We will only have two maybe three ranked wins

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This is making my head hurt! All I know is we ain't lost a game and if we continue we're in the cfp! Gbo!
 
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mtvols said:
If I understand the process correctly, wins vs ranked opponents only applies to the playoff poll. It doesn’t matter who is ranked in the AP poll when we played them.

Alabama and LSU will be ranked tonight. Kentucky is on the fence. Pitt and Florida will not be ranked. Georgia will add to our number of ranked opponents next week.
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I will answer this post with just two words......BITE ME!!
 
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#31
So what?

What matters is that UT has more wins over ranked opponents than OSU, UM, UGA, Bama, Clemson, TCU, etc.
 
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Does it ever occur to people who start threads like this that these teams aren't ranked now in large part because we beat them?

And not only on the score board but we physically beat the crap out of them in a way that has effected them the rest of the year
 
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From ESPN…

4. Where are the contenders' opponents ranked? The selection committee wants to know how many wins a team has against top-25 opponents -- the committee's top 25. Forget the Associated Press Top 25, and what you think were wins against ranked opponents (sorry, TCU). Those determinations begin now. Is beating Maryland (6-2) a top-25 win for Michigan? Can three-loss Notre Dame sneak into the rankings and help Ohio State's case? Is three-loss Kentucky still a top-25 win for Tennessee? Is Georgia's win against Oregon its only victory over a ranked opponent? How impressive is Clemson's résumé after Wake Forest and Syracuse both lost Saturday? Does Alabama have any wins against ranked opponents? Its best wins are against Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi State, all of which have three losses. And if none of the Tide's opponents are ranked, scroll back up to No. 1 on this list and say a prayer.
 
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Doesnt really matter in my opinion.

We will still have the two best wins. Especially amongst the playoff teams.

Our victory over Bama is the best win on the year. Better than oregon.
LSU is a better victory than Penn State.
The PAC doesnt have anyone in contention unless there are a lot of losses.
ACC, doesnt either.
The only comparable would be TCU maybe having 3 or 4 ranked wins, but none of them will be as high as ours.

Our SoS and SoR is pretty high regardless of final rankings.
 
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OP isn’t saying we are not good…in fact, he predicts we beat Georgia! He is just noting how the number of ranked opponents is determined by the playoff committee. With 3, we are probably still in a better position than any contenders. We unfortunately, just need to become fans of FL and Pitt.
 
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Eastknox865 said:
That's incorrect
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I heard the same from a lady reporting on the finebaum show yesterday. She said they look at who is ranked in the playoff poll as there go to. Not AP rankings. I don’t know if it’s true or not but she seemed very knowledgeable. Also very high on the Vols citing SOS and doing what they should to teams inferior. (Used this AGAINST Clemson)
 
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VAVol85 said:
OP isn’t saying we are not good…in fact, he predicts we beat Georgia! He is just noting how the number of ranked opponents is determined by the playoff committee. With 3, we are probably still in a better position than any contenders. We unfortunately, just need to become fans of FL and Pitt.
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Yeah, I didn’t take it as being negative at all. Just stating what they will look at and is very relevant considering the playoff rankings come out tonight
 
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mtvols said:
From ESPN…

4. Where are the contenders' opponents ranked? The selection committee wants to know how many wins a team has against top-25 opponents -- the committee's top 25. Forget the Associated Press Top 25, and what you think were wins against ranked opponents (sorry, TCU). Those determinations begin now. Is beating Maryland (6-2) a top-25 win for Michigan? Can three-loss Notre Dame sneak into the rankings and help Ohio State's case? Is three-loss Kentucky still a top-25 win for Tennessee? Is Georgia's win against Oregon its only victory over a ranked opponent? How impressive is Clemson's résumé after Wake Forest and Syracuse both lost Saturday? Does Alabama have any wins against ranked opponents? Its best wins are against Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi State, all of which have three losses. And if none of the Tide's opponents are ranked, scroll back up to No. 1 on this list and say a prayer.
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So who do you think has played a tougher schedule than UT. Your Dogs?
 
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Who has or will have more than 3? We'll play GA or Bama twice which will give us 4 if LSU stays in it. What's your point?
 
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mtvols said:
If I understand the process correctly, wins vs ranked opponents only applies to the playoff poll. It doesn’t matter who is ranked in the AP poll when we played them.

Alabama and LSU will be ranked tonight. Kentucky is on the fence. Pitt and Florida will not be ranked. Georgia will add to our number of ranked opponents next week.
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Where are the contenders' opponents ranked? The selection committee wants to know how many wins a team has against top-25 opponents -- the committee's top 25. Forget the Associated Press Top 25, and what you think were wins against ranked opponents (sorry, TCU). Those determinations begin now. Is beating Maryland (6-2) a top-25 win for Michigan? Can three-loss Notre Dame sneak into the rankings and help Ohio State's case? Is three-loss Kentucky still a top-25 win for Tennessee? Is Georgia's win against Oregon its only victory over a ranked opponent? How impressive is Clemson's résumé after Wake Forest and Syracuse both lost Saturday? Does Alabama have any wins against ranked opponents? Its best wins are against Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi State, all of which have three losses. And if none of the Tide's opponents are ranked, scroll back up to No. 1 on this list and say a prayer.

Everything you need to know before the first College Football Playoff rankings
 
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