UCLA is the only team to remain undefeated. Nebraska beats K State. Ohio St. finishes with its one loss. Well, you get the picture. Their quarterback Michael Bishop suffered an apparent concussion, left the game temporarily, and a University of Nebraska doctor lied about the severity of the injury keeping him out of the game.
Cougar fans are outraged.
Even if they rank K State first, they would have to drop both OSU to eighth or below. Tennessee would have to be ranked below sixth in one of the polls and so would Notre Dame, and Florida State could not average above fifth. In other words, two teams with two losses would have to be rocketed to third and fourth place in order for K State to place second overall. Equivalent scenarios are not so implausible. A great player sits out a game because of injury and his team loses.