Fuzzy Math

Confused by the college football rankings? Who isn't? After all, the BCS formula takes into account two polls, eight computer rankings and even opponents' opponents' winning percentage. Luckily for you, we've decided to forgo all the number crunching in favor of a much more intuitive system relying on a math principle we all learned in elementary school: the transitive property. That's the rule that says if A is greater than B and B is greater than C, A is greater than C. (Or as Scott Boras calls it, the Alex Rodriguez principle.) So who are the real top four?

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WASHINGTON
Lost to Oregon

OREGON
Lost to Wisconsin

WISCONSIN
Lost to Purdue

PURDUE
Lost to Penn State

PENN STATE
Lost to Toledo

TOLEDO
Lost to Western Michigan

WESTERN MICHIGAN
Lost to Central Michigan

CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Lost to Kent State

KENT STATE
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