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Dont tell Western Michigan it doesnt belong with the big boys. Head coach P.J. Fleck wont hear it.The Broncos are one Tobias Enstrom Jersey of only two undefeated teams remaining in college football, yet have been unable to crack the top 20 in the College Football Playoff rankings. While Alabama is a unanimous No. 1, the Broncos are 13th in the A sociated Pre s poll and 14th in the Coaches Poll, but the College Football Playoff committee has Western Michigan ranked 21st.MORE: "I cant control where we are in the polls,"Fleck said Monday during a conference call ahead of Fridays MAC championship game against Ohio. "Our team is not focused on that, to be honest. Youd like to be able to sit there and say you are one of the best, if not the best Group of Five team out there. Thats not for us to judge. For us to be 1-0 against Ohio is our only focus."The College Football Playoff committee has kept Western Michigan at No. 21 in its poll for three straight weeks despite the Broncos winning their last three games by an average of 25 points."Were not here to state a case. Were just here to play football,"Fleck said. "Were going to let our play talk for itself and hopefully come out with a victory."MORE: The knock on Western Michigan is a schedule that ranks 83rd nationally in terms of strength. WMUs best win isits 22-21 victory at Northwestern (6-6) in the season opener. But thats also Western Michigans only game decided by le s than 14 points.The Broncos have done to inferior foes what good teams are supposed to do theyve dominated them. Western Michigan has won this season by an average of 26 points, including a 34-10 victory at Illinois. The Broncos earned a spot in the MAC championship game with a 55-35 win over a nine-win Toledo team last Mark Scheifele Jersey Friday. Fleck defiantly defended WMUs schedule Monday, saying hes "proud of our conference and who we play.""We have done everything asked ofourselves,"Fleck said. "Weve beaten every team on our schedule so far by a margin of whatever were supposed to beat them by."MORE: Despite the committee leapfrogging the Broncos for teams with multiple lo ses Jack Roslovic Jersey like USC, Florida State, LSU, Tenne see and Houston, Fleck complimented the committees 12 members."The committee is full of coaches who know how hard it is to go undefeated, how hard it is to win a conference championship,"Fleck said. "Wherever they put us is where they put us. Me debating whether we should or not is not going to change anybodys perspective. We understand what we have to do and thats the only thing we can control."If the Broncos beat the Bobcats (8-4) Friday, they should secure a New Years Six bowl bid, most likely a Cotton Bowl berth on Jan. 2. There is a fear that No. 25 Navy (8-2) could jump over the Broncos if the Midshipmen continue to steamroll their opponents. Navy will play Temple (9-3) in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday before a Dec. 10 matchup with Army (6-5) at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore."Other peoples expectations do not matter to us. We put enough pre sure on ourselves,"Fleck said. "Nobody puts more pre sure on the head coach here than P.J. Fleck. Nobody puts more pre sure on our players than our own players. Thats what we continue to preach to our players."Never let outside expectations put labels on you and never let a number say where youre at and how good of a football team you are. Whether we were 1 or 21, that doesnt matter. Just because youre No. 1 doesnt mean youre the best. Look how many times teams have fallen Kyle Connor Jersey out of the top 10."MORE: The Broncos have two road wins over Big Ten teams;not very good Big Ten teams, but two teams from the conference viewed as the best this season. Western Michigan also has a 49-10 victory at Central Michigan that came three weeks after the Chippewas beat Oklahoma State 30-27 in Stillwater.Despite those results against a common opponent, No. 10 Oklahoma State (9-2) is ranked 11 spots higher than Western Michigan."I cant control that, but I will say this, my football players and my staff are number one in my Jansen Harkins Jersey book. Period,"Fleck said. "Were not going to let anybody label us or put a number on us. Were never going to let anyone say we cant do something."Theres no case I can state that is going to change peoples minds. We cant control that, so were not going to worry about that. We know what we can do. We know what weve proven. We know what we still have left to prove."