I think it's more "being like all the other sports (and divisions in football) in NCAA" rather than being like the NFL. It's the only one where people sit there and basically say, "We think A is better than B, so we rate them higher" - Not to mention the only big team sport where being one of the best regular season teams is the only way to a championship, and the single 'fairest' sport if measured by how close the average champion is to having the best regular-season recordand then that actually plays a huge role in who even has a shot at all at winning the title. Is there another NCAA sport where there isn't a tournament involving at least, say 16 teams, to determine a winner? and while we're on the topic, is there another team sport who's regular-season games are anywhere near as exciting? I can't of one.