Week 7 CFB -- Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?

Zeldar · October 11, 2015, 6:36pm

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NCAAF Scores & Schedule

Top 25 FBS

Weeks: 7

— Thursday, October 15

10:30 PM EDT ESPN
(18) UCLA @ (15) Stanford — @@@

— Friday, October 16

9:00 PM EDT CBSS
(21) Boise St. @ Utah St.

9:00 PM EDT ESPU
(24) Houston @ Tulane

— Saturday, October 17

12:00 PM EDT
Louisville @ (11) Florida St.

12:00 PM EDT
(17) Iowa @ (20) Northwestern — ###

12:00 PM EDT
East. Michigan @ (22) Toledo

12:00 PM EDT FOX
West Virginia @ (2) Baylor

12:00 PM EDT ABC
(13) Mississippi @ Memphis

3:30 PM EDT
(19) Oklahoma @ Kansas St.

3:30 PM EDT
(7) Michigan St. @ (12) Michigan — $$$

3:30 PM EDT CBS
(10) Alabama @ (9) Texas A&M — &&&

7:00 PM EDT
Boston Coll. @ (5) Clemson

7:00 PM EDT
(3) TCU @ Iowa St.

7:00 PM EDT ESPN
(8) Florida @ (6) LSU — %%%

7:30 PM EDT NBC
USC @ (14) Notre Dame

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

10:00 PM EDT
Arizona St. @ (4) Utah

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The AP Top 25 Poll

Week 7



1 Ohio State      Big Ten                      Record: 6-0 v
2 Baylor          Big 12                       Record: 5-0 v
3 TCU             Big 12                       Record: 6-0 v
4 Utah            Pac-12                       Record: 5-0 v
5 Clemson         ACC                          Record: 5-0 v
6 LSU             SEC                          Record: 5-0 %%%
7 Michigan State  Big Ten                      Record: 6-0 $$$
8 Florida         SEC                          Record: 6-0 %%%
9 Texas A&M       SEC                          Record: 5-0 &&&
10 Alabama        SEC                          Record: 5-1 &&&
11 Florida State  ACC                          Record: 5-0 v
12 Michigan       Big Ten                      Record: 5-1 $$$
13 Mississippi    SEC                          Record: 5-1 v
14 Notre Dame     Division I FBS Independents  Record: 5-1 v
15 Stanford       Pac-12                       Record: 4-1 @@@
16 Oklahoma State Big 12                       Record: 6-0 idle
17 Iowa           Big Ten                      Record: 6-0 ###
18 UCLA           Pac-12                       Record: 4-1 @@@
19 Oklahoma       Big 12                       Record: 4-1 v
20 Northwestern   Big Ten                      Record: 5-1 ###
21 Boise State    Mountain West                Record: 5-1 v
22 Toledo         Mid-American                 Record: 5-0 v
23 California     Pac-12                       Record: 5-1 idle
24 Houston        The American                 Record: 5-0 v
25 Duke           ACC                          Record: 5-1 idle

Poll released: Oct 11

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@@@, ###, $$$, %%%, &&& = Two Top 25 teams are playing each other
You must pick one to comply with these rules:

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 in a game involving two Top 25 teams – -1 point
(two Top 25 teams playing – one must lose)
Pick both teams to LOSE in a game involving two Top 25 teams – -1 point
(two Top 25 teams playing – one must lose)

Last WEEK’s thread/poll:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770970
Week 6 CFB – Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?
10-04-2015, 01:35 PM

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15

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Last YEAR Same WEEK’s thread/poll:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736408
Week 7 CFB – Which AP Top 25 team(s) will lose?
10-05-2014, 02:25 PM

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 16

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Oakminster · October 11, 2015, 6:45pm

Several big games this week. I’m most interested in LSU/Florida, but Bama/TA&M should be good, too.

I’ll be back later with my picks.

Zeldar · October 11, 2015, 6:50pm

I know what you mean! The way things have been going, we’re likely in need of crystal balls this week.

Jackmannii · October 11, 2015, 10:31pm

If you follow the S&P+ poll, Ohio State is primed for an upset loss.

In the latest edition of the poll, O.S.U. is unranked (#28), only 3 spots ahead of Penn State and behind such top 25 teams as Western Kentucky and Toledo. Michigan is #3.

Barkis_is_Willin · October 12, 2015, 2:06am

I got Utah and Oklahoma going down to unranked teams.

Zeldar · October 12, 2015, 12:34pm

Early Votes:




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                               %%%  $$$    %%%    &&&    &&&    $$$          @@@    ###   @@@   ###
                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  Mich  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
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Barkis is Willin'          7  Utah               Flor  TX-A&M        Mich          Stan              Okla  NWest
Wolverine                  5        LSU  MichSt                Bama                      Iowa  UCLA 
Zeldar                     6             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M              NotDam        Iowa  UCLA   
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                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  Mich  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
   3                      18    1    1     2       2      2      1     1     1      1      2     2     1     1  /18
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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 3  

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Zeldar · October 13, 2015, 4:49am

Update:




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                                    %%%   $$$     %%%    &&&    &&&   $$$           @@@   ###   @@@         ###
                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  Mich  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
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Barkis is Willin'          7  Utah               Flor  TX-A&M        Mich          Stan              Okla  NWest
basset hound               6  Utah       MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                            Iowa  UCLA
Nauplius                   5             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                            Iowa  UCLA
Wolverine                  5        LSU  MichSt                Bama                      Iowa  UCLA 
Zeldar                     6             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M              NotDam        Iowa  UCLA   
Zyanthia                   6  Utah  LSU  MichSt        TX-A&M                            Iowa  UCLA
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                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  Mich  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
   6                      35    3    2     5       4      5      1     1     1      1      5     5     1     1  /35
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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 6

Zeldar · October 14, 2015, 5:25am

Update:



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                                    %%%   $$$     %%%    &&&    &&&   $$$                   @@@   ###   @@@         ###
                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  Mich  Missis  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
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Barkis is Willin'          7  Utah               Flor  TX-A&M        Mich                  Stan              Okla  NWest
basset hound               6  Utah       MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                                    Iowa  UCLA
BobLibDem                  6        LSU                        Bama  Mich  Missis                      UCLA        NWest
Nauplius                   5             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                                    Iowa  UCLA
Wolverine                  5        LSU  MichSt                Bama                              Iowa  UCLA 
Zeldar                     6             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                     NotDam         Iowa  UCLA   
Zyanthia                   6  Utah  LSU  MichSt        TX-A&M                                    Iowa  UCLA
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                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  Mich  Missis  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
   7                      41    3    3     5       4      5      2     2     1      1        1     5     6     1     2  /41
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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 7

Oakminster · October 14, 2015, 5:44am

I’m going with Florida, Texas A&M, Fl State, Michigan, Iowa, and UCLA to lose this week.

Zeldar · October 14, 2015, 9:19pm

Update Time:




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                                    %%%   $$$     %%%    &&&    &&&            $$$                   @@@   ###   @@@         ###
                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  FLState  Mich  Missis  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
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Barkis is Willin'          7  Utah               Flor  TX-A&M                 Mich                  Stan              Okla  NWest
basset hound               6  Utah       MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                                             Iowa  UCLA
BobLibDem                  6        LSU                        Bama           Mich  Missis                      UCLA        NWest
bump                       5                     Flor          Bama           Mich                        Iowa  UCLA
Death of Rats              5                     Flor          Bama           Mich                              UCLA        NWest
Nauplius                   5             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                                             Iowa  UCLA
Oakminster                 6                     Flor  TX-A&M        FLState  Mich                        Iowa  UCLA
Oredigger77                5             MichSt  Flor          Bama                                 Stan  Iowa
Wolverine                  5        LSU  MichSt                Bama                                       Iowa  UCLA 
Zeldar                     6             MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M                               NotDam        Iowa  UCLA   
Zyanthia                   6  Utah  LSU  MichSt        TX-A&M                                             Iowa  UCLA
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                              Utah  LSU  MichSt  Flor  TX-A&M  Bama  FLState  Mich  Missis  NotDam  Stan  Iowa  UCLA  Okla  NWest
   11                     62    3    3     6       8      6      5       1      5     1       1       2     8     9     1     3  /62
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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 11

Zeldar · October 15, 2015, 12:19am

Reminder to late voters:

Due to

**This poll will close on 10-15-2015 at 01:47 PM **

Fortunately, all 9 of the “every timers” have voted and all but one of the “all but one timers” as well.

It’s getting down to us Hard Core Fans, I suppose.

USCDiver · October 15, 2015, 3:04pm

I’m pulling the trigger on Ohio State this week.

dba_Fred · October 15, 2015, 4:02pm

I didn’t almost forget, the coin I was tossing rolled under the sofa.
C’mon USC, overcome the turmoil and beat ND!
And Utah St., show Boise St. what a state is!

Zeldar · October 15, 2015, 4:29pm

That’s the spirit. This may be the Week of Blood!

Zeldar · October 15, 2015, 5:28pm

As of Voter #14 here’s how the head-to-head matchups are looking:



6 LSU --- %%%               3 21.43% 
8 Florida --- %%%          11 78.57% 

7 Michigan State --- $$$    8 57.14% 
12 Michigan --- $$$         6 42.86% 

9 Texas A&M --- &&&         7 50.00% 
10 Alabama --- &&&          7 50.00% 

15 Stanford --- @@@         3 21.43% 
18 UCLA --- @@@            11 78.57%  

17 Iowa --- ###             9 64.29% 
20 Northwestern --- ###     5 35.71%

Oakminster · October 15, 2015, 6:07pm

I think the head to head on Bama/TAM is right. This game’s a true coin flip. Both teams have had moments when they looked really good…and moments when they’ve looked beatable.

LSU/Florida probably would have been a better game if Florida didn’t lose their starting QB and a starting DB before the game. Now I expect LSU to win big.

Zeldar · October 15, 2015, 6:21pm

Not to mention that Fournette is the new Back to Beat! I agree with your take on those numbers, too. And I think it’s amusing how wide a berth our consensus votes are from the AP Ranking numbers on the bottom two matchups.

Games #2 and #3 (on this little list) look like the ones to watch if you don’t enjoy slaughters.

USCDiver · October 15, 2015, 6:23pm

Unfortunately in the SEC in recent years, Back to Beat has translated into devastating knee injury all too often.

Zeldar · October 15, 2015, 6:28pm

So true! Tyrone Prothro (2005) comes to mind, along with Nick Chubb last week.

USCDiver · October 15, 2015, 6:47pm

Keith Marshall, Marcus Lattimore, Todd Gurley, etc

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