ESPN CFP Top 25

[LaCajunsFan]

Well what are we waiting for?! Let’s go win the damn thing!

I’m with ya brotha

[billbeck451]

Iowa St won today and gave Texas another loss, this should bump our strength of wins and should push Texas out of top 25 with 3 losses now. Do we sneak into another poll this week or at least move up in the other polls

[RaginDave]

UNC is probably going to lose to ND and they will fall to 6-3. They are currently #19 in the polls.

[CajunSaint08]

So Iowa St. (2 losses) is ranked 13th played #17 UT and beat them. But we played and beat Iowa St. at Iowa St., currently have one loss, and barely crack the top 25. What is wrong with this picture. Our only loss comes to a top 20 team that is ranked higher than Iowa St. I know our strength of schedule is not the best, but some of that blame goes to Covid. Still, only makes sense that a team with one lost that beat a team with 2 losses at their place, should be ranked higher.

[Turbine]

So Iowa St. (2 losses) is ranked 13th played #17 UT and beat them. But we played and beat Iowa St. at Iowa St., currently have one loss, and barely crack the top 25. What is wrong with this picture. Our only loss comes to a top 20 team that is ranked higher than Iowa St. I know our strength of schedule is not the best, but some of that blame goes to Covid. Still, only makes sense that a team with one lost that beat a team with 2 losses at their place, should be ranked higher.

A head scratcher on one level for sure.

On another level it exposes their protectionism.

[CajunSaint08]

A head scratcher on one level for sure.

On another level it exposes their protectionism.

Totally agree. It's a shame.

[tdncz]

ULs ranking should improve on Sunday
Since ISU won over a favored UT -almost guaranteeing their placement in Big XII champ game.
IF UL wins big in moan-row mañana , we could see us at 20ish

[CajunSaint08]

Question....if UL had beaten Coastal, would Coastal even be in the top 25? Just curious how the ranking system even works? Even if UL had beaten Coastal, I don't think we would be ranked higher than what we presently are.

[Jacob81]

Coastal 8-0 lost
ISU 7-2 win
Geo sou 6-3 win
UAB 4-3 win
Ga state 4-4 win
USA 3-6 win
ASU 3-6 win
Tx st 2-9 win

Iowa state was obviously an impressive win that most are writing off as a fluke. UAB win has lost some luster because they haven’t played much. Nothing we’ve done in the conference is all that impressive.

I want to be ranked high like everyone else here but I understand why we are where we are. Iowa state has a hand full of quality wins. Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we get credit for those wins. We have 1.5 quality
wins 1 quality loss
ISU has 5 quality wins
2 quality losses.

[irokcj5]

Coastal 8-0 lost
ISU 7-2 win
Geo sou 6-3 win
UAB 4-3 win
Ga state 4-4 win
USA 3-6 win
ASU 3-6 win
Tx st 2-9 win

Iowa state was obviously an impressive win that most are writing off as a fluke. UAB win has lost some luster because they haven’t played much. Nothing we’ve done in the conference is all that impressive.

I want to be ranked high like everyone else here but I understand why we are where we are. Iowa state has a hand full of quality wins. Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we get credit for those wins. We have 1.5 quality
wins 1 quality loss
ISU has 5 quality wins
2 quality losses.

Good analysis and reasoning.

[fanof71]

He's telling it like it is...

[31Ragin97]

If we are in the top 25 why arent we listed on the top 25 scoreboard? I get that espn will use their separate rankings to keep us out but what is cbs' excuse

[Turbine]

Coastal 8-0 lost
ISU 7-2 win
Geo sou 6-3 win
UAB 4-3 win
Ga state 4-4 win
USA 3-6 win
ASU 3-6 win
Tx st 2-9 win

Iowa state was obviously an impressive win that most are writing off as a fluke. UAB win has lost some luster because they haven’t played much. Nothing we’ve done in the conference is all that impressive.

I want to be ranked high like everyone else here but I understand why we are where we are. Iowa state has a hand full of quality wins. Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we get credit for those wins. We have 1.5 quality
wins 1 quality loss
ISU has 5 quality wins
2 quality losses.

I get that Iowa State is legit. And I like how you listed the games in order of impressiveness.

But how is playing and beating a less than stellar opponent a demerit? Not playing anyone is more impressive than playing someone? I ask because at various points in time, the rankings have included teams that have played no games at all, and those who have suffered inferior losses.

Iowa comes to mind.

Suggestion: Your list includes UL twice, so I tweaked it to exclude the UL result in the record to gauge the opponent, with the UL result listed in the W/L.

Coastal 7-0, lost
ISU 7-1, win
Geo sou 6-2, win
UAB 4-2, win
Ga state 4-3, win
USA 3-5, win
ASU 3-5, win
Tx st 2-8, win

[DieHard 1280]

If we are in the top 25 why arent we listed on the top 25 scoreboard? I get that espn will use their separate rankings to keep us out but what is cbs' excuse

Just noticed on ESPN top 25 game scores list that they are now only listing the CFP rank. Coastal is now 20 with us not even being listed in the top 25. WTF.

My prediction if we win out, no Sunbelt school will be in the final top 25 list.

[tdncz]

If we win out, I am confident we will be in CFP top 25.
The real beauty of this conversation is that since I arrived in Lafayette in 1982, and became a Cajun Fanatic, I always dreamed of the day we would break the top 25. Heck I was proud to get even 1 vote once in a blue moon.
Now we are complaining about how HIGH we are ranked.
These are great days , my brothers and sisters.....