Whatever happened to the good old days when you had the option of a post-season tournament before you started your Dynasty? Did EA's affiliation with the BCS force them to remove that?
I was ranked #2 at one point then had two straight losses to a #25 team and a #29 team (sim losses of course!
), the result being dropped out of the top 25 and down to 33. The season prior I had the same thing happen to me that happened to you, except the NC game was between 1 and 4 while I went to some scrub boll as the #2 team.
That said, I think the polls are a bit better overall. The gains are less dramatic anyway.