| Well DMW, I think that's true, but only to a certain degree. A couple years ago I think it was TCU who was wreaking havoc on the polls, going unbeaten all the way until something like their last game of the season (against Southern Miss, I believe). Obviously UCLA is a bigger program, and has had traditionally respectable football teams, so you're right, they do deserve their ranking.
Obviously once they've played USC, everyone who's complained about the Bruins' ranking can just stop... that is, unless they win the game and get held out of the NC. In that case, I suppose Bruins supporters have something to yell about.
Blitz, you're right it was a travesty to see Auburn get screwed like that, but it was two unbeatens that played in the NC, right? I'm pretty sure that's a rare occurrence, and while a playoff could help the situation, maybe the NCAA should just implement a rule where a playoff is used only when an unbeaten is set to be left out of the championship. |