All of the G5 conferences are now represented in the countdown except for the Mountain West, but they can't be expected to hold out much longer. In fact, along with Eastern Michigan, Wyoming is one of the two teams I expect to be up next.

(04-25-2016 06:54 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  All of the G5 conferences are now represented in the countdown except for the Mountain West, but they can't be expected to hold out much longer. In fact, along with Eastern Michigan, Wyoming is one of the two teams I expect to be up next.

EMU might drop to DII football before the list gets to them... and yes, i understand how soon they'll be up on the list

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Hmm. Here's a small surprise. The AAC strikes again and now has two teams in the bottom ten as SMU enters the countdown at 122.

(04-26-2016 06:58 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Hmm. Here's a small surprise. The AAC strikes again and now has two teams in the bottom ten as SMU enters the countdown at 122.

SMU will be much improved this year. Especially if their defense can improve from non existent. I'll be very surprised if SMU wins less than 4 games, which is certainly better than #122 in the nation

And now all the G-5 are represented as Hawaii brings the Mountain West into the fray at 121.

http://interactive.orlandosentinel.com/c...index.html

Quick reference UPDATED 4/28/2016

120 Kansas BIG 12 0-12
121 Hawaii Mountain West 3-10
122 SMU AAC 2-10
123 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2-11
124 Miami (Ohio) MAC 3-9
125 Army Independent 2-10
126 Tulane AAC 3-9
127 North Texas Conference USA 1-11
128 UMass Independent 3-9

Conference Selections (G5)

CUSA 1 of 13 (*UAB, Charlotte, FAU, FIU, LA Tech, Marshall, MTSU, North Texas, ODU, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA, WKU)
Sun Belt 1 of 11 (App, Geo Southern, Geo State, USA, Troy. Ark St, ULL, ULM, Texas St. @Idaho. @NM)
MAC 1 of 12 (Akron, BGU, Buffalo, Kent St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Ball St, C Mich, E Mich, NIU, Toledo, West Mich)
MWC 1 of 12 (Air Force, Boise St, Color St, New Mex, Utah St, Wyoming. Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego St, San Jose St)
IND 2 of 4 (ND, UMass, BYU, Army)
AAC 2 of 12 (Cincinnati, UConn, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF)

* CUSA Returning member in 2017
@ - Last year in SBC

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I've noticed, over the years, that the OS countdown has very little creativity and the rankings tend to resemble last years final rankings. Expect the order in this countdown to be similar to the end of year rankings

(04-27-2016 07:55 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I've noticed, over the years, that the OS countdown has very little creativity and the rankings tend to resemble last years final rankings. Expect the order in this countdown to be similar to the end of year rankings

If that were true, wouldn't ucf have been #128?

(04-27-2016 10:31 PM)banker Wrote:  

(04-27-2016 07:55 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I've noticed, over the years, that the OS countdown has very little creativity and the rankings tend to resemble last years final rankings. Expect the order in this countdown to be similar to the end of year rankings

If that were true, wouldn't ucf have been #128?

burn

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(04-27-2016 02:28 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  Sun Belt ... @Iowa. @NM

Damn. Guess the Belt upgraded for one year.

Here you go, folks. The P-5 is now on board as Kansas brings the Big 12 in at 120.

(04-27-2016 10:37 PM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(04-27-2016 10:31 PM)banker Wrote:  

(04-27-2016 07:55 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I've noticed, over the years, that the OS countdown has very little creativity and the rankings tend to resemble last years final rankings. Expect the order in this countdown to be similar to the end of year rankings

If that were true, wouldn't ucf have been #128?

burn

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Of the 3rd degree

A lot of good questions are coming to mind now.

1. Who is next to fill out the bottom ten? Several teams are in jeopardy: Texas State, UCF, Eastern Michigan, and Idaho (still FBS for now) to name a few. I’m thinking it’s (0-12) UCF.

2. Which P-5 conference will be next to join the countdown? This is a little tougher, but I like the B1G with either Purdue or Maryland.

3. Who is the next C-USA team to make the list? I did not include them as possible answers to question one, but a couple of our conference brothers (Charlotte and UTSA) are going to pop up before too much longer. I suspect next up for C-USA is Charlotte.

I am tracking the conferences and calculating projected conference standings again this year and will start sharing the forecasts as soon as all conferences have been included. The SEC will likely not hit the list for a while, but South Carolina, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt will all likely be in jeopardy as we work our way down to the 90-110 range.

THE BOTTOM TEN

119. ?????
120. Kansas
121. Hawaii
122. SMU
123. ULM
124. Miami (Ohio)
125. Army
126. Tulane
127. North Texas
128. UMASS

(04-27-2016 10:31 PM)banker Wrote:  

(04-27-2016 07:55 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I've noticed, over the years, that the OS countdown has very little creativity and the rankings tend to resemble last years final rankings. Expect the order in this countdown to be similar to the end of year rankings

If that were true, wouldn't ucf have been #128?

Resemble =/= replicate.

UPDATED 5/1/2016
Quick reference

117 Wyoming Mountain West 2-10
118 New Mexico State Sun Belt 3-9
119 Purdue Big Ten 2-10
120 Kansas BIG 12 0-12
121 Hawaii Mountain West 3-10
122 SMU AAC 2-10
123 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2-11
124 Miami (Ohio) MAC 3-9
125 Army Independent 2-10
126 Tulane AAC 3-9
127 North Texas Conference USA 1-11
128 UMass Independent 3-9

Conference Selections (G5)

CUSA 1 of 13 (*UAB, Charlotte, FAU, FIU, LA Tech, Marshall, MTSU, North Texas, ODU, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA, WKU)
MAC 1 of 12 (Akron, BGU, Buffalo, Kent St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Ball St, C Mich, E Mich, NIU, Toledo, West Mich)
MWC 2 of 12 (Air Force, Boise St, Color St, New Mex, Utah St, Wyoming. Fresno St, Hawaii, Nevada, UNLV, San Diego St, San Jose St)
IND 2 of 4 (ND, UMass, BYU, Army)
AAC 2 of 12 (Cincinnati, UConn, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF)
Sun Belt 2 of 11 (App, Geo Southern, Geo State, USA, Troy. Ark St, ULL, ULM, Texas St. @Idaho. @NM)


* CUSA Returning member in 2017
@ - Last year in SBC

P5 Conference Selections
Big Ten 1 of 14 ( Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Mich, Mich St, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn St, Ohio St, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin)
Big 12 1 of 10 ( Baylor, Iowa St, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia)

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Well, I got this one right. The B1G is on the board with Purdue in at 119.

http://interactive.orlandosentinel.com/c...index.html

And here's your bottom ten.

119. Purdue
120. Kansas
121. Hawaii
122. SMU
123. ULM
124. Miami (Ohio)
125. Army
126. Tulane
127. North Texas
128. UMASS

New Mexico State is in at 118 to kick off the second half of the bottom twenty.

http://interactive.orlandosentinel.com/c...index.html

Who will be next? I'm still liking UCF or Eastern Michigan. I am actually surprised neither of them have showed up yet.

what are the expectations for UNT next season?

Both the CBS Sports ranking and the Orlando Sentinel have them at 127 in their preseason rankings, so I can only surmise that the outlook is rather bleak. They have a new coach, so I believe it will be a couple of years before the "Mean" is back in the Mean Green.

(04-30-2016 10:06 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote:  Both the CBS Sports ranking and the Orlando Sentinel have them at 127 in their preseason rankings, so I can only surmise that the outlook is rather bleak. They have a new coach, so I believe it will be a couple of years before the "Mean" is back in the Mean Green.

My guess is that they will do better than expected, but that could mean 2-4 wins. Expectation for any of the teams in the bottom 1-20 are pretty low.