The Coaches Poll

The coaches of the NCAA determine where a team is placed in the rankings. There are many factors that a coach will look for in a team when decided what place they should be in. The number one thing is a team's record. If a team is undefeated more than likely they will be higher than a team who has lost one or two games. This is not always the case though and this is where the conflict arises. People may think that just because a team has gone undefeated they deserve to be higher than those who have lost but many will argue that its not fair for those teams who do not play the same level competition as others. An example of this would be the Big 12 and the WAC conferences. The Big 12 has much better competition than the WAC conference because they play bigger and better teams. If the NCAA went to a playoff system like the NFL is then they wouldn't have to worry about people being upset about the rankings and standings because everyone would have a fair chance to play for the National Championship.