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Why do teams drop in ranking after losing to a higher ranked team?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:43 pm
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:43 pm
Take the Iron Bowl for example. Auburn was ranked 13 and Alabama was ranked 1. Alabama should win.
Why would Auburn automatically drop after that loss? How did losing to the number 1 team prove that Auburn isn't the 13th best team in the nation?
This is just for discussion and has nothing to do with current standings. (I'm not melting)
Why would Auburn automatically drop after that loss? How did losing to the number 1 team prove that Auburn isn't the 13th best team in the nation?
This is just for discussion and has nothing to do with current standings. (I'm not melting)
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Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:44 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
Ole Miss lost 7 games to teams better than them. That doesn't mean they shouldn't be ranked though.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:45 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
Because it changes your overall win/loss record.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:46 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
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Take the Iron Bowl for example. Auburn was ranked 13 and Alabama was ranked 1. Alabama should win. Why would Auburn automatically drop after that loss? How did losing to the number 1 team prove that Auburn isn't the 13th best team in the nation? This is just for discussion and has nothing to do with current standings. (I'm not melting)
LSU dropped a lot after losing to Bama. Auburn just dropped a few spots.
Who knows.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:48 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
This is a really dumb question even for tRant
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:48 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
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Take the Iron Bowl for example. Auburn was ranked 13 and Alabama was ranked 1. Alabama should win.
Why would Auburn automatically drop after that loss? How did losing to the number 1 team prove that Auburn isn't the 13th best team in the nation?
This is just for discussion and has nothing to do with current standings. (I'm not melting)
I completely agree. With all the recent emphasis on rewarding a harder schedule, it defies logic that a team is dropped after a playing a tough game against a higher ranked foe (and usually passed by teams that beat poor teams that week).
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:49 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
Jeff, bubi, auburn isn't the 13th best team in alabama
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:50 pm to Rebel Land Shark
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This is a really dumb question even for tRant
Care to elaborate?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:55 pm to sunseeker
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Because it changes your overall win/loss record.
So the goal is to simply have the best record? Why even play tough games? AU could go independent and schedule all conference USA teams and get in the playoffs every year.
If team A is ranked 11 and plays every team ranked 1-10 and loses all of them how did we prove team A wouldn't run the table against teams ranked 12-20?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 6:56 pm to Atxgump
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auburn isn't the 13th best team in alabama
1. Bama
2. Bama
3. Bama
4. Bama
5. Bama
6. Bama
7. Bama
8. Bama
9. Bama
10. Bama
11. Bama
12. Bama
13. Jaxonville State
14. Auburn
Posted on 12/1/16 at 7:11 pm to Purplehaze44
Dont forget troy
Posted on 12/1/16 at 7:24 pm to Atxgump
The simple answer is that teams are not ranked relative to their opponent- they are ranked relative to the field.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 7:28 pm to boweswi05
LSU scored 0 points against Bama at home. Auburn scored 12 in Tuscaloosa. Not rocket science.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 7:50 pm to Jeff Boomhauer
By your logic, if Auburn would have won the Iron Bowl then they should jump to #1.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 7:55 pm to AggieDub14
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scored 0 points against Bama at home. Auburn scored 12 in Tuscaloosa. Not rocket science.
How many did auburn give up compared to lsu?
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