Don't get to pissed. Baylor is probably feeling a lot worse. Gophers win that bowl game and they're ranked at season's end for the first time since they finished 17th in 2003. 9-4 record, 5-3 in the Big Ten, 6-4 against BCS/Big 5 and finishing the season in the Top 25?
The AP poll is all about record and geography now. Certain regions have to be well-represented because the writers cover sports there. Records are disproportionately influential, because the writers do not follow the game on a national level.
The AP poll is not worth publishing any longer. The CFP selection committee has rendered the poll irrelevant.