Makes zero sense that they should be ranked and be able to move up in the polls for the next several weeks with little risk of dropping.
Good quote from the Texas article below. Hopefully most media members will follow suit.
“ Ultimately, I chose to omit the Big Ten and Pac-12 and other leagues from consideration because they won’t be playing for quite some time, assuming they don’t change their minds and pull a double reverse and shut down again. I thought hard about considering them but finally believed including them would unfairly penalize those teams that are taking big risks and playing games now. Sorry, Ohio State, my preseason No. 1.”