- November 4th, 2019, 11:00 am
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After seeing how favorably the non-P5 teams are being ranked, I'm beginning to think that being a top non-P5 has a lot of advantages over being a normal P5 team. Cincy got its brains bashed in by OSU at the beginning of the season, but now is ranked right up there with Wisconsin and Iowa. I don't think most of us think they would be anywhere close to a one loss team if they played a P5 schedule. Memphis lost to Temple (who lost to Buffalo, who lost to Liberty) and is right up there too. Navy is ranked. Despite 2 losses, UCF is the first team in "receiving votes". Everybody knows that schedules are dissimilar, but voters can't seem to help themselves and vote for the gaudy record anyway.
There is definitely a sweet spot if you can be one of the top 10 to 12 non-P5 team. I've been watching this the last several years, and I think It is only getting more pronounced.