21.   Their defense is fourth in the NFL and their special teams are ranked third.

22.   Under some circumstances, we could understand how a once-beaten team could be ranked ahead of an unbeaten one.

23.   What if an unbeaten team is ranked below a once-beaten team?

24.   With dozens of college basketball games each night, there is barely enough newspaper space for the contests involving ranked teams.

25.   Both teams are ranked among the top five in the nation.

26.   Four ranked teams in four weeks.

27.   Its double team is ranked third in the world.

28.   No other conference had more than one team ranked during the year.

29.   No Ivy League team has been ranked that high since.

30.   The last of the preseason ranked teams were Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Indiana, Purdue and California.