Their AD put their schedule together and it's their fault they have a horrible SOS. All 3 of their power 5 conference wins were against teams that did not have winning records and 2 finished LAST or next to last in their conferences. They have to be one of, if not the only team, ranked in the top 25 who hasn't played another team in the top 40 (Sagarin).

Also, does 90% of the country think they could beat anyone in the top 10? Probably not, so if that's the case, I don't care what there record, especially based on the above, they shouldn't waste the spot.