1. Bama actually had a winning season last year.
2. Bama did it in a much tougher conference than Pitt.
3. Bama is coached by a proven winner. Pitt by a guy who's lost everywhere he's been.
4. It's mostly very young talent, but Bama does have more talent than Pitt does.
I'm not saying Bama should be ranked, they shouldn't. But it's a lot less ridiculous to rank them than it is to rank Pitt.