I am wondering how much influence the AP/Coaches polls will have next week now that they have seen the College Football Playoff Rankings this week (not that it matters). Will voters move OSU and Baylor down (assuming both win)? I took a look at last year's rankings from Week 10 - 16 and the top 4 - 6 differed week-to-week between the AP and CFP Rankings.
I am sure we all remember last year's Week 16 AP vs CFP Ranking discrepency
Rank | Playoff | AP | Coaches |
1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
2 | Oregon | Florida State | Florida State |
3 | Florida State | Oregon | Oregon |
4 | Ohio State | Baylor | Ohio State |
5 | Baylor* | Ohio State | Baylor |
6 | TCU | TCU | TCU |
*LOL
For reference. here is the current rankings for "Week 10" as of now.
Rank | Playoff | AP | Coaches |
1 | Clemson | Ohio State | Ohio State |
2 | LSU | Baylor | Baylor |
3 | Ohio State** | Clemson | TCU |
4 | Alabama | LSU | LSU |
5 | Notre Dame | TCU | Clemson |
6 | Baylor | Michigan State | Michigan State |
7 | Michigan State | Alabama | Alabama |
8 | TCU | Notre Dame | Stanford |
9 | Iowa | Stanford | Notre Dame |
10 | Florida | Iowa | Oklahoma State |
11 | Stanford | Florida | Iowa |
12 | Utah | Oklahoma State | Florida |
13 | Memphis | Utah | Oklahoma |
14 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Utah |
15 | Oklahoma | Memphis | Florida State |
16 | Florida State | Michigan | Memphis |
17 | Michigan | Florida State | Michigan |
18 | Ole Miss | Toledo | Houston |
19 | Texas A&M | North Carolina | Ole Miss |
20 | Mississippi State | Toledo | Toledo |
21 | Northwestern | North Carolina | North Carolina |
22 | Temple | UCLA | UCLA |
23 | UCLA | Temple | Temple |
24 | Toledo | Mississippi State | Texas A&M |
25 | Houston | Texas A&M | Mississippi State |
**#thegrind