# Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will LOSE?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 3, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136 "2015-07-03T14:35:45Z")\
**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 3, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/1 "2015-07-03T14:35:45Z")

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For LAST YEAR’s Opening Week thread/poll see

> **[Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? --- \<\< corrected poll...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729500)**
>
> The College Football 2014 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at 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. ...

Week 1 CFB – Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose?  
07-26-2014, 08:13 AM

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

THIS YEAR’s Opening Week

The College Football 2015 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 September 3, pick the Top 25 Team(s)  
that you expect to LOSE their opening game.

For the complete – all games – schedule for Week 1 see

> **[Week 1 schedule for 2015](https://www.mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/football2015/1#.VZaSiZXH99A)**
>
> Since 2005, CFB and MBK television & webcast schedules.

Here is the full Top 25 schedule with BCS Rankings shown:

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

Thursday, September 3

7:30 PM EDT  
Alcorn St. @ (8) Georgia Tech

8:30 PM EDT  
Michigan @ (21) Utah

9:00 PM EDT  
(3) TCU @ Minnesota

10:00 PM EDT  
UTSA @ (19) Arizona

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

Friday, September 4

7:00 PM EDT  
(5) Michigan St. @ W. Michigan

7:00 PM EDT  
(7) Baylor @ SMU

10:15 PM EDT  
Washington @ (16) Boise St.

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Saturday, September 5

3:30 PM EDT  
(24) Louisville vs. (22) Auburn

12:00 PM EDT  
LA Monroe @ (9) Georgia

12:00 PM EDT  
Tenn-Martin @ (17) Mississippi

12:30 PM EDT  
Wofford @ (15) Clemson

3:30 PM EDT  
Virginia @ (10) UCLA

4:00 PM EDT  
SE Missouri St. @ (14) Missouri

7:00 PM EDT  
South Dakota @ (18) Kansas St.

7:00 PM EDT  
(12) Arizona St. @ Texas A&M

7:00 PM EDT  
Missouri St. @ (25) Memphis

8:00 PM EDT  
(13) Wisconsin vs. (4) Alabama

8:00 PM EDT  
Eastern Wash. @ (2) Oregon

8:00 PM EDT  
Texas St. @ (5) Florida St.

10:00 PM EDT  
(11) Mississippi St. @ Southern Miss

11:00 PM EDT  
Arkansas St. @ (20) USC

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

Sunday, September 6

3:00 PM EDT  
Purdue @ (23) Marshall

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

Monday, September 7

8:00 PM EDT  
(1) Ohio St. @ Virginia Tech

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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 3, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/2 "2015-07-03T16:10:46Z")

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Scoring for this poll will follow what we used in [this post from last year’s Week 15.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17938583&postcount=1)

> [@](#):
>
> Scoring for this week’s poll is as follows:
> 
> 1. Pick a team to LOSE and they LOSE – +1 point
> 
> 2. Pick a team to LOSE and they WIN – -1 point
> 
> 3. Fail to pick a LOSER in a game involving two Top 25 teams-- -1 point  
> (two Top 25 teams playing – one must lose)
> 
> 4. Pick both teams to LOSE in a game involving two Top 25 teams-- -1 point  
> (two Top 25 teams playing – one must lose)

> **[Week 15 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742211)**
>
> ===================================================================================== Scoring for this week’s poll is as follows: Pick a team to LOSE and they LOSE – +1 point Pick a team to LOSE and they WIN – -1 point Fail to pick a LOSER...

Week 15 CFB – Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?  
11-30-2014, 02:30 PM

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**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/3 "2015-07-27T19:40:25Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
>
> The College Football 2015 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at  
> [NCAAF College Football Game Scores & Results - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/scoreboard/)  
> and is based on the Final BCS Rankings from last season.

Pardon me for being pedantic, and about three weeks after the fact, but:  
(a) There were never any postseason BCS rankings (there were no CFP postseason rankings last season, for that matter), and  
(b) The BCS formula can’t be duplicated exactly, even if you bring AP back to replace the no-longer-existing Harris poll, as at least two of the computer rankings that BCS used got rid of their “no Margin of Victory” versions.

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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 28, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/4 "2015-07-28T00:35:44Z")

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> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#):
>
> Pardon me for being pedantic, and about three weeks after the fact, but:  
> (a) There were never any postseason BCS rankings (there were no CFP postseason rankings last season, for that matter), and  
> (b) The BCS formula can’t be duplicated exactly, even if you bring AP back to replace the no-longer-existing Harris poll, as at least two of the computer rankings that BCS used got rid of their “no Margin of Victory” versions.

I simply used the Yahoo! rankings, inaccurate as they may be. Feel free to disagree with them, but they seem to be as good a way as any to start the first of the season’s picks. Those games are at least on the schedule and somebody has to lose in them. That’s the main idea here. 🙂

There’s nothing official about this poll so post your own if you feel strongly about the issue.

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**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/5 "2015-07-28T01:40:15Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
>
> I simply used the Yahoo! rankings, inaccurate as they may be. Feel free to disagree with them, but they seem to be as good a way as any to start the first of the season’s picks.

That wasn’t my “issue.” My only comment was, you referred to them as the “BCS” rankings, which is a specific ranking system that “officially” no longer exists, although some people calculate them using the old method (but using AP instead of the Harris poll, which no longer exists as it existed solely for BCS purposes, and using two computer rankings that take margin of victory into account as two of the six computer rankings switched methods).

Perhaps you meant FBS (what used to be called Division I-A)?

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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 28, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/6 "2015-07-28T01:43:12Z")

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> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#):
>
> That wasn’t my “issue.” My only comment was, you referred to them as the “BCS” rankings, which is a specific ranking system that “officially” no longer exists, although some people calculate them using the old method (but using AP instead of the Harris poll, which no longer exists as it existed solely for BCS purposes, and using two computer rankings that take margin of victory into account as two of the six computer rankings switched methods).
> 
> Perhaps you meant FBS (what used to be called Division I-A)?

Might as well call them Yahoo! 🙂

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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 5, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/7 "2015-08-05T15:45:07Z")

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Here’s an early crosstable:

```auto

=========================================================================================================== 
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 

basset hound 2 Arizona St. Wisconsin
Chingon 2 Arizona St. Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin 
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
                                  ========================================================================= 
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
   5 12 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 /12 
==============================================================================================================    

```

Please see my Post #2 for how the scoring will work.  
If you didn’t pick a LOSER in the Alabama-Wisconsin or the Auburn-Louisville game, please post your pick(s) and I will deal with it manually.  
Otherwise your score will contain a **-1** for the game involved.

Thanks for playing!

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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 7, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/8 "2015-08-07T18:56:31Z")

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An update:

```auto

=========================================================================================================== 
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisconsin
basset hound 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
Chingon 2 Arizona St. Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin 
jsc1953 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville  
justmeetee 1 Alabama
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
                                  ========================================================================= 
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
   8 19 2 4 5 2 1 1 4 /19
==============================================================================================================   

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 8  

```

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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 9, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/9 "2015-08-09T15:50:14Z")

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In this crosstable the “()” entries indicate potential **-1** scores based on the scoring rules described in Post #2.

If you want to pick a LOSER in those cases, either post here or PM me and I will deal with it manually.

```auto

=========================================================================================================== 
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisconsin () ()
basset hound 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
Chingon 2 () Arizona St. () Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin () () 
jsc1953 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville  
justmeetee 1 Alabama () ()
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
                                  ========================================================================= 
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
   8 19 2 4 5 2 1 1 4 /19
==============================================================================================================   

```

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 8

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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 11, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/10 "2015-08-11T13:37:20Z")

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Update:

```auto

=========================================================================================================== 
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisconsin () ()
basset hound 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
Chingon 2 () Arizona St. () Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin () () 
jsc1953 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville  
justmeetee 1 Alabama () ()
Oredigger77 3 Alabama Utah Louisville 
RetroVertigo 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
                                  ========================================================================= 
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
   10 25 3 5 6 2 2 1 6 /25
==============================================================================================================   
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10

```

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**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/11 "2015-08-11T19:18:34Z")

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I must admit, I’m surprised how many people are picking Bama to lose. They aren’t my favorite team either, but they have been good for a long time. Is it more “bama hate” or “they are untested and the Badgers ain’t bad either”?

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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 13, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/12 "2015-08-13T15:37:34Z")

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Another Update:

```auto

=========================================================================================================== 
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisconsin () ()
basset hound 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
Chingon 2 () Arizona St. () Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin () () 
jsc1953 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville  
justmeetee 1 Alabama () ()
Oredigger77 3 Alabama Utah Louisville 
RetroVertigo 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
txtumbleweed 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville 
yellowjacketcoder 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Utah Louisville 
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
                                  ========================================================================= 
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Utah Auburn Louisville 
                                  ========================================================================= 
   12 32 3 7 8 2 3 1 8 /32
==============================================================================================================   
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 12

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

```

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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 14, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/13 "2015-08-14T17:36:05Z")

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Update time:

```auto

================================================================================================================================= 
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Kansas St. Utah Auburn Marshall Louisville 
                                  =============================================================================================== 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisconsin () ()
basset hound 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
bump 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Marshall Louisville 
Chingon 2 () Arizona St. () Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin () () 
jsc1953 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville  
justmeetee 1 Alabama () ()
Oredigger77 3 Alabama Utah Louisville 
RetroVertigo 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
russian heel 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Utah () ()
txtumbleweed 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville 
yellowjacketcoder 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Utah Louisville 
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
Zyanthia 3 Wisconsin Kansas St. Louisville 
                                  =============================================================================================== 
                                  Alabama Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Kansas St. Utah Auburn Marshall Louisville 
                                  ===============================================================================================
   15 42 3 9 11 2 1 4 1 1 10 /42
======================================================================================================================================   
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15

```

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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 15, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/14 "2015-08-15T13:13:17Z")

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Update time:

```auto

================================================================================================================================================================================== 
                                         ### ### $$$ $$$
                                  TCU Alabama Georgia Mississippi St. Arizona St. Wisconsin Missouri Boise St. Mississippi Kansas St. Utah Auburn Marshall Louisville 
                                  ================================================================================================================================================ 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisconsin () ()
basset hound 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
BobLibDem 9 TCU Alabama Georgia Mississippi St. Missouri Boise St. Mississippi Utah Auburn             
bump 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Marshall Louisville 
Chingon 2 () Arizona St. () Louisville
Death of Rats 3 Alabama Utah Auburn 
hende 1 Wisconsin () () 
jsc1953 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville  
justmeetee 1 Alabama () ()
Oredigger77 3 Alabama Utah Louisville 
RetroVertigo 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville
russian heel 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Utah () ()
txtumbleweed 3 Arizona St. Wisconsin Louisville 
yellowjacketcoder 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Utah Louisville 
Zeldar 4 Arizona St. Wisconsin Boise St. Louisville
Zyanthia 3 Wisconsin Kansas St. Louisville 
                                  ================================================================================================================================================
                                  TCU Alabama Georgia Mississippi St. Arizona St. Wisconsin Missouri Boise St. Mississippi Kansas St. Utah Auburn Marshall Louisville 
                                  ================================================================================================================================================ 
   16 51 1 4 1 1 9 11 1 3 1 1 5 2 1 10 /51
=====================================================================================================================================================================================   
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 16

```

**Arrow right to see the whole group.**

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**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/15 "2015-08-23T19:35:55Z")

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[AP Preseason Poll](http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll) is out. There’s a decent chunk of teams from last year’s final polls that aren’t ranked. Louisville (pasrt of one of top 25 matchups) is among those out.)

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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 25, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/16 "2015-08-25T13:56:12Z")

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I’ve shrunk things, but you still need to Arrow Right to see it all:

```auto

==================================================================================================================================
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                              TCU Bama Geor MissSt ArizSt Wisc Missou Boise Missis KansSt Utah Aub Marsh Louvil Memp 
                              ==================================================================================================== 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisc () ()
basset hound 3 ArizSt Wisc Louvil
BobLibDem 9 TCU Bama Geor MissSt Missou Boise Missis Utah Aub             
bump 4 ArizSt Wisc Marsh Louvil 
Chingon 2 () ArizSt () Louvil
Death of Rats 3 Bama Utah Aub 
excavating (for a mind) 5 ArizSt Wisc Marsh Louvil Memp 
hende 1 Wisc () () 
jsc1953 4 ArizSt Wisc Boise Louvil  
justmeetee 1 Bama () ()
Oredigger77 3 Bama Utah Louvil 
RetroVertigo 3 ArizSt Wisc Louvil
russian heel 3 ArizSt Wisc Utah () ()
Some Call Me... Tim 3 Bama Boise Aub
txtumbleweed 3 ArizSt Wisc Louvil 
yellowjacketcoder 4 ArizSt Wisc Utah Louvil 
Zeldar 4 ArizSt Wisc Boise Louvil
Zyanthia 3 Wisc KansSt Louvil 
                              ====================================================================================================
                              TCU Bama Geor MissSt ArizSt Wisc Missou Boise Missis KansSt Utah Aub Marsh Louvil Memp  
                              ====================================================================================================
   18 59 1 5 1 1 10 12 1 4 1 1 5 3 2 11 1 /59
=====================================================================================================================================  
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 18

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

```

**First game is just over a week away!**

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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 29, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/17 "2015-08-29T16:11:49Z")

</div>

Just for reference, here are some sites that compare College Football teams’ relative strengths:

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

> **[College Football Rankings 2023](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/rankings/)**
>
> Get the latest College Football rankings for the 2023 season. Find out where your favorite team is ranked in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, CBS Sports Rankings, or Playoff Rankings polls and rankings.

> **[College Football Poll.com](https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/)**
>
> College football rankings and accurate weekly picks. Exclusive content, features, and analysis.

[http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm](http://masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm)  
[http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm](http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm)  
[http://wilson.engr.wisc.edu/rsfc/oth\_sites/rate/](http://wilson.engr.wisc.edu/rsfc/oth_sites/rate/)  
[http://collegefootballbelt.com/index.htm](http://collegefootballbelt.com/index.htm)

**Add to the list if you have other reference sites.**

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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 30, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/18 "2015-08-30T15:57:52Z")

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```auto

==================================================================================================================================
                                    ### ### $$$ $$$
                              TCU Bama Geor MissSt ArizSt Wisc Missou Boise Missis KansSt Utah Aub Marsh Louvil Memp 
                              ==================================================================================================== 
Barkis is Willin' 1 Wisc () ()
basset hound 3 ArizSt Wisc Louvil
BigAppleBucky 5 TCU ArizSt Wisc Boise Louvil  
BobLibDem 9 TCU Bama Geor MissSt Missou Boise Missis Utah Aub             
bump 4 ArizSt Wisc Marsh Louvil 
Chingon 2 () ArizSt () Louvil
Death of Rats 3 Bama Utah Aub 
excavating (for a mind) 5 ArizSt Wisc Marsh Louvil Memp 
hende 1 Wisc () () 
jsc1953 4 ArizSt Wisc Boise Louvil  
justmeetee 1 Bama () ()
Nauplius 3 Wisc Boise Louvil  
Oredigger77 3 Bama Utah Louvil 
RetroVertigo 3 ArizSt Wisc Louvil
russian heel 3 ArizSt Wisc Utah () ()
Some Call Me... Tim 3 Bama Boise Aub
txtumbleweed 3 ArizSt Wisc Louvil 
yellowjacketcoder 4 ArizSt Wisc Utah Louvil 
Zeldar 4 ArizSt Wisc Boise Louvil
Zyanthia 3 Wisc KansSt Louvil 
                              ====================================================================================================
                              TCU Bama Geor MissSt ArizSt Wisc Missou Boise Missis KansSt Utah Aub Marsh Louvil Memp  
                              ====================================================================================================
   20 67 2 5 1 1 11 14 1 6 1 1 5 3 2 13 1 /67
=====================================================================================================================================  
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 20 

```

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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:** [August 31, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/19 "2015-08-31T06:12:37Z")

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I’ve got Auburn, Wisconsin, and Arizona State to lose in Week 1. Arizona State will also be my official Upset Special over in the College Pick Em 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:** [August 31, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose/724136/20 "2015-08-31T16:49:02Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> I’ve got Auburn, Wisconsin, and Arizona State to lose in Week 1. Arizona State will also be my official Upset Special over in the College Pick Em game.

Please use the poll at the top of the page to make your choices.

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