Kevan Lee at SB Nation’s Boise State site, One Bronco Nation Under God, has a complete breakdown of the final AP college football rankings, including a look at where every voter ranked BSU. (Craig James, professional hater, had them seventh.) Lee writes that the Broncos finishing fourth in the polls is a reflection of how the team is perceived:
Final College Football Rankings Reflect How Media Views Boise State
Some people (including myself to some degree) thought that the final polls might give some insight into how voters will handle Boise State next season. The thought was that if pollsters put Boise State at No. 2, they respect the Broncos enough to keep them with college football’s elite next preseason. If the Broncos finished worse than No. 3, the thought was that there still exists a barrier between the Broncos and the equality that they seek.
Well, Boise State finished No. 4, so we may have our answer.
Voters are not completely sold on Boise State yet, for whatever reason. Some of it may be that there are some other very good football teams this season, but another part of it is that voters still hold certain biases against certain teams, schedules, and conferences.
Lee concludes that while No. 4 is a slight disappointment, in the grand scheme, it’s an outstanding final result for a team that had a historic season.
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