AP number 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21 all lost today. Where do we think the deacs end up?
This is tough because a few of them lost to highly ranked teams. Of course, Wake did last week too. So do voters put a 3-2 team ahead of a 4-1 team with a ranked road win who lost in OT to a top 5 team? Probably.
#25 K-State moves up
#24 Pitt drops if they lose to Tech and moves up a bit if they win
#23 FSU drops out
#22 Wake ???
#21 Minnesota probably drops out (lost to Purdue)
#20 Arkansas lost to #2 Alabama so they stay in, but Wake jumps them
#19 BYU beat Utah State on Thurs so they'll move up and stay ahead of Wake
#18 OU got murdered by TCU. Gotta think they drop out.
#17 A&M lost to Miss State. They probably shouldn't have dropped out awhile ago. Their wins against Miami and Arkansas don't look that strong. Wake will jump them.
#16 Baylor lost to OK State. Not sure why they're above BYU who beat them. Not sure if Wake will jump them.
#15 Washington lost to UCLA. Probably should drop out, but they won't.
So I think Wake jumps ahead of Arkansas, OU, A&M, and Washington to move up to #18. With Army, bye, BC, and Louisville coming up, there's certainly a chance of getting to the #10 at 7-1 going into the State game.
Here's a question I'm sure voters won't ask if State loses by a decent amount. What's the rationale for keeping 4-1 State ahead of 4-1 Wake? Wake has a better loss to Clemson. Wake has a better win at FSU than State's wins. So why put State at #13 and Wake at #18?