Everybody knows that the current AP and USA Today polls are a crock. They aren’t based on how well teams play, they’re based on how well journalists’ interns and coaches’ graduate assistants think teams play.
It’s time to kick that system to the curb. I propose the following: Instead of moving up an arbitrary number of slots based on perceived performance, a team will simply trade places with the team it beats. Because let’s be honest: Such a system really would be much more fun.
The current AP Top 25 looks like this:
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Alabama
- Boise State
- Florida State
- Stanford
- Texas A&M
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma State
- Nebraska
- Virginia Tech
- South Carolina
- Oregon
- Arkansas
- Ohio State
- Mississippi State
- Michigan State
- Florida
- West Virginia
- Baylor
- Missouri
- South Florida
- Penn State
- Texas
- TCU
Scenario 1: Tonight, No. 21 Missouri plays Arizona State. Should Arizona State pull off the upset, it would immediately move to No. 21.
Scenario 2: Tomorrow, No. 3 Alabama plays No. 23 Penn State. Should the latter beat the former, the teams would trade places.
I’m going to implement my proposed system starting this weekend and beginning with the Week 2 AP poll. (After all, it’s the first poll that’s even marginally based on actual team performance. That preseason thing is all supposition.) The experiment will continue through the end of the season. At the end, we’ll crown a national champion.
Stay tuned!
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