# Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? --- \<\< corrected poll \>\>

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 26, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093 "2014-07-26T13:13:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/1 "2014-07-26T13:13:35Z")

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The College Football 2014 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at

> **[NCAAF College Football Scores & Game Results - Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/scoreboard/)**
>
> Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games

and is based on the Final BCS Rankings from last season.

Between now and opening kickoff on August 28, pick the Top 25 Team(s)  
that you expect to LOSE their opening game.

Here is the full schedule with BCS Rankings shown:

```auto

:
NCAAF Scores & Schedule

Top 25 FBS 

Week: 1

Thursday, August 28 

 9:15 PM EDT Temple @ (24) Vanderbilt    
 6:00 PM EDT (18) Texas A&M @ (4) South Carolina <<< 
10:30 PM EDT Weber St. @ (20) Arizona St.    

Friday, August 29 

 7:30 PM EDT Jacksonville St. @ (3) Michigan St.    

Saturday, August 30 

 4:00 PM EDT Arkansas @ (2) Auburn     
 8:30 AM EDT Penn St. vs. (10) UCF     
12:00 PM EDT (12) Ohio St. @ Navy 
12:00 PM EDT (16) UCLA @ Virginia   
 3:30 PM EDT West Virginia vs. (7) Alabama    
 3:30 PM EDT Rice @ (21) Notre Dame   
 3:30 PM EDT S. Dakota St. @ (5) Missouri     
 4:00 PM EDT UC Davis @ (11) Stanford     
 5:30 PM EDT (8) Clemson @ Georgia 
 6:00 PM EDT Elon @ (23) Duke     
 7:00 PM EDT Louisiana Tech @ (6) Oklahoma     
 7:30 PM EDT Fresno St. @ (19) USC     
 8:00 PM EDT (1) Florida St. vs. (17) Oklahoma St. <<<      
 8:00 PM EDT (25) Washington @ Hawaii
 9:00 PM EDT (22) Wisconsin vs. (14) LSU <<< 
10:30 PM EDT South Dakota @ (9) Oregon     

Sunday, August 31 

 7:30 PM EDT SMU @ (13) Baylor    

Monday, September 1 

 8:00 PM EDT Miami (FL) @ (15) Louisville

```

“\<\<\<” = two ranked teams involved

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To join in a discussion of how to improve the Game Room activities relating to College Football, go to

> **[Way too early College Football chatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=727798)**
>
> Consider your favorite conference, not the whole country, and indicate which team has the best chance of winning the conference. Which publisher’s pre-season rankings make the best sense to you? Which games are must-see for you on Opening Weekend? ...

Way too early College Football chatter

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**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/2 "2014-07-26T16:45:53Z")

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Now if you had a poll on who I’d like to see lose, my answers would be different. As I get older, I dislike more teams.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/3 "2014-07-26T17:00:29Z")

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> [@Pai325](#):
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> Now if you had a poll on who I’d like to see lose, my answers would be different. As I get older, I dislike more teams.

What’s going to be fun to watch for is when every one of these Top-25 teams gets at least one vote. The one certainty in that discovery is that the next-to-last team to get a vote will be the most likely to lose its game! 😃

I’d welcome another poll like you suggest. There are some I would definitely vote for, but just couldn’t bring myself to that point in this “serious” thread.

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/4 "2014-07-26T20:02:08Z")

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I’m jumping in early with South Carolina, Clemson, Oklahoma State, and Wisconsin.

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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/5 "2014-07-26T21:22:08Z")

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Why use last season’s rankings, not this season’s?

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/6 "2014-07-26T21:28:30Z")

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I’m laughing my ass off at whoever thought my 'Noles would lose to OSU; not gonna happen.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/7 "2014-07-26T22:04:30Z")

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> [@furt](#):
>
> Why use last season’s rankings, not this season’s?

I haven’t seen this year’s yet. Have you? Please link to them.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/8 "2014-07-26T22:08:11Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
>
> I’m laughing my ass off at whoever thought my 'Noles would lose to OSU; not gonna happen.

That was I, If you click on the underlined numbers you can see who voted for whom.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/9 "2014-07-29T15:18:04Z")

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One thing appears clear at this stage: all but one of us will be watching that LSU-Wisconsin game! 😃

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/10 "2014-07-31T16:32:13Z")

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Try this list for more up-to-date rankings:

> **[Quick look: Amway Coaches Poll college football top 25](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/07/31/college-football-amway-coaches-poll-top-25-capsules/13376765/)**
>
> USA TODAY Sports takes a look at every team in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll top 25.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/11 "2014-07-31T16:47:06Z")

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More details:

> **[Preseason Amway Coaches Poll set for Thursday release](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/07/30/2014-amway-usa-today-sports-coaches-poll-set-for-thursday-release/13107893/)**
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> With the season 4 weeks away, USA TODAY Sports unveils the top 25.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/12 "2014-08-01T01:22:01Z")

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> [@furt](#):
>
> Why use last season’s rankings, not this season’s?

Here’s an attempt to blend data from

> **[MattSarzSports.com](https://www.mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly?week=1&sportYear=football2014#.U747j5Ug99A)**
>
> Since 2005, compiling NCAA Division I football and men's basketball television schedules. Looking for a game? Check here.

and

> **[NCAA College Football Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports](https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/ncaaf/coaches-poll)**
>
> The US LBM Football Coaches Poll, published by USA TODAY Sports, is conducted weekly throughout the NCAA college football season. See the latest Top 25 rankings from the game’s best head coaches.

which I did manually so it may have errors. In any case, this would be the Coaches Poll Preseason version of Week 1’s action.

Compare these with the ones in the OP:

```auto

Thursday, August 28, 2014 

Texas A&M (20) at South Carolina (9) 6:00 PM  
Ole Miss (19) vs. Boise St. (at Atlanta, GA) 8:00 PM   
Weber St. at Arizona St. (18) 10:30 PM 

Friday, August 29, 2014 

Jacksonville St. at Michigan St. (8) 7:30 PM  

Saturday, August 30, 2014 

UCLA (7) at Virginia 12:00 PM  
Ohio St. (6) vs. Navy (at Baltimore, MD) 12:00 PM  
Rice at Notre Dame (17) 3:30 PM  
West Virginia vs. Alabama (2) (at Atlanta, GA) 3:30 PM  
Arkansas at Auburn (5) 4:00 PM  
UC Davis at Stanford (11) 4:00 PM  
Clemson (16) at Georgia (12) 5:30 PM  
Liberty at North Carolina (23) 6:00 PM  
Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma (3) 7:00 PM  
Stephen F. Austin at Kansas St. (21) 7:00 PM  
Fresno St. at USC (15) 7:30 PM  
Oklahoma St. vs. Florida St. (1) (at Arlington, TX) 8:00 PM  
North Texas at Texas (24) 8:00 PM  
LSU (13) vs. Wisconsin (14) (at Houston, TX) 9:00 PM  
Washington (25) at Hawai'i 10:30 PM  
South Dakota at Oregon (4) 10:30 PM  

Sunday, August 31, 2014 

SMU at Baylor (10) 7:30 PM  

```

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/13 "2014-08-01T17:29:45Z")

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For those interested in such things, [2014 College Football Season Preview Preseason Rankings Comparison](http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/preseason_comparison_2014.html) now includes the Coaches Poll results, which are fun to compare to other measures. Be sure to click the column headings to sort the other versions.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/14 "2014-08-01T19:15:33Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
>
> I’m jumping in early with South Carolina, Clemson, Oklahoma State, and Wisconsin.

I went with the same, except I’m going with South Carolina over Texas A&M.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/15 "2014-08-01T21:06:32Z")

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In case y’all didn’t notice, somebody’s got to lose in these games:

```auto

 6:00 PM EDT (18) Texas A&M @ (4) South Carolina   
(18) Texas A&M 9 69.23% 
(4) South Carolina 3 23.08% 

 8:00 PM EDT (1) Florida St. vs. (17) Oklahoma St.   
(1) Florida St. 1 7.69% 
(17) Oklahoma St. 8 61.54% 

 9:00 PM EDT (22) Wisconsin vs. (14) LSU            
(22) Wisconsin 8 61.54% 
(14) LSU 2 15.38% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 13 

```

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/16 "2014-08-04T15:18:54Z")

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This looks to be stuck at 15 players.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/17 "2014-08-08T15:22:04Z")

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Now that we’re up to 17 players, here’s a look at the games that still have the ranked team winning:

```auto

====================================
Thursday, August 28 

 9:15 PM EDT Temple @ (24) Vanderbilt    
(24) Vanderbilt 0 0% 

10:30 PM EDT Weber St. @ (20) Arizona St. 
(20) Arizona St. 0 0%    

Saturday, August 30 

 4:00 PM EDT Arkansas @ (2) Auburn     
 (2) Auburn 0 0% 

12:00 PM EDT (12) Ohio St. @ Navy 
(12) Ohio St. 0 0% 

12:00 PM EDT (16) UCLA @ Virginia   
(16) UCLA 0 0% 

 3:30 PM EDT West Virginia vs. (7) Alabama   
 (7) Alabama 0 0% 
 
 3:30 PM EDT Rice @ (21) Notre Dame   
(21) Notre Dame 0 0% 

 3:30 PM EDT S. Dakota St. @ (5) Missouri     
 (5) Missouri 0 0% 

 4:00 PM EDT UC Davis @ (11) Stanford    
(11) Stanford 0 0%  

 6:00 PM EDT Elon @ (23) Duke    
(23) Duke 0 0% 
 
 7:00 PM EDT Louisiana Tech @ (6) Oklahoma 
 (6) Oklahoma 0 0% 
   
10:30 PM EDT South Dakota @ (9) Oregon     
 (9) Oregon 0 0% 

Sunday, August 31 

 7:30 PM EDT SMU @ (13) Baylor    
(13) Baylor 0 0% 

=====================================

```

Do you foresee any upsets there?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/18 "2014-08-19T05:29:48Z")

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I suppose a bump might be in order here…

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/19 "2014-08-19T15:48:42Z")

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I picked WI and TA&M. Nice to see UCF ranked as we ought to be, even if it’s only because you didn’t have this year’s rankings yet.

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093/20 "2014-08-19T16:49:57Z")

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From this Big Ten homer, I pick Florida State, Alabama, Auburn, Central Florida, UCLA, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt.

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