Locked On West Virginia - Daily Podcast on West Virginia Mountaineers Football & Basketball
Sep 22, 2026 · 33 min · 13 segments
ESPN’s Strength of Record metric says West Virginia has built the No. 7 résumé in all of college football—yet the Mountaineers remain outside the AP Top 25. How is that possible? We break down what…
Jackson JohnsonGuestObviously, you know, West Virginia having a favorable ranking is something maybe not some people saw with ESPN, Jackson.
And this happens to be the case here as we look at the strength of record that ESPN put out today.
They've got Texas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, Florida, Michigan, and West Virginia number seven.
Interesting stuff here, Jackson, because... you look at the AP polls before you get into the notes you had, I know you had some just overall thoughts in the AP poll and how it, it just looked really bad this week.
I didn't get a chance to look at it yet, but, but I mean, just give me your thoughts on the poll this week.
I did not like how Kentucky and West Virginia were left out of the top 25 rankings, honestly, because I never understood Texas A&M being ranked after that debacle they had against Kentucky in College Station.
or better yet, when they won by four touchdowns against Arizona State, you think that tells the whole story, right? Well, it doesn't.
They needed the defense to basically play Franklin Clinton to the Lamar for their offense because that's what it was.
I mean, like that A&M team, honestly, could have lost to Arizona State, but had it not been for the two pit sixes, they'd have lost to Arizona State or basically gone to overtime or won by like a few points, honestly, because Arizona State was holding on to that game most of the time, especially through the first three quarters.
I like the team like testing him in the top 25 is beyond me, but you don't have Kentucky in there.
They're, they're one of the best teams in the big 12 from what, what we're seeing.
So let's explain what this means so you guys can understand where I'm coming from here.
Obviously, you know, West Virginia having a favorable ranking is something maybe not some people saw with ESPN, Jackson.
And this happens to be the case here as we look at the strength of record that ESPN put out today.
They've got Texas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, Florida, Michigan, and West Virginia number seven.
Interesting stuff here, Jackson, because... you look at the AP polls before you get into the notes you had, I know you had some just overall thoughts in the AP poll and how it, it just looked really bad this week.
I didn't get a chance to look at it yet, but, but I mean, just give me your thoughts on the poll this week.
I did not like how Kentucky and West Virginia were left out of the top 25 rankings, honestly, because I never understood Texas A&M being ranked after that debacle they had against Kentucky in College Station.
or better yet, when they won by four touchdowns against Arizona State, you think that tells the whole story, right? Well, it doesn't.
They needed the defense to basically play Franklin Clinton to the Lamar for their offense because that's what it was.
I mean, like that A&M team, honestly, could have lost to Arizona State, but had it not been for the two pit sixes, they'd have lost to Arizona State or basically gone to overtime or won by like a few points, honestly, because Arizona State was holding on to that game most of the time, especially through the first three quarters.
I like the team like testing him in the top 25 is beyond me, but you don't have Kentucky in there.
They're, they're one of the best teams in the big 12 from what, what we're seeing.
So let's explain what this means so you guys can understand where I'm coming from here.
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