I've always wondered if future schedules have a small impact on rank movement when a team is on the precipice of ranking tiers (top 10, top 15, etc). I realize that ranking is decided by coaches and the press, and it's a variety of personalities, yadda yadda yadda, but they may do it subconsciously because everybody loves a big game. Probably the polls have simply noticed an uptick in our momentum from Delaware to ECU and the right teams have lost. #footballconspiracytheories