IF IF IF we are 7-0
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I just don't think our first 7 games are aganist good enough teams to get us ranked any higher. If we could have started the season no worse than #30 then I could see top 15. However, since we are not even receiving votes I don't think our early schedule lends itself to that high of a ranking barring a lot of major upsets early in the season. That being said, if we are 7 - 0 and somehow beat Alabama then I think we explode up the rankings. That would have us 8 - 0 with a win overa title contending team. If we can start 9 - 0 I see us #9 - #12.
regardless of how good we actually are. Being 7-0 (3-0) in the SEC is at worst 16th in the country - wins over auburn and UT actually matter a little, it's not like our 3 SEC games would be ole miss, UK and Vandy.
Now, if we were to then beat an undefeated Bama, there is a 0% chance we don't vault to top 5 in the country. This won't happen, but starkvegasdawg's comment that we could be as low as 12 in that situation is just silly.
Now, if we were to then beat an undefeated Bama, there is a 0% chance we don't vault to top 5 in the country. This won't happen, but starkvegasdawg's comment that we could be as low as 12 in that situation is just silly.
Auburn, Tennessee, and @Kentucky are all quality wins. No way that we wouldn't be Top 15 at 7-0. At worst, we would be in the 16-19 range, but nowhere near borderline Top 25. However, that would be a good problem to have if that is the case.
Shirley, you are not serious. 9-0 with a win over bama at bama would have us in the damn top 5, I do not care WHERE we began the season.</p>
Started out 5-0 by beating:<div>
Miami OH</div><div>South Carolina</div><div>Rice
Ole Miss (they wound up being good that year but were thought to be bad at this point of the season)</div><div>Auburn</div><div>
</div><div>That got them to be #13. (And remember, they lost to us the next week).</div><div>
</div><div>If Vandy can get to #13 with 3 SEC wins, so can we.</div>
Miami OH</div><div>South Carolina</div><div>Rice
Ole Miss (they wound up being good that year but were thought to be bad at this point of the season)</div><div>Auburn</div><div>
</div><div>That got them to be #13. (And remember, they lost to us the next week).</div><div>
</div><div>If Vandy can get to #13 with 3 SEC wins, so can we.</div>
would get us in the polls in the lower positions - Let's say #24.
Teams ranked from #20-#25 typically jump 3.4 spots with a win.
Teams from #15-#19 go up 2.5 spots/week
Teams from 10-#14 go up 1.9 spots/week
Teams from #5-#9 average 1.03 spots/week.
Teams from #2-#4 average 0.31 spots/week.
Using this as a guide:
After beating Troy: #21
After beating USA:#18
After Bye: #18 (stats aren't available, so I will say no jump)
After Kentucky: #16
After Tennessee: #13
After Middle Tennessee: #11
If we don't get in the polls after Auburn, it may take possibly 5-0 to get in, which would around #17.
Teams ranked from #20-#25 typically jump 3.4 spots with a win.
Teams from #15-#19 go up 2.5 spots/week
Teams from 10-#14 go up 1.9 spots/week
Teams from #5-#9 average 1.03 spots/week.
Teams from #2-#4 average 0.31 spots/week.
Using this as a guide:
After beating Troy: #21
After beating USA:#18
After Bye: #18 (stats aren't available, so I will say no jump)
After Kentucky: #16
After Tennessee: #13
After Middle Tennessee: #11
If we don't get in the polls after Auburn, it may take possibly 5-0 to get in, which would around #17.
especially against Auburn and UT.
If Auburn crashes and UT isn't good then we'll have a bunch of wins against mediocre or worse teams which will get us somewhere between 20-25. If we are dominating in our wins, we can probably move higher even if we don't have a great win.
If either Auburn or UT have a good record, I think we'll be closer to the 15-17 range.
Even if Auburn is not good though, we'll probably get a bigger boost than we should out of them b/c it will still look like a good win. Also, if most of the undefeated teams fall relatively early, we would get a boost just for being undefeated and in the SEC, even without a particularly good win.
If Auburn crashes and UT isn't good then we'll have a bunch of wins against mediocre or worse teams which will get us somewhere between 20-25. If we are dominating in our wins, we can probably move higher even if we don't have a great win.
If either Auburn or UT have a good record, I think we'll be closer to the 15-17 range.
Even if Auburn is not good though, we'll probably get a bigger boost than we should out of them b/c it will still look like a good win. Also, if most of the undefeated teams fall relatively early, we would get a boost just for being undefeated and in the SEC, even without a particularly good win.