As part of my new column, THE WEEKEND, I get the honor of releasing my rankings from the past weekend of games.
Why am I doing 15 teams instead of 25? The top 15 teams give a more realistic outlook of the College Football Playoffs race. Those ranked lower than 15 need more than just a couple of good wins to have a chance to enter the college football playoff conversation.
With 15 teams, we know who is at the bottom of the barrel and the top of the mountain.
The opening week rankings usually resemble the initial preseason rankings released a couple of weeks before the season start. I use the Coaches Poll as a secondary resource to develop my rankings. Primarily, I base my rankings on two things; who did you play, and how well did you play against them?
If two teams have the same caliber opponent, I look towards using other factors from the game notes I created.
Please let me know how you feel, and do not hesitate to disagree. Welcome to THE WEEKEND.