stripes361
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This may be my most controversial pick. I really thought hard over Auburn's placement relative to Wisconsin. There is quite a lot to recommend the Badgers' case to be in the #8 spot here. Ultimately, though, bowl season gave me no reason to drop the Tigers. Auburn had a close loss to a UCF team that I already had ranked higher than them. Wisconsin had a hard-fought win over a Miami team I already had ranked several spots below them. Both of these results match what I would have predicted based on my previous rankings. My poll is not a resume poll but it probably bears pointing out that 3 of Auburn's 4 losses came to Top 7 teams (along with their win against #2 Georgia) while Wisconsin lost their only game to Top 7 competition. Therefore, the difference in the two teams' record is largely a measure of SOS rather than team quality. |