Stewart Mandel May as Well Pick the Team with the Nicest Uniforms

I don't want to hear about SI's Stewart Mandel crying about the need for a playoff system in Division 1 football. With this quote Mandel proves that he really doesn't believe in one:

With my No. 1 team from last week, USF, going down to Rutgers on Thursday, I’ll have no reservations whatsoever moving the [LSU] Tigers up to replace the Bulls this week. Whether it’s been the doings of a genius or a mad man, they’ve certainly earned it.

So Mandel wants a 1-loss team as number 1? Based on what? His gut feeling that LSU really is the best team in the country? So what people do on the field I guess doesn't matter to Mandel. LSU squeaking out a win over Auburn AT HOME makes them #1? Auburn is the same team who has lost to South Florida and Mississippi State (who was blasted by another Big East team West Virginia 38-13). Auburn is a team that may be out of the top 25 by Monday. How is that earning it? There are 4 major college football teams that are still undefeated and who have yet to have the a let-down on the field like LSU's against Kentucky (the same team that was easily handled by South Carolina). Ohio State, Boston College, Arizona State and Kansas all deserve to be ranked over 1-loss teams if the person truly is going on what a team has accomplished on the field and not on reputation.