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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefIllini" data-source="post: 1505463" data-attributes="member: 588522"><p>Well being ranked 1 vs 2 is very important this year. There is a non-insignificant gap between Clemson and Oklahoma. Now, you could argue if you want to be national champs, you should be able to beat anyone any day... but an easier road isn't something to turn away from. </p><p></p><p>OSU and LSU both had their own cases for making that top spot. I think recency bias is the main culprit--beating the 4th ranked team by 27 vs beating the 8th ranked team by 13, while having very similar resumes otherwise, probably propelled LSU to 1. What's curious to me is that they ranked OSU as 1 for the past couple weeks. I dont think the two games i just mentioned should've caused OSU to drop, even given how poor a first half they played.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefIllini, post: 1505463, member: 588522"] Well being ranked 1 vs 2 is very important this year. There is a non-insignificant gap between Clemson and Oklahoma. Now, you could argue if you want to be national champs, you should be able to beat anyone any day... but an easier road isn't something to turn away from. OSU and LSU both had their own cases for making that top spot. I think recency bias is the main culprit--beating the 4th ranked team by 27 vs beating the 8th ranked team by 13, while having very similar resumes otherwise, probably propelled LSU to 1. What's curious to me is that they ranked OSU as 1 for the past couple weeks. I dont think the two games i just mentioned should've caused OSU to drop, even given how poor a first half they played. [/QUOTE]
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