 34.6 2 85 16

#5 in Sagarin FWIW.

This just proves that the philosophy of scheduling cupcakes is the way to go. When we actually play good teams, the media doesn't bother rating us any higher than they would have when we used to not play anybody.

[EMAW4life-JHL]

being 9-2 9likely 10-2) against this schedule with the lack of talent we have = damn impressive

[Stevesie60]

Would love to play Boise St. somehow.

That will not happen and it would be horrible if it could.

There's no way BSU only loses two games playing in the Big 12.

[purplenutz]

You know who should be ranked in the Top 5? Virginia Tech. I wish they got more respect.

lol they absolutely should NOT be

yeah, They're best win is Georgia Tech. I think people see Beamer's neck tumor and spazz out and rank them top 10.

That tumor gets a bunch of love.  I bet if OBz had one if we'd be like #1 or something?

[BEFR]

being 9-2 9likely 10-2) against this schedule with the lack of talent we have = damn impressive

...and to do it with some less-than-impressive performances... on the road... miraculous and schemetastic! 

[bigwilliestyle1407]

Honestly with the sucess we have had this year if Klein could pass, I would be convinced he was the 2nd coming of Jesus........ just saying

[k-state87]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/polls

Could be worse, Yahoo! User Rankings have us not ranked.

[Stevesie60]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/polls

Could be worse, Yahoo! User Rankings have us not ranked.

They also have LSU at #7. Not sure if real.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Here are the PROJECTED BCS standings.  These were fairly accurate last week.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/bcs

Cats #11

[Shacks]

teamrankings.com SOS:

1 Alabama (9-1) 37.9 1 80 2
2 LSU (10-0) 37.2 1 20 1
3 Kansas St (8-2) 36.5 3 116 6
4 Baylor (6-3) 35.9 4 70 11
5 Missouri (5-5) 35.8 1 41 3
6 Texas A&M (6-5) 35.6 1 70 5
7 Kansas (1-9) 35.4 7 76 13
8 Oregon (8-2) 35.0 2 23 4
9 Oklahoma (8-2) 34.6 3 36 12
10 USC (9-2) 34.6 2 85 16

#5 in Sagarin FWIW.

This just proves that the philosophy of scheduling cupcakes is the way to go. When we actually play good teams, the media doesn't bother rating us any higher than they would have when we used to not play anybody.

The round robin is probably what makes Big 12 teams have impressive SOS.  3-7 and 9 are all Big 12 teams, so it's not like K-State is the only one up there.

[Rage Against the McKee]

teamrankings.com SOS:

1 Alabama (9-1) 37.9 1 80 2
2 LSU (10-0) 37.2 1 20 1
3 Kansas St (8-2) 36.5 3 116 6
4 Baylor (6-3) 35.9 4 70 11
5 Missouri (5-5) 35.8 1 41 3
6 Texas A&M (6-5) 35.6 1 70 5
7 Kansas (1-9) 35.4 7 76 13
8 Oregon (8-2) 35.0 2 23 4
9 Oklahoma (8-2) 34.6 3 36 12
10 USC (9-2) 34.6 2 85 16

#5 in Sagarin FWIW.

This just proves that the philosophy of scheduling cupcakes is the way to go. When we actually play good teams, the media doesn't bother rating us any higher than they would have when we used to not play anybody.

The round robin is probably what makes Big 12 teams have impressive SOS.  3-7 and 9 are all Big 12 teams, so it's not like K-State is the only one up there.

Yeah, and nobody in the media bothers to bring up our strength of schedule. They just go ahead and rank us 6 or seven spots too low. If we played a cupcake schedule like we used to and had this record, we would be ranked exactly the same and the media would say it's because we didn't schedule anybody.

[CatMission]

Just to spend some more time whining about our low poll ranking here are all the two loss teams, who they lost to and who they beat when their opponent was ranked.

#6 Arkansas - Losses to Alabama, LSU; Wins - A&M, Auburn, South Carolina
#8 Oregon - Losses to LSU,  USC; Wins - Arizona State, Stanford
#9 USC - Losses to Arizona State (unranked), Stanford; Wins - Notre Dame, Oregon
#11 Michigan State - Losses to Notre Dame (unranked), Nebraska; Wins - Michigan, Wisconsin
#12 Georgia - Losses to Boise State, South Carolina; Wins - Georgia Tech
#13 Oklahoma - Losses to Texas Tech (unranked), Baylor; Wins - Texas, K-State
#14 South Carolina - Losses to Auburn (unranked), Arkansas; Win - Clemson
#15 Wisconsin - Losses to Michigan State, Ohio State (unranked); Wins - Nebraska, Penn State
#16 K-State - Losses to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State; Wins - Baylor, Texas
#17 Michigan - Losses to Michigan State, Iowa (unranked); Win- Nebraska

All told, I am not upset about being ranked behind Arkansas, Oregon and Oklahoma.  The others I have a problem with.  Also, while I appreciate Houston being 12-0, they a have one win over an AQ opponent (38-34 vs. UCLA) and they barely beat La. Tech.  If K-State was 12-0 vs. that schedule we would be lucky to be ranked.

There was actually a voter (Rob Long of a Baltimore radio station) that has us #21 on his ballot.

http://www.pollspeak.com/component/option,com_psreport/Itemid,36/lang,en/t1,42/task,singleteamr/

I know it is very gpc to whine about rankings, but the coaches poll and Harris poll are what is keeping us out of the BCS right now.

[kim carnes]

Virginia Tech is #3*?  What in the eff is going on here?  They lost to the only decent team they played this year 23-3 (at home no less).  eff.

*in the coaches poll