# Week 3 CFB -- Who stays in the AP Top Ten? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 8, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354 "2013-09-08T20:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/1 "2013-09-08T20:49:40Z")
From [NCAAF College Football Rankings - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/polls) AP Top 25 1.Alabama 2.Oregon 3.Clemson 4.Ohio St. 5.Stanford 6.Texas A&M 7.Louisville 8.LSU 9.Georgia 10.Florida St. From [College Football Schedule - Week 3 (Jun 20 - Jun 20), 2023 - ESPN](http://espn.go.com/college-football/schedule/_/week/3) ```auto Saturday, September 14 TIME (ET) MATCHUP 12:00 PM (5) Stanford at Army 12:00 PM (7) Louisville at Kentucky 3:30 PM (1) Alabama at (6) Texas A&M 3:30 PM Tennessee at (2) Oregon 3:30 PM Nevada at (10) Florida State 7:00 PM (4) Ohio State at California 7:00 PM Kent State at (8) LSU ``` Multiple choice public poll on the way… ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/2 "2013-09-08T20:56:32Z")
Alabama loses but stays in the Top Ten. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/3 "2013-09-08T21:01:59Z")
> [@Wolverine](#): > > Alabama loses but stays in the Top Ten. Of course, you’re right. I was in too much of a hurry. Unless one of these teams has a really ugly win and somebody in the next tier works miracles, there’s hardly any way for the Top Ten to change this week. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/4 "2013-09-12T22:38:37Z")
Less than 24 hours before the poll closes. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/5 "2013-09-12T23:00:37Z")
I have A&M dropping out after losing to Bama. Saban has had two weeks to game plan this thing, and I’m expecting Johnny Football to taste dirt early and often. Oregon could drop out if they get upset by Tennessee…but that isn’t likely to happen, and I didn’t vote them out. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/6 "2013-09-12T23:19:27Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I have A&M dropping out after losing to Bama. Saban has had two weeks to game plan this thing, and I’m expecting Johnny Football to taste dirt early and often. > > Oregon could drop out if they get upset by Tennessee…but that isn’t likely to happen, and I didn’t vote them out. You make a good point. To add to the thought, I’d suggest that if any of the Top Ten not already mentioned (Stanford, Louisville, Florida State, Ohio State or LSU) managed to lose their games, they might fall below #10. I’m not betting that way! The Bama and UT games are the only ones on my Must See list, but that may mean the air is right for a major upset in those other games. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/7 "2013-09-13T21:01:06Z")
Here’s the voting: ```auto BobLibDem 6 Oregon Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville Florida St. Duckster 6 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Georgia Labrador Deceiver 9 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Munch 10 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Oakminster 9 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Rex Goliath 8 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Wolverine 10 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Zakalwe 9 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Zeldar 9 Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. 9 76 7 9 8 9 9 4 8 7 8 7 /76 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/8 "2013-09-15T12:59:34Z")
While we’re waiting for the new AP rankings (due today) here are some numbers to consider: from [NCAAF College Football 2022 Standings - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/standings) ```auto Oregon (2) 0-0 3-0 Ohio State (4) 0-0 3-0 Louisville (7) 0-0 3-0 LSU (8) 0-0 3-0 Michigan (11) 0-0 3-0 Oklahoma State (12) 0-0 3-0 Oklahoma (14) 1-0 3-0 Northwestern (17) 0-0 3-0 Ole Miss (25) 1-0 3-0 Alabama (1) 1-0 2-0 Clemson (3) 0-0 2-0 Stanford (5) 0-0 2-0 Florida State (10) 1-0 2-0 Miami (FL) (15) 0-0 2-0 UCLA (16) 0-0 2-0 Washington (19) 0-0 2-0 Baylor (22) 0-0 2-0 Texas A&M (6) 0-1 2-1 South Carolina (13) 1-1 2-1 Wisconsin (20) 0-0 2-1 Notre Dame (21) 0-0 2-1 Nebraska (23) 0-0 2-1 Georgia (9) 1-0 1-1 Florida (18) 0-0 1-1 TCU (24) 0-1 1-2 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UCF 0-0 3-0 Maryland 0-0 3-0 Texas Tech 1-0 3-0 Minnesota 0-0 3-0 Michigan State 0-0 3-0 Arizona 0-0 3-0 Auburn 1-0 3-0 Arkansas 0-0 3-0 Houston 1-0 2-0 North Carolina State 0-0 2-0 Georgia Tech 1-0 2-0 Navy 0-0 2-0 Northern Illinois 0-0 2-0 Fresno State 0-0 2-0 Arizona State 0-0 2-0 Colorado 0-0 2-0 Missouri 0-0 2-0 Texas State 0-0 2-0 Cincinnati 0-0 2-1 Rutgers 0-0 2-1 Boston College 1-0 2-1 Virginia Tech 0-0 2-1 Duke 0-1 2-1 Kansas State 0-0 2-1 West Virginia 0-1 2-1 Indiana 0-0 2-1 Illinois 0-0 2-1 Penn State 0-0 2-1 Iowa 0-0 2-1 East Carolina 1-0 2-1 Marshall 0-0 2-1 Middle Tennessee 0-0 2-1 Tulane 1-0 2-1 North Texas 0-0 2-1 Bowling Green 1-0 2-1 Ohio 0-0 2-1 Ball State 0-0 2-1 Utah State 1-0 2-1 Boise State 1-0 2-1 Wyoming 0-0 2-1 Oregon State 1-0 2-1 Washington State 1-0 2-1 Utah 0-1 2-1 USC 0-1 2-1 Tennessee 0-0 2-1 Arkansas State 1-0 2-1 South Alabama 1-0 2-1 Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 2-1 Troy 0-1 2-1 ``` How would you choose the new Top Ten? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/9 "2013-09-15T13:32:56Z")
My personal top ten: 1 Alabama 2 Oregon 3 Clemson 4 Ohio State 5 Stanford 6 Florida State 7 Louisville 8 LSU 9 Michigan 10 Oklahoma State I firmly believe that this early in the season no one-loss team should be in the 10. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/10 "2013-09-15T21:28:12Z")
Here are the results. Everybody wins, but \*\*Munch \*\* and **Wolverine** had the best scores, if that makes any sense. 🙂 ```auto Munch 10 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Wolverine 10 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Labrador Deceiver 9 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Oakminster 9 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Zakalwe 9 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Zeldar 9 Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville LSU Georgia Florida St. Rex Goliath 8 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Louisville LSU Georgia BobLibDem 6 Oregon Ohio St. Stanford Texas A&M Louisville Florida St. Duckster 6 Alabama Oregon Clemson Ohio St. Stanford Georgia 9 76 7 9 8 9 9 4 8 7 8 7 /76 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-3-cfb-who-stays-in-the-ap-top-ten/668354/11 "2013-09-15T22:13:01Z")
Alabama deserves top 10, but I’m not sure they should remain #1.