Here's the thing. According to ESPN's FPI, Indiana's strength of schedule was ranked 65th in the country, SMU's 75th and Boise State 86th. Based on Pollard's comments you'd think Iowa State's was in the top 20 or even higher, but their strength of schedule is actually ranked behind Indiana's at 68th.

Athletic directors at Iowa State and SMU are in a turf war over the latest College Football Playoff rankings, leading to a “stay off my lawn” moment on social media

CFPEverybody is buzzing about the new College Football Playoff rankings as we get closer and closer to a solid, finalized 12-team field for the first edition of the expanded postseason. Tuesday night’s CFP rankings had massive implications,

Arizona State, Iowa State, BYU and Colorado all finished 7-2 in the Big 12. BYU's win over Houston early Sunday morning punched Iowa State's ticket to the Big 12 title game, based on tiebreaker criteria.