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Fixing the Final 2022 AP College Football Poll

1) Georgia 15-0
2) Texas Christian 13-2
3) Michigan 13-1
4) Ohio State 11-2
5) Alabama 11-2
6) Tennessee 11-2
7) Penn State 11-2
8) Washington 11-2
9) Tulane 12-2
10) Utah 10-4
11) Florida State 10-3
12) Southern Cal 11-3
13) Clemson 11-3
14) Kansas State 10-4
15) Oregon 10-3
16) Louisiana State 10-4
17) Oregon State 10-3
18) Notre Dame 9-4
19) Troy 12-2
20) Mississippi State 9-4
21) UCLA 9-4
22) Pittsburgh 9-4
23) South Carolina 8-5
24) Fresno State 10-4
25) Texas 8-5

Here is the final AP poll college football top 25 for the 2022 season. The fixed final AP poll top 25 follows the article below.

But before I get to correcting the AP poll's errors, let me make one thing clear. This is not about what I would personally prefer to see in the rankings. I myself would be inclined to rank 13-2 Texas Christian below 13-1 Michigan and 11-2 Ohio State (more on this issue below), and I would put 11-3 Southern Cal ahead of 10-4 Utah (also covered below), just as a couple of examples. But in these cases, the choices the AP poll made are logically viable. This is about fixing only those AP poll choices that are not logically valid or fair.

For the second time in 3 years, no team ranked in the AP poll's top 25 will fall out of the fixed AP poll's top 25! That's right, the 25 teams you see listed to the left are the 25 teams you'll see in the fixed top 25 at the bottom of this article, just in a different order. This is pretty remarkable, because previous to the 2020 season, the last AP poll that saw no teams fall out of the fixed top 25 had been 1985!

So... great job on that score, sportswriters! Now if only you could learn to properly heed head-to-head results we'd really be getting somewhere...

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett scoring one of the many touchdowns in a 65-7 demolition of TCU in the national championship game to cap the 2022 season

My ms-painting of Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett scoring one of the many touchdowns that buried Texas Christian 65-7, giving Georgia their second straight national championship.

Texas Christian

As touched on above, I would rank #2 Texas Christian (13-2) lower than this, dropping them to at least #4, if not further, and I was quite surprised to see them ranked #2 after getting ultra-trounced 65-7 by Georgia in the national championship game. I can only surmise that voters filled out their ballots before the game, and pre-decided that the winner would be #1 and the loser #2, so the score didn't matter.

Ohio State lost a razor-close game to Georgia just a week prior (and Michigan routed Ohio State 45-23 in their regular season finale), so it is very hard for me to swallow TCU being ranked #2 after losing 65-7 to that same Georgia team. TCU already has an upset loss to #14 Kansas State in the Big 12 title game, while Michigan and Ohio State took no upset losses. And TCU posted 5 close wins (touchdown or less), 4 of them over unranked teams, while Michigan had just 2 such games and Ohio State none.

TCU did beat Michigan head-to-head in a playoff game, giving it extra weight, so I do think that ranking TCU at #2 is logically valid, if barely, but I also think it is a poor choice.

No change.

Tennessee > Alabama

I find it very strange that AP poll voters bent over backwards, ignoring all the other pertinent facts, to heed the head-to-head result in the case of 13-2 TCU vs. 13-1 Michigan, yet they ignored the head-to-head result in the case of 11-2 Tennessee vs. 11-2 Alabama despite Alabama not having the advantages that Michigan had over TCU. It doesn't make much sense. I covered the Tennessee vs. Alabama issue in an article I posted a week before the final AP poll was published, and I also complained about this issue in a couple of articles I published in December.

This is pretty simple. Both teams were 11-2, and Tennessee beat Alabama. Tennessee did take an upset loss (#23 South Carolina), but so did Alabama (#16 LSU). Tennessee's other loss came to #1 Georgia, whom Alabama did not play. Tennessee's loss to South Carolina was ugly, 63-38 (25 point differential), but Tennessee also stomped on LSU 40-13 (27 point differential), and since LSU beat Alabama, that 27-point score is just as comparatively ugly for Alabama as the 25-point score is for Tennessee. Tennessee posted 3 close wins, 1 over an unrated team, and Alabama also posted 3 close wins, but 2 of them were over unrated teams. So I don't see a performance advantage for Alabama here.

Schedule? Tennessee defeated 4 ranked teams and 7 bowl qualifiers, while Alabama defeated 3 ranked teams and 6 bowl qualifiers. So there is simply no good reason to ignore the head-to-head result here. Alabama should not get extra points just because their name is "Alabama."

Switch 'em. Tennessee moves to #5 and Alabama drops to #6.

Penn State

As I said in the aforementioned previous article, I myself would rank #7 Penn State (11-2) ahead of both Tennessee and Alabama, as Penn State took no upset losses (their losses came to #3 Michigan and #4 Ohio State, both ranked higher than Tennessee and Alabama), while, again, Tennessee and Alabama each took an upset loss to a lower-rated team. Penn State also had just 1 close win, while Tennessee and Alabama each had 3. However, Penn State only beat 1 ranked team (#10 Utah in the Rose Bowl), and since Tennessee beat 4 and Alabama 3, I think I can let the AP poll keep Penn State ranked behind Tennessee and Alabama based on that schedule difference. It should also be noted that the SEC was the top conference this season, forging a 56-12 record against nonconference opponents, while the Big 10 was but 37-14.

Utah and Southern Cal

Here is another issue I have addressed before. 10-4 Utah, ranked at #10, has taken 3 upset losses, with no upset wins over higher-ranked teams to balance any of those losses out, and in my opinion that is just too many. I understand that Utah defeated Southern Cal twice, but USC has taken no upset losses, so Utah's 3 upset losses should outweigh their 2 head-to-head wins over USC. This can be seen in their straight records: USC is 11-3 and Utah is 10-4. I would drop Utah back behind USC myself, and in that spot, Utah's 3 upset losses to lower-ranked teams would be balanced out much better due to 2 upset wins over a higher-ranked team.

However, this is another one I can give to AP poll voters. One of Utah's upset losses came in their opener (at Florida), giving it less weight since it was early in the season, and one of their wins over USC came in the PAC 12 title game, giving it more weight, since it came at the end of the season (and it was also by a very decisive score, 47-24). Utah also performed better, with just 2 close wins (touchdown or less) to USC's 4 (2 of them against losing teams).

I think it's a bit of a stretch to rank Utah higher, but... no change.

Notre Dame > Clemson > Florida State

Here is another issue I addressed in my previous article. 9-4 Notre Dame (#18) defeated 11-3 Clemson (#13) 35-14, and Clemson defeated 10-3 Florida State (#11) 34-28 on the road, and that is the order in which these teams should be ranked. Obviously the AP poll got this victory chain backward. The AP poll's choice to rank FSU higher than ACC champion Clemson is particularly egregious, as FSU has no legitimate argument at all for being rated higher than Clemson.

Notre Dame has taken 2 upset losses, Clemson 1, so Notre Dame's win over Clemson leaves both teams with the same relevant record, and of course the head-to-head tiebreaker goes to Notre Dame. And it was a very decisive 35-14 win. Clemson does have one argument against Notre Dame, and that is the fact that Notre Dame's upset losses were very bad, both to unranked teams, one of them 3-9 Stanford! However, I don't think Clemson has enough of an overall performance or schedule advantage to negate the head-to-head result. And both of Notre Dame's upset losses came in their first 6 games. After that, they went 6-1, including the rout of Clemson. Clemson finished 4-3. And the bowl games only served to reinforce the notion that Notre Dame should be ranked ahead of Clemson, because Notre Dame won their bowl game over South Carolina, who beat Clemson in their regular season finale. South Carolina also stomped on Tennessee the game before that, and Tennessee crushed Clemson in their bowl game.

As I said, Florida State has no legitimate argument for being ranked higher than ACC champion Clemson. They took 2 upset losses to unranked opponents, and if Clemson is ranked behind Notre Dame, they only have one upset loss. So the head-to-head win renders Clemson effectively 2 games better than FSU for the season. And FSU's bowl performance was quite bad, a 3-point win over a losing team (6-7 Oklahoma). It makes no sense that that terrible performance led AP voters to move FSU up past Clemson in the final poll. They were basically given a higher rating simply because they drew a far, far, far, far, far weaker opponent in their bowl game than Clemson did (Clemson's bowl opponent was now-#5 Tennessee). Senseless. Florida State played 2 ranked opponents, while Clemson and Notre Dame each played 4.

Where to Rank Them

So Notre Dame > Clemson > Florida State. Where do we place them in the rankings? Well, the average ranking of the 3 teams is 14, where Kansas State is, and the average poll points for the 3 teams is 713.33, and KSU has 784, so the first place we want to look is right behind KSU. However, all 3 teams currently ranked behind KSU--Oregon, LSU, and Oregon State--have better relevant records than do Notre Dame, Clemson, and Florida State, so I think we should simply drop Clemson and Florida State back behind Notre Dame, who sits right behind Oregon State. Look at Oregon State: they have taken no upset losses, and they have a win against 10-3 Oregon. Notre Dame has 2 upset losses, Clemson 1, and FSU 2. Oregon should be dropped back behind Oregon State, who beat them (covered next), and when they are dropped there, they will also have no upset losses, and they have a big win over #10 Utah. That makes them effectively 3 games better than Notre Dame for the season.

Louisiana State is a trickier situation. They have 2 upset losses, same as Notre Dame, but one of those upset losses is balanced out by a huge upset win over now-#6 Alabama. Since Notre Dame has no upset wins, that makes LSU effectively 1 game better than Notre Dame for the season. However, one of LSU's upset losses came to Florida State, so let's compare LSU to FSU. FSU has 2 upset losses, while LSU has 1 upset loss and a loss to FSU. That would make the teams even, with the head-to-head tiebreaker going to FSU. However, LSU's win over #6 Alabama moves them effectively a game better than FSU for the season, so there is no "tie" and LSU should be rated higher. LSU played 5 rated teams and FSU played just 2 (Oregon State, Oregon, and LSU each played 5 ranked opponents, more than Notre Dame, Clemson, or FSU played). If LSU is rated higher than FSU, as they should be, it actually makes FSU's rating stronger, as now one of their 2 upset losses is balanced out by an upset win (and Clemson is effectively just 1 game better than FSU for the season rather than 2).

Drop Clemson back behind Notre Dame, and drop Florida State back behind Clemson. That results in the following big ratings shift: Southern Cal #11, Kansas State #12, Oregon #13, Louisiana State #14, Oregon State #15, Notre Dame #16, Clemson #17, and Florida State #18. Further support for this shift is the fact that the ACC was the worst of the major conferences this season with a 42-22 record against nonconference opponents. So perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that a pair of 3-loss PAC 12 teams might deserve to be ranked higher than a pair of 3-loss ACC teams.

Oregon State > Oregon

Yet another issue I addressed in my previous article. 10-3 Oregon State (now #15) defeated 10-3 Oregon (#13) 38-34 in their regular season finale, and they should therefore be rated higher. Both teams played the same amount of rated opponents and bowl qualifiers, and they performed about the same, so there is no good reason to ignore the head-to-head result here. Furthermore, both teams should be moved ahead of 10-4 Louisiana State. LSU has 2 upset losses and 1 upset win, while Oregon State and Oregon have no upset losses at all, so Oregon State and Oregon both have better relevant records. I would further move both Oregon State and Oregon ahead of 10-4 Kansas State, but I think I can give this one to the AP poll voters. KSU has the same relevant record as Oregon State, as they have 1 upset loss (to #25 Texas) balanced out by an upset win (over #2 TCU). But KSU has beaten 7 bowl qualifiers, 2 more than OSU, and their upset win over TCU came in the Big 12 title game, which gives that game greater emphasis.

Move Oregon State up ahead of Oregon. That puts Oregon State at #13, Oregon at #14, and Louisiana State at #15.

Fresno State and Texas

10-4 Fresno State (#24) started the season 1-4, then went 9-0 the rest of the way, so this was clearly a far different team by the end than they were in the beginning. However, none of those 9 wins came over rated opponents, and I just can't see Fresno State being rated higher than 8-5 Texas, who sits right behind them at #25. Fresno State and Texas each took 2 upset losses to unranked opponents, but unlike Fresno State, Texas made up for one of their upset losses with a big upset win, 34-27 at now-#12 Kansas State. That game renders Texas effectively a game better than Fresno State for the season.

Texas also very clearly outperformed Fresno State for the season. Fresno State was beaten by 20 or more points twice, and they posted 3 close wins (touchdown or less) over unranked opponents, giving them 5 weak performances. Texas posted just 1 close win over an unranked opponent, and all 5 of their losses were close, so this is a big advantage for Texas. More than that, Texas lost by just 1 point to now-#6 Alabama, by 7 points to #2 TCU, and by 7 points to #8 Washington in their bowl game. Those are tremendous performances, all more impressive than any of Fresno State's wins.

I would rate Texas much higher than the AP poll did, probably moving them up right behind LSU. But I think the AP poll can keep #23 South Carolina (8-5) rated higher than Texas. Texas and South Carolina have the same relevant record (SC took 3 upset losses and posted 2 upset wins), but SC's upset wins came at the end of the regular season, giving them greater weight, and their 63-38 win over #6 Tennessee is so spectacular that I can accept it boosting SC over Texas.

Drop Fresno State behind Texas, putting Texas at #24 and Fresno State at #25.

Pittsburgh

9-4 Pittsburgh (#22) has taken 3 "upset" losses, and they have only balanced out one of those losses with an upset win, besting #21 UCLA 37-35 in the Sun Bowl. That gives them a worse relevant record than both of the teams currently ranked behind them, 8-5 South Carolina (3 upset losses and 2 upset wins) and 8-5 Texas (2 upset losses and 1 upset win). Furthermore, SC and Texas got their upset wins over much higher-ranked teams than Pitt did, and both played twice as many rated teams as Pitt did. Pitt should be dropped behind both teams.

In my previous article, I indicated that Pitt should be ranked behind 9-5 North Carolina (#32 in the Others Receiving Votes section of the AP poll), and thus not ranked in the top 25 at all. North Carolina beat Pitt 42-24, very decisive, and they thereby won the Coastal Division of the ACC over Pitt. The only reason NC has one more loss than Pitt is because they won the division and had to play an extra game against Clemson, a team Pitt did not play. And even Pitt's one big win, by 2 points over UCLA in the Sun Bowl, is not necessarily a better result than NC's 1 point loss to Oregon in the Holiday Bowl, given that Oregon beat UCLA by 15 points this season. I would definitely rate North Carolina ahead of Pitt myself.

However, this is another one I am going to give to the AP poll voters. The fact is, Pitt did beat a higher-ranked team (UCLA), and UNC did not, regardless of whether or not their bowl performances were comparable. NC and Pitt have the same relevant record, and normally the head-to-head tiebreaker would put NC ahead, but since Pitt's upset win came in a bowl game, giving it extra weight, I think you can therefore see Pitt as having a better relevant record than NC by a fraction of a game. I don't think bowl games should count twice, but I do think they should be counted for a bit more than regular season games. NC also performed far worse than Pitt did, posting a massive 6 close games (touchdown or less) against unranked opponents. And finally, UNC had a horrible finish, dropping their last 4 games, 2 of them to unranked opponents (one of them a losing team), while Pitt finished 5-0 against 3 bowl qualifiers and 1 ranked team.

Again, Pitt should be dropped back behind South Carolina and Texas, but they can remain ranked ahead of now-#25 Fresno State. The teams have the same relevant record (Fresno State 2 upset losses, Pitt 3 upset losses and 1 upset win), but again, Pitt's upset win came in their bowl game, so if you give that game greater weight, you can fairly see Pitt as being effectively a fraction of a game better than Fresno State for the season.

Drop Pittsburgh behind Texas, putting South Carolina at #22, Texas at #23, and Pittsburgh at #24.

Troy

12-2 Troy (#19) is a similar story to Fresno State and Pittsburgh, as they have 2 "upset" losses to unranked teams and no wins over rated opponents, leaving them with the same relevant record Pitt and Fresno State have. Troy's straight record looks much more impressive than those teams only because they played no rated opponents at all. All 4 of the teams currently rated behind Troy have better relevant records, and Troy should be dropped behind all of them.

In December, I wrote that Troy should be ranked behind Mississippi, who beat them 28-10. I would still consider ranking them this way myself, out of the top 25, but as I wrote in my previous article, I think that Mississippi's upset bowl loss to 8-5 Texas Tech has opened the door for the AP poll to fairly rank Troy higher. And maybe they're right. Troy's upset loss to Mississippi came in their opener, giving it less weight, and their other upset loss came in game 3. They then won 11 straight games. But Troy is still overrated.

Let's cut to the chase and compare Troy to now-#23 Texas (8-5). Both teams took 2 upset losses to unranked opponents, but unlike Troy, Texas made up for one of theirs with a big upset win over now-#12 Kansas State. That makes Texas effectively one game better than Troy for the season, and even if you give lesser weight to Troy's upset losses because they came early, that should not be enough to make up for the gap. Troy's best win came 18-12 over 11-3 Texas-San Antonio (#27 in the Others Receiving Votes section of the AP poll) in the Cure Bowl, but Texas trumps that with a resounding 41-20 win over the same team. And Texas outperformed Troy to such a degree that the teams are not even in the same ballpark. Troy was routed by unranked Mississippi, and they posted 6 close wins over unranked opponents, while Texas was close in all 5 of their losses, and they only had one close win over an unranked team. As previously noted, Texas also lost to now-#6 Alabama by just 1 point, to #2 TCU by 7, and to #8 Washington by 7. Troy doesn't even come close to Texas by any rational comparison.

Troy can, however, remain ranked ahead of now-#24 Pitt. They have the same relevant record (Troy 2 upset losses, Pitt 3 upset losses and 1 upset win), and though you can give greater weight to Pitt's big upset win because it came in a bowl game, you can also give lesser weight, as previously discussed, to Troy's upset losses since they came very early, so that's a wash. Pitt outperformed Troy, but Troy was 8-2 against bowl qualifiers, Pitt 3-3, and Troy defeated 5 9-win teams, Pitt 2. Those 9-win teams Troy beat were all minor-conference teams, so I don't think you can take that data too far, but Troy and Pitt are close enough that I think it's reason enough to rank Troy higher, though you can viably rate either of these teams higher than the other.

Drop Troy back behind Texas, to #23. Mississippi State, UCLA, South Carolina, and Texas all move up one spot.

UCLA and Mississippi State

9-4 UCLA, currently rated #20, is the biggest sticking point in fixing this year's AP poll. They have 2 upset losses to lower-rated teams, but they balanced both out with upset wins over #8 Washington and now-#14 Oregon, and that gives UCLA a better relevant record than all the teams ranked behind Oregon. UCLA could be ranked as highly as #15, right there behind Oregon, and I myself would rank them at least #16, ahead of Notre Dame and behind LSU. But the question isn't where I would rate them, the question is, given that AP poll voters clearly want to rate them much lower than that, how low can we fairly allow UCLA to go?

One of UCLA's upset losses came in their bowl game, 37-35 to now-#24 Pittsburgh, and it being a bowl game, we can give that game greater weight. UCLA also finished extremely poorly in general, dropping 3 of their last 4 games. In addition to the upset loss in their bowl game, that stretch included a home loss to a losing team (5-7 Arizona) and a 7-point win over another losing team (4-8 Cal).

Still, I just can't see UCLA being ranked behind 9-4 Mississippi State, who currently sits right in front of them at #19. MSU has 1 upset loss to an unranked team, and they didn't beat any rated opponents. Their best win came 19-10 over 8-5 Illinois in their bowl game, and Illinois is not really even close to being ranked (they are tied for #39 in the Others Receiving Votes section of the AP poll). And that score is deceptive -- MSU returned a desperation lateral for a touchdown on the game's last play. So it was a poor performance, and that is MSU's big problem. Not only do they not have much to show for themselves in terms of who they defeated, but they consistently performed poorly. All 4 of their losses came by more than a touchdown, and they posted 3 close wins over unranked teams, for an enormous total of 7 weak performances. UCLA lost big just once, and they posted just 2 close wins over unranked teams. And finally, I just can't see punishing UCLA here for their bowl loss to #24 Pitt, given that Mississippi State did not themselves defeat any team rated that highly.

That brings us to 10-3 Florida State, who currently sits right in front of Mississippi State. FSU had 2 upset losses to unranked teams and 1 upset win (over now-#16 LSU), and since UCLA had 2 upset losses and 2 upset wins, UCLA was effectively a game better than FSU for the season. However, UCLA's 2 upset losses came in their last 4 games, one of them in a bowl game, so you can weight both games more, and Florida State's upset losses came in the first half of the season, so you can weight those less. Unlike Mississippi State, FSU did prove themselves capable of beating a top 25 opponent (#16 LSU), so I think UCLA's upset bowl loss to #24 Pitt means more in this comparison. And Florida State defeated 6 bowl qualifiers, UCLA just 4. I think rating UCLA behind Florida State is a poor choice, so I've spent a lot of time looking at this issue, but I suppose I can let the AP poll have this one.

Mississippi State

So we're moving Mississippi State down below UCLA. I would rate them even lower myself, behind South Carolina and Texas, but I think they can remain ranked ahead of South Carolina. Again, MSU had 1 upset loss and no wins over rated opponents, while SC had 3 upset losses and 2 wins over higher-rated opponents (Tennessee and Clemson), so MSU and SC had the same relevant record. But aside from South Carolina's 2 huge wins, which just serve to balance out 2 of their ugly losses to unrated teams (44-30 to 7-6 Arkansas, 23-10 to 6-7 Missouri, 38-6 to 6-7 Florida), SC didn't do much of anything, beating just 1 bowl qualifying opponent (7-6 Kentucky). Mississippi State beat 5 bowl qualifiers, including a pair of 8-win major conference teams (Mississippi and Illinois). So I suppose I can accept Mississippi State being rated higher than South Carolina.

UCLA and Mississippi State switch places, UCLA to #19 and Mississippi State to #20.

A Final Word on Troy, Pittsburgh, and Fresno State

With 7 total "upset" losses to unranked opponents, #23 Troy (12-2), #24 Pittsburgh (9-4), and #25 Fresno State (10-4) had much weaker seasons than we normally see from teams in the bottom of a fixed AP poll's top 25. Just last year, 13-1 Louisiana failed to make the fixed 2021 AP poll's top 25 because of just 1 upset loss (combined with beating no one of value). That team would be ranked #23 this year. 9-3 North Carolina State and 12-2 Houston also failed to make the cut last year, and they were better than Pitt and Troy were this year. It goes to show that there can be plenty of luck involved with whether or not a team gets into the final top 25.

This year, it just happens that there are very few (or no?) good candidates for the bottom slots of the top 25. There was a lot of parity after the top 22, and mid-level teams kept beating each other up in circles. Going into the bowl games, Mississippi, North Carolina State, Kentucky, Florida, and Washington State all looked like good candidates for being ranked in the bottom of a final top 25, but they all lost their bowl games, mostly in upsets. 8-5 Texas Tech, who beat Ole Miss in their bowl game, took 2 upset losses during the regular season and also lost by 2 touchdowns to 8-5 North Carolina State. NC State lost to 8-5 Maryland in their bowl game, and Maryland, who also took a pair of "upset" losses during the regular season, did nothing else of value but beat NC State. 8-5 Iowa, who romped on Kentucky 21-0 in their bowl game, took 3 "upset" losses and did not beat a team that even came close to finishing ranked.

So you see, all this carnage opened a window of opportunity for Troy, Pitt, and Fresno State this year, but most years teams like these would not make the cut.

Fixed AP Poll Top 25

As I noted at the top of this article, no team falls out of the fixed AP poll top 25, the second time this is happened in the last 3 years! Also noted above, the last time it had happened prior to 2020 was 1985. Normally, I compare here the teams falling out of the fixed poll to the teams coming into the fixed poll. Instead, this time I will just note that the original AP poll's 25 teams suffered a total of 36 losses to lower-ranked teams, and the fixed poll's 25 teams suffered 33 losses to lower-ranked teams, a 3 game improvement. That's a simple result of heeding head-to-head results.

And here it is, your fixed final AP poll for the 2022 season, now logically coherent.

1) Georgia 15-0	--
2) Texas Christian 13-2	--
3) Michigan 13-1	--
4) Ohio State 11-2	--
5) Tennessee 11-2	+1
6) Alabama 11-2	-1
7) Penn State 11-2	--
8) Washington 11-2	--
9) Tulane 12-2	--
10) Utah 10-4	--
11) Southern Cal 11-3	+1
12) Kansas State 10-4	+2
13) Oregon State 10-3	+4
14) Oregon 10-3	+1
15) Louisiana State 10-4	+1
16) Notre Dame 9-4	+2
17) Clemson 11-3	-4
18) Florida State 10-3	-7
19) UCLA 9-4	+2
20) Mississippi State 9-4	--
21) South Carolina 8-5	+2
22) Texas 8-5	+3
23) Troy 12-2	-4
24) Pittsburgh 9-4	-2
25) Fresno State 10-4	-1

Fixed AP Polls
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