Final AP Poll has Gophs at #30; Kirk Kenney is the brightest college football mind in America! 27th in coaches poll.

[Ope3]

The spots behind Georgia would be tricky because there is not a clear cut #2 team in that bunch. TCU is an easy choice given the fact they were in the championship game but anyone who watched that game saw a team that looked like it had zero business being on the field with Georgia. Ohio State gave Georgia everything they could handle and then some but came up short and also had the lopsided home loss against Michigan. And Michigan had an impressive resume but managed to lose to TCU so would be tough to put them ahead of TCU.

Not that it really matters in the long run I guess.

Yes, in the end 2nd place is "first loser".

 

[Some guy]

"If you think..."

"LOL. You must be a Nebraska fan."

^Hard hitting, logical arguments. Yep. Definitely not exposing yourself as insecure. Yep

This post is me exposing myself as insecure

 

[swingman]

Is there a link to the full version somewhere? I don't see Fleck's votes on here.

Not all coaches vote. They rotate it around.

Tucker must have traumatic memory loss. Fitzgerald is now dead to me.

See how every college football coach on USA TODAY Sports AFCA panel voted in final Top 25

The votes are in for the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA college football coaches poll this season. See the ballots of all 63 coaches who voted.

www.usatoday.com

 

[alaska]

Gophers are properly ranked and the poll shows that more voters think they are better than some of the teams they lost to. Voters think MN was the 4th best team in the B1G this year.

However, TCU should not be #2. They are not better than MI, tOSU, and Alabama. They upset MI, a better team. However, many votes just vote them #2 because that is how they finished in the bracket. No chance 47 voters actually think TCU is the 2nd best team.

So you beat Michigan but then think that shouldn’t count? Of course they are #2. They made the championship game. Upsets count as wins.

 

[MaxyJR1]

So you beat Michigan but then think that shouldn’t count? Of course they are #2. They made the championship game. Upsets count as wins.

Polls are rankings not standings. You think TCU is the 2nd best team in the country?

 

[Gophers_4life]

Yes, in the end 2nd place is "first loser".

This has always been a point that bowl game proponents champion.

In a major tournament, every team but one ends their season on a loss. While with the bowl games, half of them get to end their season with a win.

FWIW

 

[Ope3]

This has always been a point that bowl game proponents champion.

In a major tournament, every team but one ends their season on a loss. While with the bowl games, half of them get to end their season with a win.

FWIW

It's as though College Football has 40 NIT Tournaments for those outside the Top 4.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I don't even look at human polls any more. Too biased and assembled in a lazy fashion.

Computers know who the Gophers are.

I for one welcome our robot overlords!

 

[IceBoxGopher]

FWIW, the Gophers were ranked No. 24 in ESPN's final power rankings.

The final 2022 college football Power Rankings

Another college football season is in the books, and Georgia is once again left standing at the end. Here are the final Power Rankings of the season.

www.espn.com

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

30th in the final AP of last season, but in 1935 when the first AP Poll came out, Minnesota was #1 (our men's basketball program was #4). WisconSIN and IWOA are of course no where to be found...

 

[Plato]

Looking back to 1935 for glory is far more pathetic than NE looking back to the 1990s for glory.

 

[Gophers1992]

Looking back to 1935 for glory is far more pathetic than NE looking back to the 1990s for glory.

Where does hanging out on a rival message board making worthless comments rank on that scale?

 

[Gophers_4life]

30th in the final AP of last season, but in 1935 when the first AP Poll came out, Minnesota was #1 (our men's basketball program was #4). WisconSIN and IWOA are of course no where to be found...

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Is #11 Duquesne?

Crazy to have Pitt and them 9 and 11. Obviously different times

 

[Word]

Looking back to 1935 for glory is far more pathetic than NE looking back to the 1990s for glory.

At least we have championships to look back to.

 

[Gophers1992]

Is #11 Duquesne?

Crazy to have Pitt and them 9 and 11. Obviously different times

I mean Pitt was competitive at the national level as recently as the 80's

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Is #11 Duquesne?

Crazy to have Pitt and them 9 and 11. Obviously different times

Who's #12? And I didn't realize Marquette even had football, much less a team ranked that high.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Who's #12? And I didn't realize Marquette even had football, much less a team ranked that high.

St Mary's (California)

 

[Gophers_4life]

St Mary's was I believe supposed to play NDSU and SDSU at the FCS level when those two very first moved up, but folded their program at that time instead.