CFP Anger Index: Does the committee buy the Pac-12 wins

No. 4 spot from Florida State. Then Washington beat No. 16 Utah– a close game by the scoreboard, however one in which the Huskies had nine more first downs and 75 more backyards of offense. Florida State, meanwhile, beat Miami– a good win, but not versus a ranked foe– and had one of its worst offending days of the past two years while doing so.( Miami in fact out-gained the Noles.) And yet, here we are once again: Florida State at No. 4, Washington at No. 5. It’s not as if the committee demands standing pat just because

everyone at the top won. Georgia leapfrogged Ohio State for the leading spot, in spite of the Buckeyes playing perhaps their finest game of the year in a dominant performance against Michigan State. However Georgia was offered credit for beating a top-20 challenger in Ole Miss, and– truly, we ‘d argue– ascended to the top spot.Only, here’s an enjoyable truth: According to ESPN’s Strength of Record metric– which calculates an average top-25 group’s odds of having the exact same record vs. the very same schedule– Georgia checks in at No. 7.

Washington is at No. 2. And if this is just about style points, well– Ohio State and Florida State aren’t exactly awkward each brand-new adversary. Washington has actually played four games vs. groups ranked in the leading 25 %of FPI, and it

has actually won all four by an average of 7 points. Ohio State has actually played just two, and its wins have actually visited 3(at the buzzer)and 8(versus a group that can’t throw a football more than five backyards downfield ). Comparing 5 undefeated groups with however one common opponent is an impossible task that naturally requires splitting some extremely thin hairs. However it’s difficult not to question which hairs the committee is slicing if it sees Washington as the clear No. 5 in this group.The good news for the Huskies, however, is they take a trip to No. 11 Oregon State today, while Florida State plays North Alabama. If they both win and the Huskies stand pat once more, we recommend it’s a conspiracy to eliminate the Pac-12, and Washington must simply stop and go to the Big 10. < img height="320

“width=” 570″ src =”https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38899349/ “/ > No. 5 Washington will face No. 11 Oregon State this weekend. Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire 2. Ole Miss(8-2, No. 13 )and Oklahoma (8-2, No. 14)The highest-ranked two-loss team today is Missouri, and offered the Tigers’wins vs. Kansas State, Kentucky and Tennessee– plus competitive games versus LSU and Georgia– that’s fair.Oregon State checks in next, and we have some questions here. The Beavers best wins are over Utah and UCLA, while they also sport a progressively unsightly loss to Washington State. Isn’t it odd that Oregon(the top-ranked one-loss team )and Oregon State( the second-highest-ranked two-loss group)both get credit for beating Utah, however Washington didn’t? Then comes Penn State. What exactly is it

the committee sees in Penn State at this point? The Nittany Lions have one excellent win: Iowa. But this is like stating Creed beat Nickelback in a” Fight of the Bands”competitors. They’re basically the same band, flawed in basically the same method, and frankly nobody who saw that competition wishes to mention it once again. On The Other Hand, Penn State’s presumed success is propping up both Ohio State and Michigan at the top of the rankings( doubtful) and is in some way thought about much better than Ole Miss or Oklahoma.A quick resume check … Wins vs. FPI top-35 challengers (i.e. the top 25%of FBS )Ole Miss: 3(LSU, Auburn, Texas A&M)Oklahoma: 4( SMU, Iowa State, Texas, UCF) Penn State: 1(Iowa) OK, so possibly you don’t find wins over Auburn or UCF convincing. How about this?Did you simply fire your offensive planner due to a complete absence of explosiveness?Ole Miss: Nope, the Rebels typical 37 points per game.Oklahoma: No chance, Jeff Lebby’s name is being tossed about for head-coach vacancies.Penn State: Sure did, and most likely a

few weeks too late, too.But today

, it’s Oregon State and Penn State with better positions to make

a Brand-new Year’s 6 game, and that’s simply tough to validate. 3. Iowa OC Brian Ferentz All of us had a great laugh about the drive for 325– Iowa’s(8-2, No. 16) quest to average 25 points per game and therefore save Ferentz’s task. Disallowing an unexpected 106-10 win over Nebraska in a few weeks, it ain’t gon na happen, and Ferentz has currently been told he will not return next year.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated But what’s the issue here? Sure, Iowa

hasn’t topped 26 points against a Power 5 challenger this year (or possibly this century). The Hawkeyes are still 8-2, skyrocketing up the rankings like a Tory Taylor punt. Undoubtedly, they just racked up 402 backyards of offense versus Rutgers recently. That’s 74 more backyards than Ohio State had against Rutgers a week earlier! Put Marvin Harrison Jr. on Iowa’s offense and it’s averaging– well, a minimum of 24.5 points a game, and we round up.Casting aspersions versus bad Ferentz is all part of our society’s own preconceived notions

of appeal and success. So what if Iowa wins differently? So what if the Hawkeyes’offense makes paint drying feel like a rollicking adventure trip. We’re all so consumed with old metrics like yards and points that we have actually lost track of what’s important: The wins. Ferentz is a winner. It’s not far too late to alter your mind, Iowa. Bring this man back! 4. Liberty( 10-0, unranked ), JMU(10-0, unranked), Toledo(9-1, unranked ), SMU (8-2, unranked), NC State(7-3, unranked )and UCF(5-5, unranked)Oklahoma State (7-3, No. 23 )remains in the leading 25 in spite of getting blown out 45-3 last week by UCF.Let us repeat that: 45 for the other group. Three for Oklahoma State.We must also note that this was not totally an anomaly. The Pokes likewise have a 33-7 loss to Alabama on their resume. Oh, sorry, that’s * South * Alabama.A group that has 2 losses by a combined 68 points against teams who currently rank 41st and 61st in SP+remains ranked in the top 25 ahead of 4 excellent Group of 5 teams and NC State

, which is now the lone 7-3 Power 5 school outside the top 25. NC State is the only 7-3 or much better P5 group not ranked by the committee this week. Pack have wins vs Clemson and Miami. Losses are to No. 10( by 3 points), No. 19 and a group that was No. 17 at time of the game.NC State’s advertisement is the chair of