If Tech or OSU loses this first game, they drop 4-5 spots..but if they win their next 4 after that with perhaps all of them versus ranked opponents, they vault right back ahead of USC.
You're not giving the voters enough credit. The voters understand what's coming up for the likes of Texas, Tech and OSU.. they realize that whoever survives this relatively unscathed deserves to be right up towards the very top of the polls.
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