AP Poll Week 11 Reaction: Overrated & Underrated College Football Teams

AP Poll Analysis and Playoff Picture

• 📌 The AP Poll rankings are out, but the upcoming playoff rankings are considered more significant.
• 📉 Teams like Tennessee (dropped nine spots to 23rd) and Miami (dropped eight spots to 18th) saw significant movement.
• 💡 Iowa is unranked at 26th, despite Oregon being a touchdown favorite to win in Iowa.

Teams on the Rise and Fall

• 🚀 Utah moved up seven spots to 15th, showing strong recent play.
• 📈 Texas climbed seven spots to 13th after securing a needed win, keeping them in the playoff conversation.
• ⚠️ Oklahoma also rose seven spots to 11th, with their win over Tennessee being a surprise.

Underrated and Overlooked Teams

• 🌟 Vanderbilt remains in the top 15 at 15th, a ranking the speaker feels is deserved.
• 🏈 Georgia Tech dropped eight spots to 16th, a move the speaker finds fair for teams with weaker strength of schedules.
• 📣 The speaker notes the continued disrespect towards teams like Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech.

Playoff Implications and Future Rankings

• 🏆 The top 10 remains largely unchanged with Georgia, Alabama, Texas A&M, Indiana, and Ohio State at the top.
• 📊 The playoff committee will consider resumes, but teams with undefeated records and weaker schedules might fall sharply if they lose.
• 🏈 The speaker speculates that the top four playoff teams might end up being the Big Ten and SEC champions, and the losers of those respective title games.