Coaches Poll: Notre Dame surges into top 10; Alabama stays No. 1

[JonLP24]

TEAM
W-L
VOTES 1ST PLACE
1
AlabamaCrimson Tide

ALA
8 - 0 1600 64
2
Penn StateNittany Lions

PSU
7 - 0 1520 0
3
GeorgiaBulldogs

UGA
7 - 0 1463 0
4
TCUHorned Frogs

TCU
7 - 0 1385 0
5
WisconsinBadgers

WISC
7 - 0 1343 0
6
Ohio StateBuckeyes

OHIOST
6 - 1 1244 0
7
ClemsonTigers

CLEM
6 - 1 1173 0
8
Miami (FL)Hurricanes

MIA-FL
6 - 0 1172 0
9
OklahomaSooners

OKLA
6 - 1 1084 0
10
Notre DameFighting Irish

ND
6 - 1 951 0
11
WashingtonHuskies

WASH
6 - 1 931 0
12
Oklahoma StateCowboys

OKST
6 - 1 926 0
13
Virginia TechHokies

VATECH
6 - 1 818 0
14
South FloridaBulls

SOFLA
7 - 0 730 0
15
North Carolina StateWolfpack

NCSU
6 - 1 683 0
16
Washington StateCougars

WASHST
7 - 1 636 0
17
UCFKnights

UCF
6 - 0 561 0
18
Michigan StateSpartans

MSU
6 - 1 560 0
19
AuburnTigers

AUBURN
6 - 2 455 0
20
StanfordCardinal

STAN
5 - 2 367 0
21
USCTrojans

USC
6 - 2 321 0
22
West VirginiaMountaineers

WVU
5 - 2 211 0
23
LSUTigers

LSU
6 - 2 178 0
24
Texas A&MAggies

TEXA&M
5 - 2 151 0
25
MichiganWolverines

MICH
5 - 2 121 0
OTHER RECEIVING VOTES

MEMPHIS (119), IOWA STATE (32), MISSISSIPPI STATE (19), SOUTH CAROLINA (9), GEORGIA TECH (8), ARIZONA (6), KENTUCKY (4), COLORADO STATE (4), MARSHALL (3), NAVY (3), BOISE STATE (3), ARIZONA STATE (2), FLORIDA (1), SYRACUSE (1), TROY (1), APPALACHIAN STATE (1)
https://www.si.com/college-football/polls/coaches

[rickford66]

1. Humor me here

The football polls are not always fair so I thought about this for many years.

Pretend we're back when college played 10 games. Pretend at the end of the season, the top 10 teams are undefeated, obviously not having played each other. Now, they each had a common opponent that lost to each of these teams by only 1 point. This common team would probably be dead last in the polls, having no wins, but I would rate them number 11. Any thoughts? I'm not looking for an argument, just some thoughts.

[underpants]

3. The Coaches Poll is mostly created by Sports Info Directors

It mirrors the regular poll. There's some politics in it - throwing bones to people in your coaching tree.

[JonLP24]

5. I think it is fairer to mid majors

& west coast teams because they play against them and gameplan for them. Media need a journalism degree for their opinions.

[JonLP24]

6. Sagarin does something like that

I prefer his rankings to polls when picking college football games.

http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm

Edit they used to his & other power ranking formulas in the BCS but they dis away with for a BS selection committee.

Sagarin top 40

College Football 2017 through games of October 21 Saturday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18]
1 Alabama A = 103.28 8 0 71.66( 39) 0 0 | 2 0 | 103.22 1 | 103.46 1 | 102.96 1
2 Ohio State A = 97.46 6 1 69.72( 52) 0 0 | 0 1 | 98.57 2 | 96.37 2 | 92.96 7
3 Penn State A = 97.06 7 0 71.06( 45) 0 0 | 2 0 | 97.34 3 | 95.53 3 | 96.80 2
4 Notre Dame A = 93.95 6 1 73.47( 25) 0 1 | 2 1 | 94.06 4 | 92.41 7 | 94.82 4
5 Georgia A = 93.70 7 0 69.66( 54) 1 0 | 2 0 | 93.54 5 | 92.78 5 | 95.45 3
6 Clemson A = 93.39 6 1 76.71( 9) 1 0 | 3 0 | 93.16 6 | 93.96 4 | 93.66 5
7 Washington A = 91.02 6 1 67.74( 64) 0 0 | 0 0 | 91.81 7 | 90.39 10 | 87.19 14
8 Wisconsin A = 90.64 7 0 67.94( 62) 0 0 | 0 0 | 90.23 9 | 91.39 8 | 91.99 8
9 Oklahoma State A = 90.61 6 1 72.26( 35) 0 0 | 1 1 | 91.03 8 | 89.65 11 | 88.86 11
10 Auburn A = 90.09 6 2 70.32( 47) 0 1 | 1 2 | 90.15 10 | 90.42 9 | 88.84 12
College Football 2017 through games of October 21 Saturday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18]
11 Oklahoma A = 90.03 6 1 73.28( 27) 1 0 | 2 1 | 89.33 11 | 92.47 6 | 91.51 9
12 TCU A = 89.78 7 0 68.66( 60) 1 0 | 1 0 | 89.26 12 | 89.64 12 | 93.26 6
13 Virginia Tech A = 88.19 6 1 65.15( 81) 0 1 | 0 1 | 88.76 13 | 86.70 14 | 86.24 15
14 Stanford A = 86.46 5 2 73.65( 23) 0 0 | 0 1 | 86.66 14 | 85.45 16 | 85.98 16
15 Central Florida(UCF) A = 86.19 6 0 63.69( 86) 0 0 | 0 0 | 86.63 15 | 82.96 22 | 87.50 13
16 Miami-Florida A = 85.82 6 0 73.23( 29) 0 0 | 2 0 | 84.67 17 | 88.17 13 | 91.38 10
17 Mississippi State A = 84.81 5 2 70.14( 49) 0 2 | 1 2 | 85.23 16 | 83.16 20 | 83.87 21
18 Georgia Tech A = 83.59 4 2 69.78( 51) 0 0 | 1 1 | 83.77 18 | 82.60 24 | 83.15 22
19 NC State A = 83.35 6 1 72.56( 32) 0 0 | 1 0 | 82.92 19 | 83.38 19 | 85.76 17
20 Southern California A = 83.12 6 2 77.17( 8) 0 1 | 2 2 | 82.30 23 | 85.73 15 | 85.19 19
College Football 2017 through games of October 21 Saturday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18]
21 Michigan A = 82.92 5 2 74.84( 14) 0 1 | 0 2 | 82.28 24 | 84.97 18 | 84.32 20
22 Florida State A = 82.86 2 4 82.23( 1) 0 1 | 1 3 | 82.68 21 | 85.28 17 | 80.90 26
23 Washington State A = 82.07 7 1 67.32( 68) 0 0 | 1 0 | 82.27 25 | 81.81 25 | 80.69 27
24 Iowa State A = 81.76 5 2 71.77( 38) 0 0 | 1 2 | 82.39 22 | 78.62 29 | 81.56 25
25 Texas A = 81.70 3 4 78.52( 5) 0 1 | 1 3 | 82.69 20 | 79.97 27 | 77.84 36
26 Michigan State A = 81.02 6 1 74.29( 17) 0 1 | 2 1 | 80.03 26 | 82.82 23 | 85.60 18
27 LSU A = 80.27 6 2 70.40( 46) 1 0 | 1 1 | 79.39 28 | 83.04 21 | 82.57 23
28 Iowa A = 79.12 4 3 73.88( 21) 0 1 | 1 2 | 79.76 27 | 78.14 31 | 76.16 44
29 Texas A&M A = 78.73 5 2 71.40( 43) 0 1 | 0 1 | 77.78 32 | 81.09 26 | 82.04 24
30 Wake Forest A = 78.37 4 3 73.37( 26) 0 1 | 0 3 | 79.04 29 | 76.70 39 | 76.02 45
College Football 2017 through games of October 21 Saturday
RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT
HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18] [ 2.18]
31 South Florida A = 78.30 7 0 55.83( 123) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.83 31 | 78.61 30 | 80.57 28
32 Louisville A = 77.93 5 3 71.88( 37) 0 1 | 1 2 | 77.61 33 | 79.55 28 | 77.59 37
33 Arizona State A = 77.59 4 3 76.56( 11) 1 0 | 1 1 | 77.20 36 | 77.13 36 | 80.37 29
34 Northwestern A = 77.21 4 3 74.27( 18) 0 2 | 1 2 | 76.87 37 | 77.89 32 | 78.07 35
35 Arizona A = 77.00 5 2 67.78( 63) 0 0 | 0 0 | 77.33 34 | 74.88 46 | 77.10 39
36 Texas Tech A = 76.84 4 3 72.63( 31) 0 1 | 0 2 | 78.03 30 | 74.85 47 | 72.12 55
37 South Carolina A = 76.65 5 2 70.27( 48) 0 0 | 1 1 | 76.32 38 | 76.68 40 | 78.29 33
38 West Virginia A = 76.50 5 2 64.63( 83) 0 0 | 0 2 | 75.91 41 | 77.78 33 | 78.36 32
39 Kansas State A = 76.45 3 4 69.72( 53) 0 0 | 0 3 | 77.24 35 | 76.32 41 | 71.73 57
40 UCLA A = 76.18 4 3 74.12( 20) 0 0 | 1 1 | 76.05 40 | 76.91 37 | 75.60 46

[joeybee12]

2. Nd wasn't ranked preseason. I think USC was number 3

Tell me again how the voters know what they're talking about.

[underpants]

4. That was an asswhooping by ND. MARSHALL is 6-1.

Having a great year.