Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: End of season format flawed after compelling season

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Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Remaining undefeated teams take shape in rivalry week

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Remaining undefeated teams take shape in rivalry week

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 26 - 10:01 a.m.

Rivalry week lived up to the hype. Thankfully!
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Washington makes its move in crowded room of undefeated teams

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Washington makes its move in crowded room of undefeated teams

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 19 - 10:01 a.m.

A majority of the SEC essentially took the week off, but there were still a handful of interesting games this week that shifted the balance in my ballot.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: The inevitability of Georgia continues to roll on ... for now

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: The inevitability of Georgia continues to roll on ... for now

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 12 - 10:01 a.m.

There was drama in Week 11, but nothing overly unexpected.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Oregon makes its move with a statement win

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Oregon makes its move with a statement win

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 29 - 10:01 a.m.

The weekend's slate of games may not have featured heavy hitters — at least a plethora of them — but there was still some entertaining games that made for a fun weekend of college football.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Oklahoma makes a statement as Georgia wakes up to season

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Oklahoma makes a statement as Georgia wakes up to season

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 8 - 10:01 a.m.

What happened in Week 6?
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: In chaotic week, there are more questions than answers

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: In chaotic week, there are more questions than answers

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 17 - 10:01 a.m.

It's always the week you least suspect that provides the most entertainment and drama.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Texas is back ... like, really; USC looks unstoppable

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Texas is back ... like, really; USC looks unstoppable

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 10 - 10:01 a.m.

Before we get too crazy, it's a good reminder that the season is only two weeks old, but Texas is legit back this time.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Georgia was the train that couldn't be stopped ... again

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Georgia was the train that couldn't be stopped ... again

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Jan. 9 - 9:09 p.m.

All the magic of college football was used in the College Football Playoff semifinal games — at least we'll have those two great games.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Utes move up after Pac-12 title game win over Trojans

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Utes move up after Pac-12 title game win over Trojans

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Dec. 4 - 8:01 a.m.

The college football season wrapped up the regular season with championship week.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Chaos rules the weekend as Michigan takes big step forward

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Chaos rules the weekend as Michigan takes big step forward

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 27 - 10:01 a.m.

The final week of the regular season brought chaos to college football.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: USC takes commanding step in Pac-12, but top 4 remain

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: USC takes commanding step in Pac-12, but top 4 remain

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 20 - 10:02 a.m.

It was supposed to be a quieter weekend for most of the teams in the Associated Press Top 25, with only the Pac-12 and Mountain West seemingly in the spotlight.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Pac-12 embraces chaos, top 5 teams remain steady

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Pac-12 embraces chaos, top 5 teams remain steady

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 13 - 10:01 a.m.

The story of the weekend was the Pac-12 finding a way to mess up a good thing.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Is there anyone that can stop Georgia yet?

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Is there anyone that can stop Georgia yet?

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Nov. 6 - 10:01 a.m.

It was supposed to be a sort of rebuilding year for Georgia.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: It's time to have a talk about Tennessee as the No. 1 team

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: It's time to have a talk about Tennessee as the No. 1 team

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 30 - 10:01 a.m.

After a dominant win over another Associated Press Top 25 team in then-No. 19 Kentucky, Tennessee is now my new No. 1 team.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Oregon gets statement win, Big 12 has contenders

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Oregon gets statement win, Big 12 has contenders

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 23 - 10:01 a.m.

The following is the ballot I submitted to the Associated Press that will be counted toward the official consensus poll.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: As Tennessee rises, Alabama falls ... a bit

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: As Tennessee rises, Alabama falls ... a bit

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 16 - 10:01 a.m.

The weekend featured five games where both teams were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, and most did not disappoint.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Tennessee makes its move, UCLA inside Top 10

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Tennessee makes its move, UCLA inside Top 10

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 9 - 10:01 a.m.

There were six teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 this week that lost over the weekend, and half of them have now been removed from my ballot.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Ohio State comes in at No. 1 amid turnover in rankings

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Ohio State comes in at No. 1 amid turnover in rankings

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Oct. 2 - 10:01 a.m.

The week featured five games where Top 25 teams played each other, setting up for a massive shift in the rankings once the games were final.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: USC makes its move up, Oklahoma drops

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: USC makes its move up, Oklahoma drops

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 25 - 10:01 a.m.

Just as we thought we were getting to know many teams, they went and flipped the script to keep us guessing.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: A shakeup in the Top 5 as BYU drops following loss

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: A shakeup in the Top 5 as BYU drops following loss

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 18 - 10:01 a.m.

As far as the games that featured Top 25 teams go, there wasn't a whole lot of drama in Week 3.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: BYU moves into Top 10 after wild finish, Alabama drops

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: BYU moves into Top 10 after wild finish, Alabama drops

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 10:01 a.m.

If you're not loving college football through the first two weeks of the season, what gets you excited?
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Georgia reloads and looks dangerous, Florida jumps in

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Georgia reloads and looks dangerous, Florida jumps in

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 6 - 10:01 a.m.

For all the anticipation for the return of the college football season, the opening weekend of full competition lived up to the hype.
Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Alabama leads the way; Utes and Cougars get top-15 love

Josh Furlong's AP Top 25: Alabama leads the way; Utes and Cougars get top-15 love

Josh Furlong, KSL.com  |  Posted Aug. 10 - 9:34 a.m.

The following ballot was submitted by me to the Associated Press earlier this month as part of the preseason consensus poll.