The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

While I don't agree 100% with the playoff committee's first poll, which was released on Tuesday, I have to give them props for not falling directly in line with the media and coaches polls, which have been lazy to be nice, as well as biased toward the SEC. Yes, I said it; for as much as the media and coaches want to deny it, there is a definite bias toward the SEC. Looking at the following numbers, here's how the top 17 teams should be ranked in my opinion (all unbeaten or 1-loss teams, excluding Marshall, East Carolina, and Duke, and no, I won't be listing the actual team names just yet): 1. Record: 7-0 (1.000) Non-conference opponents record they've beaten: 12-11 (.522) Conference opponents record they've beaten: 23-9 (.719) Overall opponents record they've beaten: 35-20 (.636) Average margin of victory: +20.7 2. Record: 7-0 (1.000) Non-conference opponents record they've beaten: 13-10 (.565) Conference opponents record they've beaten: ...