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College football is a mess.
Last Saturday, Notre Dame defeated Florida State, 31-24, in one of the best college games in a long time.
The Fightinglrisharenow ranked No. 1 in the nation, have a record of 10.0 and close out their season with Boston College ranked somewhere between16thand17th in the country.
You see, there are two pol1s.theAPpollandtheUSA Today/CNN top 25, which decide the rankings of the schools.
This is where the trouble begins. Florida state (9-1) loses the biggest game Qf the season,_andit looks like Bobby Bowden has blownanotb· er chance at that elusive National Qwnpiooship. However, the Seminoles end up ranked No. 2 in the AP poll and No. 3 in the USA Today poll.
Nebraska (10.0) is ranked third in the AP poll and second in the USA Today top 25. Howevct, when the two polls are added together, tbey end up being rankedthird.
This means the greatest college football game in the past decade was a meaningless regular season game, because both teams may meet again in the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day.
But wait, the plot gets thicker.
Eagan and Rob Uff, who have the "potential to play varsity, but the final team is not made at this point in time." The return of Kerchner and Wissler will also benefit the team.
The team seems to be headed for a good year. This is due to many things, especially the excellent recruiting of the basketball staff. Last year's record was 20-6, and the men achieved victory in the PACs. Men's
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lbere are two other undefeated teams in the country, West Virginia (9-0) and Auburn (10.0). 1be Mountaineers are ranked ninth in the APand sixth in the USA Today poll. They play No. 4 Miami(8-l)tbisweekend A win will elevate their ranking into the top five. A loss drops them off the board
The undefeated Auburn Tigers are ranked sixth in the AP poll and nranked in the USA Today top 25 because they are on probation. This means they cannotplay in a bowl game. They close out the season against Alabama (8-1-1) this weekend.
Wehavenoteventouched upon Ohio State, No. 5 in both polls.,and also undefeated, kight now, there are at least seven teams with National Championsnip hopes.
You tell me that college football does not need a tournament.
