re: Coaches Poll released - State still #1

The fact is a 1 loss Miss State, Ole Miss, AU or Bama deserve the 4th spot with upcoming schedules assuming one of the 2 MS teams win out including the SECCG. The only way a 2nd team from the West does not go at this point under above scenario is UGA winning in Atlanta, which if they only have 1 loss they would go and if the team they beat from the west only lost to UGA.

FSU should stroll right in now. Oregon maybe if they can win out but still have a few games to worry about including Stanford who always gives them a game and possibly a rematch with a team from the other division who already beat them.

Mich State right now is in a great place with a big game looming with OSU. Might not be considered as big as the upcoming west matchups but those are really going to help MSU. But what will hurt them is Oregon winning out who already beat them.

ND really has no shot in my opinion even if they do win out. They do not play in a conference CG which will hurt them and they play their last game at USC which may or may not be ranked on the same weekend Ols Miss vs MSU and AU vs Bama. Only one of those 4 teams will go to Atlanta and if another one has only 1 loss it will look better to the committee that last weekend over ND IMO. Last impression will be huge.

I think right now it is FSU, SEC champ, Oregon, and SEC west 1 loss if conference won by the West or MSU if not and they win out. UGA may be the most dangerous variable for the west right now.

But just like the BCS always did it will probably work itself out in the end.