Re: My ranking of the top undefeated teams by best

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Oct 9, 2019, 9:18 AM

Completely disagree. I don't think Texas is very good. They have the #104 defense and the #19 offense. That's playing Rice and a rebuilding West Virginia. Notre Dame has the #42 offense and the #15 defense. That includes a win over a good UVA team. I don't know why people are off the Auburn wagon because a true freshman QB struggled away at one of the hardest stadiums to play against an undefeated team. They still beat Oregon and dominated the A&M as much as we did. Auburn is the #34 offense and the # 22 defense and has played Oregon, A&M, Mississippi State, and Florida, the toughest in the country to this point.

In addition, Texas Tech is clearly better than Kansas. Tech has the #18 offense and the #90 defense. Kansas has #101 offense and the #92 defense. Texas Tech is also 3-2 just beat a ranked Oklahoma State decisively. Kansas is 2-4 and their marquee win is over a horrible Boston College.

I also am not sure South Carolina is Bama's best opponent. South Carolina is the #63 offense and the #66 defense. They are 2-3 (I could go ahead and write them as 2-5 considering the next two weeks). Ole Miss is the #46 offense and the #74 defense. They're 3-3. Duke is the #83 offense and #42 defense and is 3-2, with a close loss to Pitt and a blowout loss to Bama. I'm inclined to give the nod to Ole Miss here, as they have the best average stats, a tough schedule, and a better record than Carolina.

I'll agree with Michigan State being Ohio State's best game at this point due to a top 20 defense, but keep an eye on Cinci, who just might well end up 11-1 and win the AAC. And I would have had A&M as a better win, but they do not look very good, getting man-handled by Auburn exactly as bad as we did them and Arkansas almost pulling out the W.

Finally, I'm not prepared to write off Michigan yet. They're loaded in talent even if the offense has been horrendous. They looked ugly doing it, but they beat a good ranked team in Iowa. And Pitt is clearly better than any of Bama's opponents thus far.

So, with that in mind, I'll reorder them like:

1. UGA home vs. ND
2. Florida vs. Auburn
3. LSU at Texas
4. Ohio State vs. Michigan State
5. Wisconsin vs. Michigan
6. Clemson vs. A&M
7. Baylor vs. Iowa State
8. Penn State vs. Pitt
9. Wake Forest vs. UNC
10. (Tie) Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
10. (Tie) Bama vs. Ole Miss

I only did the P5 undefeateds, but I'd put Boise probably at #6 since winning in Tallahassee to start the year with a true freshman QB is impressive, and A&M typically plays significantly worse on the road than at home.

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My ranking of the top undefeated teams by best