I thought about that too....but what does 2 games in conference matter? If you are only basing it within conference, nobody "really" knows how tough that conference is relative to other conferences anyways. Besides that, the Pac 10 already has played conference games at this point :lol: No matter who you are playing, cupcakes or not, 4 games at least give you a feel for the team. They may collapse after that, like Michigan did last year, but it's a better starting point than doing it in the preseason.
The problem is, is that these meaningless early season rankings mean too much without a playoff system.