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Who will be the new AP #1?

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Who will be the new top-ranked team?

  • Alabama

    Votes: 16 43.2%

  • Missouri

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • LSU

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Texas

    Votes: 17 45.9%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 2.7%
  • Total voters
    37
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I didn't have Oklahoma #1 in the first place so I don't share the "Texas should be #1" belief just because they beat OU.

I'm waiting to see how LSU and Mizzou do before I make my decision.

Mizzou-Okie State, LSU-UF, and PSU-Wiscy all on tonight. Plenty of beer in the fridge and fresh batteries in the remote. I'm not going anywhere. :cheers:
 
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Texas

Not what was expected before the season, but even some pollsters are beginning to question the SEC's superiority right now. If LSU pulls the win tonight at Gainsville I would expect them to jump Alabama for the 2 spot and clearly be the class of the Conference.

Alabama's resume gets weaker and weaker by the day, the Clemson win has officially lost all of its luster and even the Georgia win looks less impressive with their struggle at home with a BAD Tennessee team. Not to mention I think LSU absolutely drills Alabama in Death Valley.

Missouri's lack of defense has to be a concern. We will find out alot in a week.

And the boys from State Penn are going to have their hands full with an angry Badger team tonight.

My way too early top 5 for next week:

1. Texas
2. LSU (Yes, I think they win tonight)
3. Alabama (Barely)
4. Missouri
5. Oklahoma (NOBODY below here is better, period)
 
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I think it will be Bama or LSU....depends on if LSU gets the W....I think UF will take it to them, but if LSU can win, I think they'll get top ranking. If not LSU, then Bama.

I don't disagree Texas deserves it, but moving #5 to #1 is a very large jump. Especially when many voters don't watch games.
 
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Alabama.

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Texas may be my #1 tomorrow but their next three games are Missouri, Oklahoma State and @Texas Tech. If they manage to run that gauntlet they should be everyone's #1.
 
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It should be Texas all the way. I think their win today was the most impressive win any title contender has posted so far this year. Regardless of whether or not you thought Oklahoma was #1 coming into today, they've been among the top teams so far this year (and even looked pretty good in losing today). I've watched a couple of Texas' other games before this week as well, and they have been nothing short of impressive.

Alabama on the other hand... The body of work just isn't there right now like it is for Texas. They were shaky against Kentucky. Shaky against Tulane. Their win against Clemson was impressive at the time, but the value of that one is plummeting faster than the Dow Jones. The first half against Georgia was very impressive, but the second half - not so much. And Georgia is a team that I don't think has done anything impressive this year outside of somehow convincing people before the start of the season that they were worthy of a #1 vote.

The two do have a common opponent - Arkansas. Both were impressive against the Razorbacks, but they are probably not a very good measure.

And finally, I just think Texas would beat Alabama right now, and I think that is a key ingredient to what these rankings should be about.

Regardless, of any of this, the next installment of rankings will end up meaning about as much as the previous set proved to. Each of the top three teams lost today, and I have no doubt there will be more shuffling at or near the top in the coming weeks. Texas has a brutal stretch coming up. It'll be interesting to see how they handle it. Can they handle it? Can Alabama take care of business? We'll find out I guess.
 
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