So the AP poll is out

[knox73]

And how in the world did Vandy beat Georgia. Stats, time of possession everything show Georgia dominating - no interceptions, no fumbles. Looks like GA settled for FG's three times and that was the difference.

Georgia played 2 SEC East games in 6 days. Vandy made few mistakes and just kept it close. Classic SEC upset but look at overall Georgia games and they are struggling. If Vols run the table I expect a couple of nail biters due to grudge matches and possible improvement of other teams.

Georgia crowd was totally stunned as they thought they could get into field goal range and win that one. The allure of Kirby and jim Chaney has worn off.

 

[OrangeIsLife]

It's the Associated PRESS. These are the same people that tell us the kardashians's are stars, lol!

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I can see that for sure. Don't worry either LSU or Ole Miss will be leaving the top 25 for good this week.

I am not a fan of either but I want LSU to stomp OM, UF and Bama.

 

[luthervol]

Florida only has one loss. They should be ranked ahead of Tennessee at this point.

They have beaten Vandy, Missouri, Kentucky, North Texas, and U Mass.

I think they lose 3 of the next 5.

 

[DaKoolAidisORANGE]

Possible but highly unlikely.

Agreed, just hoping for the best!

 

[CLCVol]

They came within a hair of beating 2 in the top 5 and beat LSU and MSU. They deserve to be where they are.

The same MSU that has lost 4 in a row? That's hardly a quality win.

 

[limsol45]

If we want any chance in the playoff picture we will need to not only win out but also dominate in those games. We can't go to the last possession with UscE, we need to win by at least two score. I see Florida losing at least one game, but we need to worry about our games only.

 

[DaphneVol1]

I thought Tennessee would be ranked a little higher. When you get you get beat by 39 though you will drop quite a bit. Also Georgia losing to Vandy didnt help.

 

[volgrad500]

You also have to factor in we didn't drop at all after losing last week. People gave us the benefit of the doubt. So losing two in a row gave them the opportunity to essentially drop us for two losses. Or the **** is completely random and these people don't even watch 1/10 of the teams they are voting on.

 

[york.adamray]

Dropped a spot for every injured player we have I assume.

 

[VolFootballIsLife]

Polls are based off entire body of work. Not individual games

Then why is Houston ranked so high?

 

[KYVolFan]

Just hoping we finish strong and get in top 10 after bowl.

With only what the media will see as cupcakes left on the schedule, our chances of achieving a
Top 10 Ranking again border on slim and none.

 

[Volumnus 2011]

The AP poll and Coach's poll is useless. Literally used for nothing. Wake me up when the playoff committee releases it's poll.

But! Right now, at this very time, I don't think Tennessee is a top 25 team with the injuries it has. It'll all come out in the wash as the season goes. Just win.

 

[Orangedogsrule]

Hmmm ..
32% of Top 25 is SEC

 

[Vol_til_I_die]

I'm not saying Florida is a better team than Tennessee, obviously. However, it's clear why we're ranked higher. Head to head doesn't matter when you have more losses.

Meh, somewhat. I mean, we did go 5-0 and peaked at 9, which is where we started. lol

 

[Daloth]

Arkansas didn't get blown out by Alabama like we did. Wisc beat a great LSU team. I agree about FSU and OU though.

At this point, our only quality wins are Florida and VT, which may or may not turn out to be quality wins in the end.

I'm not sure if you follow LSU much, but I wouldn't call them "great" by any standards this year. Worst team they've had in a while top to bottom. Having Fournette doesn't fix their other glaring issues.