Top 25 Watch (real thread)

[dtrain4prez]

I can see it now.... #15 App State (8-0) vs. #19 South Carolina (6-3). College Gameday in the house. How amazing would that be?

[ah59396]

I can see it now.... #15 App State (8-0) vs. #19 South Carolina (6-3). College Gameday in the house. How amazing would that be?

Thanks for nothing USC!!!

[hotrod2001]

Well I guess that big question about Wisconsin being in the playoff talk is answered.

[hotrod2001]

I can see it now.... #15 App State (8-0) vs. #19 South Carolina (6-3). College Gameday in the house. How amazing would that be?

Thanks for nothing USC!!!

No but that team is going to be a handful when we play them. That stadium was rowdy today.

[AppStFan1]

I would like for SC to be ranked just because the win would look better but we know they won't be. They should beat Vandy and Tennessee. Our game for them will be huge because it could be the deciding game on their bowl eligibility now.

We just need to handle our business. I don't know if you guys ever looked but more than half of the what if games we play never happen.

[AppStFan1]

I can see it now.... #15 App State (8-0) vs. #19 South Carolina (6-3). College Gameday in the house. How amazing would that be?

If they were going to be 6-3 they would be ranked higher than 19 and we will not be ranked in the top 15 come that game. Highest we will be is 19-21 range unless we see a lot of teams in the 15-23 range now go down this week and next week. We would also need to look good because remember when a ranked team goes down look at who beat them. If that team is receiving votes then they will bypass a lot of teams with weaker opponents that week.

[AppStFan1]

Interesting note:

In 2016 on Sunday October 9th, Western Michigan at 6-0 moved into the Top 25 at #24.

How did they respond to their new ranking?

They blasted Akron 41-0. Moved up to #20 the following week.

By the time they were 8-0 moving into November, they were ranked #17 and played their next 6 straight games (including the Cotton bowl) on some version of ESPN.


We have quite the opportunity in front of us. I hope the team seizes this.

My hope is that we can do what they did that year but sustain a high level for longer. They had a ton of talent on that team. I believe this team could be better than that WMU team but we have a long way to go in the season.

They lost Fleck to Minnesota immediately after that 2016 season.

Yes, they did. I don't believe PJ Fleck was a first year coach though. Regardless, unless we go 13-0 and finish ranked I don't see him going after this year. A smart AD would wait to see how Drink recruits and the type of players he brings in. He is still going to be winning with Satt's recruits for 2020 and still mostly Satt's in 2021 and a decent amount come 2022. To get a shot so quick with another man's recruits I would think he needs to have 2 really huge (NY6 Bowl) seasons.

[appst89]

Down goes Missouri.

[ah59396]

My early prediction:



#22

[AppStAlum2007]

Pulling for #13 Utah against #17 Arizona State. Right now Utah is up 14 before half.

[hotrod2001]

I wonder how far Wisconsin will fall. I know Illinois is a B1G bottom dweller but I'd assume they'd probably fall just into the teens right?

[FTE_rawr]

PSU up by 7 over Michigan

[VNova]

Washington lost, so that's one less team that could have leapfrogged us.

[bigdaddyg]

We probably go to 23, 22 at the most. Missouri will fall out

[FTE_rawr]

Id like to say that if PSU shuts out Michigan we may be ranked over them

[Yosefus]

Kansas just took lead over #15 Texas

[ah59396]

Id like to say that if PSU shuts out Michigan we may be ranked over them

We laid an absolute beating on ULM. A Missouri loss + Michigan loss (unless it’s really close) + an Arizona State loss has me thinking our ceiling for this week is #20 and our floor is #23.

[AppStAlum2007]

Utah just beat Arizona State

[spacemonkey]

I believe Memphis and Indiana move nto the top 25. We go to 23, they go to 24 and 25. We may go to 22. UVA may break back in.

[AppStFan1]

My guess at AP poll. Boise State, Alabama, USC, and Hawaii are still in progress but gives us an idea. I feel safe to say 22. Either Virginia or Memphis moves in at 25. Both had good wins. Indiana gets close but did not have any votes before so I am sure they just get a lot of votes and end up 28-33 range.

Arizona State and Missouri losing helps us in poll position. Washington, Tulane, and Temple losing don't effect our poll position but we will gain a lot more votes with this. I bet we surpass 200 votes and are in almost every ballot. Can't be more than 5-10 holdouts, if any, after this week.

Rank Team REC This Week Last Rating
1 Alabama (7-0) 35-13 W vs Tennessee 1
2 LSU (7-0) 36-13 W at Mississippi State 2
3 Clemson (7-0) 45-10 W at Louisville 3
4 Ohio State (6-0) 52-3 W at Northwestern 4
5 Oklahoma (7-0) 52-14 W vs West Virginia 5
6 Penn State (7-0) 28-21 W vs #16 Michigan 7
7 Notre Dame (5-1) Bye 8
8 Florida (7-1) 38-27 W at #33T South Carolina 9
9 Georgia (6-1) 21-0 W vs Kentucky 10
10 Auburn (6-1) 51-10 W at Arkansas 11
11 Oregon (6-1) 35-31 W at #25 Washington 12
12 Utah (6-1) 21-3 W vs #17 Arizona State 13
13 Wisconsin (6-1) 24-23 L at Illinois 6
14 Boise State (7-0) at BYU 14
15 Baylor (7-0) 45-27 W at Oklahoma State 18
16 Texas (5-2) 50-48 W vs Kansas 15
17 SMU (7-0) 45-21 W vs #28 Temple 19
18 Minnesota (7-0) 42-7 W at Rutgers 20
19 Cincinnati (6-1) 24-13 W vs Tulsa 21
20 Michigan (5-2) 28-21 L at #7 Penn State 16
21 Iowa (5-2) 26-20 W vs Purdue 23
22 Appalachian State (6-0) 52-7 W vs UL Monroe 24
23 Arizona State (5-2) 21-3 L at #13 Utah 17
24 Iowa State (5-2) 34-24 W at Texas Tech 27
25 Memphis (6-1) 47-17 W vs #26 Tulane 32
26 Virginia (5-2) 48-14 W vs Duke 31
27 Wake Forest (6-1) 22-20 W vs Florida State 29
28 USC (3-3) vs Arizona 33T
29 UCF (5-2) 41-28 W vs East Carolina 35T
30 Texas A&M (4-3) 24-17 W at Ole Miss 35T
31 Washington (5-3) 35-31 L vs #12 Oregon 25
32 Pittsburgh (4-2) 27-20 W at Syracuse NR
33 Indiana (5-2) 34-28 W at Maryland NR
34 Kansas State (4-2) 24-17 W vs TCU NR
35 San Diego State (6-1) 27-17 W at San Jose State 37
36 Louisiana Tech (6-1) 45-30 W vs Southern Mississippi 38
37 Navy (5-1) 35-3 W vs South Florida NR
38 Hawaii (4-2) vs Air Force NR
39 Tulane (5-2) 47-17 L at #32 Memphis 26
40 Temple (5-2) 45-21 L at #19 SMU 28
41 Missouri (5-2) 21-14 L at Vanderbilt 22