They value championship games. So probably harder for BYU.

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Nov 29, 2021
11:21:30pm

Stev_ie Starter

They value championship games. So probably harder for BYU.

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POLL: True or false: a 10-2 BYU should be ranked higher than a 10-3 Baylor?

byujdmba

11/29/21 11:04pm

I think it depends on how they look when they play Oklahoma state. A close loss

cougarfann888

11/29/21 11:07pm

Objectively, it's hard not to give them the nod due to head-to-head match-up.

jdub

11/29/21 11:08pm

At some point more losses trump head to head, but if 2 are vs. #5 OK State…

byujdmba

11/29/21 11:15pm

Plus we ended the regular season with the same record, the extra loss would be

jrob30

11/30/21 12:16am

Head to head shouldn't be the only metric. If they lose handily against OK St I would put us above. If not then

kimdaddy35

11/29/21 11:15pm

It's not the only metric. They have a good record too.

jdub

11/29/21 11:23pm

Yes but a bad loss makes it a worse record. Say they lose 40-3. The record gets quite a bit worse. But yes barring

kimdaddy35

11/29/21 11:29pm

Teams peak at different times during the year

Borg

11/29/21 11:14pm

It doesn’t seem like a team should be punished for losing to a top 10 team in a

11/29/21 11:16pm

I can see that. Seems like rankings should be set, prior to CCG

Borg

11/29/21 11:20pm

This. Tonight’s rankings are pretty much it for BYU.

Blue Cat

11/30/21 6:15am

They value championship games. So probably harder for BYU.

Stev_ie

11/29/21 11:21pm

BYU at 10-2 has better claim to being ranked above 10-3 Baylor than Utah

BangkokCoug

11/29/21 11:23pm

True. I believe healthy BYU (in a few weeks) beats Baylor head to head at that

RUNBYU1

11/29/21 11:46pm

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