Records vs ranked teams in the last three years

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Ranked teams at the time or how teams ranked at the end of the year?

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Yuyyeaaahh, this is definitely a “at the time the games were played” metric.

Lol, 7-6 FSU factors into that.

Bama is like 5/6-3 against final poll AP teams the past 3 years.

They didn't use end of season rankings.

Uh...

LSU, 2015/2016/2017

H 25/25 W
A 01/01 L
A 10/09 L
1-2
N 09/09 L
A 24/22 L
H 02/02 L
H 14/13 L
N 21/20 W
1-4; 2-6
A 19/20 L
H 10/12 W
A 01/01 L
N 11/11 L
1-3; 3-9

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They didn't use end of season rankings.

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16-3 is still a pretty impressive ~84% win percentage, and those 19 games against final AP ranked teams are more than any other non-UA team on the original OP list of team rankings at the time the game was played.

I’ve got Bama at 16-3 against teams ranked in the AP Poll at the end of the year from 2015-2017

Here’s how the SEC shapes up in the same time span (sorted by win %)

Alabama (16-3)
Georgia (5-7)
Ole Miss (4-8)
LSU (4-9)
Tennessee (3-7)
Auburn (4-10)
Arkansas (4-10)
Florida (3-9)
South Carolina (3-9)
Texas A M (2-9)
Kentucky (1-8)
Mississippi St (1-9)
Vanderbilt (1-9)
Missouri (0-8)

Obviously, Bama is on another level regardless.

Elaborate?

Are we taking an officiating angle?

There’s only 5 teams in the nation with a winning record over that span.

Clemson (14-2)
Bama (16-3)
Oklahoma (11-3)
Houston (5-2)
Ohio State (9-4)

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Bama is like 5/6-3 against final poll AP teams the past 3 years.

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LOL, blatantly lie about verifiable facts and hope nobody challeneges. Your schtick is something else.

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why do yall keep using the AP?

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Because it was the poll referenced in the post I replied to.

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that poll has not mattered one single iota since 2003, and even then it wasn't a ton. Use the playoff rankings or coaches poll since those are at least more current/relevant.

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I'd argue the AFCA coaches poll (Crystal ball trophy) lost relevance when the BCS died and it's trophy wasn't the featured award. But, truth is, the poll itself has always been a joke as most coaches either half-assed filled it out or delegated it to a minion who did the same.

The AP poll "mattered" in the BCS formula until 2005. It fallout from its member's voting changes not being masked like the coaches poll (who had even more asinine vote swings) was the issue, not the validity of the poll itself. Tired of the backlash, the AP opted out at the end of 2004 and the Harris poll replaced them (essentially creating the forefather of the CFP selection committee).

While I agree, the CFP trophy is THE legit champ trophy today. I wonder truly how much emphasis the CFP committee places on ranking teams outside of those competitive for the top 4.

The AP poll remains the oldest human poll still used in CFB, is typically more informed/well thought out than the coaches poll, and it still takes a prominent place on display at championship parades and team trophy museums.

I'd argue even the FWAA is still a better poll than the coaches. Although, it's sweet 16 release does a final ranking before bowl season now, as the Grantland Rice Trophy is no longer presented and the MacArthur Bowl is presented jointly by the FWAA and NFF to the CFP champ.

You are putting way too much work into this.

The OP used one poll.
It was convenient to the point he/she was trying to get across. No other polls were needed and they werent included.

My response isn't about facts. It is about how/why/what people post.