Underground Resume Ranking Report – Week 4

“It’s mass confusion down here. Just a mess.”
This week’s rankings brought to you by the ghost of Bill Stewart’s coaching career.

Dropped: East Carolina, Oregon, South Florida, North Carolina, Minnesota, Southern Miss

Just Missed: Minnesota, Oregon, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, South Florida, Kentucky

Comments, Concerns, and General Shenanigans

Mass confusion?
Yeah, the rankings are still a bit of a mess, but they’re slowly working themselves out.  There’s much less movement going on this week and once the major conference play begins, there will even less crazy fluctuations.

His Coachness can even charm a computer
We’re sure the first thing you noticed is the very conspicuous presence of UCLA in 6th.  No, it’s not a typo. No, we don’t believe UCLA has the 6th best resume in the nation.  Yes, UCLA really did earn that rating.  How?  Strength of schedule.  Exhibit A: the win over Tennessee.  Exhibit B: losses to BYU and Arizona.  This gives them roughly the 3rd toughest schedule to date in FBS football (more on that later).  This rating won’t last, however.  A loss against Fresno State this week (again, UCLA has a very tough schedule) will raise their rating to somewhere between 110 and 120, depending on other results.  If UCLA wins, they’ll maintain about the same rating.  Don’t worry; if UCLA is emphatically not a good team, the system will work it out as more games get played.