Vanderbilt and SMU arguably did nothing to merit dropping from the poll -- .
Vanderbilt and SMU arguably would have been Nos. 26 and 27 if it went that deep -- but there had to be two sacrificial lambs to make room for Cincinnati and Oregon .
Vanderbilt and SMU arguably did nothing to merit dropping from the poll -- and would have been Nos. 26 and 27 if it went that deep -- but there had to be two sacrificial lambs to make room for Cincinnati and Oregon .