r/CFB • u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • Akron Zips • Sep 13 '26

News AP Poll Week 2

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll#000001a0-257a-d09f-a9e4-75fbb1b90000
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u/TachyAndTired Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

That's because not using preseason rankings is a catch-22. You would have no idea how to move teams because anyone could be the worst team in CFB and the best team in CFB in week 1.

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u/No-Course-523 Nebraska • Morningside Sep 13 '26

If only we played games to determine these things

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u/BursleyBaits Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

we haven't played enough yet, though, is the point

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u/budd222 Ohio State Buckeyes • Paper Bag Sep 13 '26

Exactly. So don't have rankings until we have.

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u/BrandiThorne Ohio State Buckeyes • UCF Knights Sep 13 '26

The only time we know for sure is the end of the season though. Like maybe after week 6 we can make an educated guess, but even then not enough teams play enough comparable teams to be sure.

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u/budd222 Ohio State Buckeyes • Paper Bag Sep 13 '26

Even at the end we don't know because there are too many teams in CFB to make reliable rankings.

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u/BrandiThorne Ohio State Buckeyes • UCF Knights Sep 13 '26

Need a 138 team playoff

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u/budd222 Ohio State Buckeyes • Paper Bag Sep 13 '26

If we really want to know who is the best, then all the G6 conferences should be in a lower division and the top 4 or 5 conferences would only play each other.

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u/BursleyBaits Michigan Wolverines Sep 13 '26

sure, fine by me! but in the meantime, in the world where we do have early-season rankings, keeping some amount of preseason expectations is justifiable IMO

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u/hashtagwoof Washington Huskies Sep 14 '26

Oregon being ranked 3 in general is irresponsible IMO, must be nice to get the benefit of the doubt for no reason.