Rankings of 9/21

Once again the Panthers appear as "others getting votes" in this weeks AP poll. Mind you the Panthers are 3-0 for the first time since 2000 and are trailing several teams with one loss. Even more mind-boggling is the fact that teams who have yet to realistically suit up for their first game (i.e. Penn State) are riding the tide at No. 5. Considering that Penn State has so far played their "toughest" game against the likes of Temple (who hasn't beaten Penn State since Bill Cosby was a teenager), it seems as though the rankings are little more than a beauty pagent for the major BCS teams.