Rankings Madness

After another upset-laden weekend with a bunch of one-loss teams lurking, Ohio State and South Florida are 1-2 in the BCS standings. That is just bizarre.

Every team should learn from Ohio State. I think you’d be hard-pressed to make an argument that the Buckeyes are the nation’s top team right now (although who COULD you argue for), but because of an incredibly patsy nonconference schedule, Ohio State is now in a position to get to the title game once again.

Think about it. UCLA would be either the number one or number two team in the nation if they had scheduled Akron, Youngstown State, and Kent State (they beat Washington in conference play). UCLA – a team that has no business anywhere near the top 25 – might be the number one team in the nation if the Bruins had really gone out of there way to ensure nonconference victories.

Now I know what you Bruin fans are thinking: never underestimate the ability of Karl Dorrell to lose a game. But lets be honest- UCLA couldn’t lose to those three teams.

The point is, the rankings are a lot about non-conference scheduling and luck with conference scheduling almost as much as they are about how talented a team actually is. The scary thing is, Ohio State has a great chance to go undefeated, with their biggest remaining challenges coming at Penn State and at Michigan.