Final AP Poll (Texas #4)

by Char610 on Jan 9, 2009 2:02 AM CST Comment 31 comments

1.	Florida (48)	13-1	1,606	1
2.	Utah (16)	13-0	1,519	7
3.	Southern Cal (1)	12-1	1,481	5
4.	Texas	12-1	1,478	3
5.	Oklahoma	12-2	1,391	2
6.	Alabama	12-2	1,264	4
7.	TCU	11-2	1,193	11
8.	Penn St.	11-2	1,153	6
9.	Ohio St.	10-3	1,013	10
10.	Oregon	10-3	997	15
11.	Boise St.	12-1	938	9
12.	Texas Tech	11-2	916	8
13.	Georgia	10-3	903	16
14.	Mississippi	9-4	857	20
15.	Virginia Tech	10-4	713	21
16.	Oklahoma St.	9-4	534	13
17.	Cincinnati	11-3	506	12
18.	Oregon St.	9-4	467	24
19.	Missouri	10-4	435	25
20.	Iowa	9-4	317	—
21.	Florida St.	9-4	246	—
22.	Georgia Tech	9-4	223	14
23.	West Virginia	9-4	144	—
24.	Michigan St.	9-4	138	19
25.	BYU	10-3	137	17

Others receiving votes: California 128, Pittsburgh 106, LSU 95, Nebraska 64, Tulsa 61, Northwestern 53, Ball St. 13, Boston College 11, Rutgers 11, Rice 8, Arizona 4, Kansas 2.

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Amazing that we won a BCS Bowl

and actually fell a spot in the poll. But if I take away my Texas affiliation, I have to say I understand it. Utah and SC were far more impressive in their victories than we.

Also, Texas Tech has got to be the lowest ranked 11-2 team I have ever seen (from a major conference of course).

by BrooklynHorn on Jan 9, 2009 2:08 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Tech is still ranked too high

Dear AP voters: how do you rank a team below the team they so comprehensively demolished in their bowl game???

Still a Blaine Irby fan

by patienthornsfan on Jan 9, 2009 4:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

3 In a Row

3 polls in a row that we have not lost a game and been leap frogged. Wow.

by Texas Shiv on Jan 9, 2009 2:23 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

The year of the style points

The year college football stuck a fork in everything it claims to stand for…

screw ‘em all, The Longhorns are MY National Champions, and there’s not another team out there that can make a legitimate claim that they’re better.

by Pflash on Jan 9, 2009 2:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

i can’t wait for the ass-whipping that’s going to happen next year. mack better be out for some blood, but sadly, if he doesn’t have what it takes to vote us #1 in the coaches poll, i doubt it’ll happen.

by longhornricky on Jan 9, 2009 2:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

agreed...

MB…if you say you are going to vote them #1, then do it!!!

by Mulliganville on Jan 9, 2009 7:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is the AP poll you guys, not the coaches’ poll.

Additionally, in the coaches’ poll, it doesn’t matter what the coaches actually vote after the MNC game. The poll automatically switches their vote to whomever won the MNC game.

by hodad on Jan 9, 2009 9:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not true

Utah received 1 first place vote and looks as though it was their own coach, Kyly Whittingham.

Utah did receive one first-place vote in the coaches’ poll and finished fourth. Whittingham isn’t worried about losing his vote.

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by Hookem4life84 on Jan 9, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Utah's win over Alabama was impressive but really

look back at Alabama’s season. Who have they beaten? They won against Clemson who turned out to suck but still jumped 10 spots in the rankings with that win. Impressive first half against Georgia, who turned out to not be the #1 team everybody thought. Needed OT to beat a LSU team that turned out pretty mediocre. Lost to Florida. So really the only good win Alabama has was against Georgia. Alabama’s #1 ranking was basically determined by their wins over teams that severely underachieved given the teams’ preseason rankings. Thus Utah’s final #2 ranking was determined by beating a decent Alabama that played a pretty poor schedule who had wins over teams that were supposed to be national championship contenders but turned out to be mediocre. Follow that? Good because I mean to say Alabama is way overrated.

On another note I like how Ohio State moved up a spot in the rankings. I mean we barely beat them but I hate how people are saying the Buckeyes are runner ups in the Big 10. They are co-Big 10 champs as the Big 10 doesn’t have a conference championship game and both Penn State and Ohio State finished with 1 loss in conference. Just like how Arizona State was deemed co-Pac 10 champs even though they lost to USC (the other co-champ for those who didn’t know).

by clra2 on Jan 9, 2009 3:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

They are not Big 10 Co-Champs

What, does head to head no longer matter?

What kind of crazy football universe do we live in where head to head doesn’t matter!

by BoddickerIsClutch on Jan 9, 2009 7:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought the head to head

just meant who gets to go to the Rose Bowl. I mean the Red Raiders are saying their team are Big 12 South Divisional Co-champions though their situation is slightly different than Ohio State’s and Penn State’s.

by clra2 on Jan 9, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just about everyones first tie breaker is head to head.

And the conference champ goes to the Rose Bowl.

by BoddickerIsClutch on Jan 9, 2009 7:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What a crock

Zero respect. We flew under the radar up to the OU game. Beat a team everyone said we wouldn’t beat. Ran the gauntlet and lost in the last second of a game on the road by a fluke play. From then on everyone dismisses us and our quality wins in favor of building up a title game between Florida and OU. “The two best teams are playing” yet they’d also toss in “although Texas DID beat OU.” If the two best teams are playing then why bring up Texas? Because you know you can’t say with a straight face that the two best teams were gonna be in the BCS title game while you know without a shadow of a doubt that Texas should be there and not OU. Chokelahoma should have been playing and losing to Ohio State on Monday night and we should be watching highlights of Colt and crew in their hopeful win over Florida on Sportscenter right now.

Despite all the crap I was happy to see Colt break the completion record and to watch him put up 400+ on one of the very best pass defenses in college football.

by seth78 on Jan 9, 2009 5:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

please don’t call the TT last second TD a fluke play, because we won the fiesta bowl with a “fluke play”

by Longhorn@Berkeley on Jan 9, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

All you need to know about this JOKE of a vote:

Texas Tech: 12

Ole Miss: 14

Um, what the *&^%???

Voters: HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is ANYONE home? Ever?

That is criminal…

by Mulliganville on Jan 9, 2009 7:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Texas-USC

Virtually identical if you look at the point totals.

Hook'em!!

by ArcticLonghorn on Jan 9, 2009 7:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

Why is every one freaking out. The only teams ahead of us really are:
1) An Unbeaten with a respectable SoS and
2) MNC winners

Its a virtual tie with us and USC.

Since when does anyone care what you finish in the polls anyway unless its #1?

by BoddickerIsClutch on Jan 9, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree know one remembers that we finished #4

but hopefully everybody remembers 45-35.

ATX

by Atownatx on Jan 9, 2009 8:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Virtual tie for 2nd in the Coaches Poll too

1. Florida (60) 13-1 1,524 2
2. USC 12-1 1,393 T4
3. Texas 12-1 1,389 3
4. Utah (1) 13-0 1,375 7
5. OU 12-2 1,333 1

USAToday Poll

Still a Blaine Irby fan

by patienthornsfan on Jan 9, 2009 8:31 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I guess Mack didn't follow through. nt whills

by gwh65 on Jan 9, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

OU didn't win so I guess he just said screw it

If OU would have won though, I guarantee he would have voted them #1

by Not Now Chief on Jan 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That was my thought too.

I would like to hear his explanation though. I don’t have any problem with it. I actually admire him for keeping Florida at number 1.

by gwh65 on Jan 9, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

off subject a bit

But looking at your sig, it reminded me of this year. I have been telling my Father-in-Law, who I watch most games with, how great will it be to have Irby back next year; of course, assuming he’s healthy.

by WestTxHornFan on Jan 9, 2009 11:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like you have a decent father-in-law. Mine likes the Bills and blaming others for his shoddy parenting.

by burntorangehorn on Jan 9, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ohio St actually moved up after losing to us

by MJY6087 on Jan 9, 2009 12:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

This is ridiculous. USC should be no higher than #4.

by burntorangehorn on Jan 9, 2009 2:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

why??

Why is that ridiculous? Look at the final AP. USC crushed 3 of the top ten teams. Texas has one. Also after the bowl season, the Pac 10 proved itself much tougher than given credit for all season. The Big 12 not so much.

Personally, I think it’s a coin flip between Texas and SC. Either team is very deserving. Don’t see what’s so “ridiculous” about it.

by RCollier27 on Jan 9, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Texas has a better win than any of USC’s, and its loss is clearly more respectable than USC’s embarrassing loss to Oregon State.

by burntorangehorn on Jan 9, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

what???

Embarrassing loss? Oregon state finished #18 and the game was played AT Oregon State. Also do you realize Oregon state played 4 teams that finished in the top ten? Gee that is sooo embarrassing.

While your points may be true, everyone here at BON has harped all year about looking at the ENTIRE resume, not just two games like you pointed out. Against the 3 final top ten teams SC played, SC won by 32, 34, and 14 points respectively. In other words, all blow-outs. Against the 2 final top ten teams Texas played, Texas won by 10 and 3 repectively. Tell, me, which looks more dominant?

All I’m saying is that you can make a persuasive argument for both sides. Both teams ended up playing very respectable schedules and arguments can be made why either team should be #2. I just think your burnt orange colored glasses prevent you from seeing that.

by RCollier27 on Jan 9, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs