Number 8 is good enough after the Sugar Bowl.
Probably right after two losses in a row, but does anyone really think USCe and Mizzou are better than Bama this year?
My guess is that it has to do with the timing of the losses and the stage on which they were lost. We had consecutive losses with huge audiences. I think it just reinforces what they say about how it's generally better to lose earlier rather than later. I'm somewhat surprised we didn't fall out of the top 10, given the way we played against Oklahoma.