I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first full Saturday in college football! :-)
130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane
106. Florida Atlantic
105. South Alabama
104. Bowling Green
103. San Jose State
102. East Carolina
101. Ohio
100. North Texas
99. Louisiana-Monroe
98. Air Force
97. SMU
96. Hawaii
95. Central Michigan
94. Colorado State
93. Rutgers
92. Virginia
91. Florida International
90. Eastern Michigan
89. Marshall
88. Georgia Southern
87. Northern Illinois
86. Purdue
85. Duke
84. Nevada
83. Texas-San Antonio (UTSA)
82. Pittsburgh
81. Southern Mississippi
80. Oregon State
79. Western Michigan
78. Georgia Tech
77. New Mexico
76. Syracuse
75. Arkansas State
74. Ball State
73. Middle Tennessee State
72. Army
71. Texas Tech
70. Boston College
69. Miami University
68. Troy
67. Tulsa
66. California
65. Wake Forest
64. Old Dominion
63. Indiana
62. Appalachian State
61. Boise State
60. Louisiana Tech
59. Navy
58. Toledo
57. Wyoming
56. Houston
55. Maryland
54. Mississippi
53. Memphis
52. San Diego State
51. Missouri
50. Michigan State
49. Colorado
48. Central Florida
47. Vanderbilt
46. UCLA
45. North Carolina
44. Minnesota
43. Western Kentucky
42. South Carolina
41. Baylor
40. Mississippi State
39. Arizona State
38. North Carolina State
37. Nebraska
36. Kentucky
35. Arizona
34. West Virginia
33. Iowa
32. Arkansas
31. Oregon
30. South Florida
29. Northwestern
28. Kansas State
27. BYU
26. Washington State
25. University of Miami
24. Texas
23. Texas A&M
22. Tennessee
21. Notre Dame
20. Utah
19. Oklahoma State
18. Florida
17. Stanford
16. LSU
15. Penn State
14. Virginia Tech
13. Georgia
12. TCU
11. Louisville
10. USC
9. Auburn
8. Wisconsin
7. Clemson
6. Washington
5. Michigan
4. Florida State
3. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
1. Ohio State
(05-10-2017 09:33 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote: [ -> ]I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first "real" Saturday in college football! :-)
130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane
Shoot the AAC has 2 in the bottom 10 and 4 I'm the bottom 23....yikes
#P6
It'll be weird seeing these lists without EMU and Miami towards the basement for the first time in a while.
(05-10-2017 05:49 PM)Love and Honor Wrote: [ -> ]#P6
It'll be weird seeing these lists without EMU and Miami towards the basement for the first time in a while.
Yeah, and EMU made a bowl game in 2016, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect that they will be in the top 80, probably 70 -79.
I'll set the over/under line for EMU to be ranked #78.
(05-10-2017 05:49 PM)Love and Honor Wrote: [ -> ]#P6
It'll be weird seeing these lists without EMU and Miami towards the basement for the first time in a while.
The times they are a changin'.
Lol @ Temple.
Iowa State is now rated better than 3 MAC schools. Matt Campbell has done a heck of a job there.
(05-12-2017 03:32 AM)Warhawks222 Wrote: [ -> ]Lol @ Temple.
We are laughing too.
(05-12-2017 08:31 AM)Rocket75 Wrote: [ -> ]Iowa State is now rated better than 3 MAC schools. Matt Campbell has done a heck of a job there.
The culture has changed there. ISU will be good next season and probably a 6 win team this year. Book it.
Temple just had back 2 back double digit win seasons...I'm pleased but surprised to see them ranked as a bottom dweller. I love seeing Cincinnati as a bottom dweller, as well as Matty Cash Campbell's Iowa State.
MAC East is off to a great start
(05-12-2017 06:41 PM)Ohio Poly Wrote: [ -> ]MAC East is off to a great start
Interesting, but I don't see a bad MAC West team this season.
(05-12-2017 06:57 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ] (05-12-2017 06:41 PM)Ohio Poly Wrote: [ -> ]MAC East is off to a great start
Interesting, but I don't see a bad MAC West team this season.
I don't know who returns for NIU, but they've been trending down for a few years now under Carey, his may be the year where the bubble really bursts (if it wasn't last season). And Ball State probably won't be top notch either.
It sure would be great if we could add the 121st best team to the MAC.
(05-12-2017 09:58 PM)Blue N. Goldman Jr. Wrote: [ -> ]It sure would be great if we could add the 121st best team to the MAC.
Oh, c'mon, every school has a down year.
I'm
sure they could climb to 100 in a better year. Maybe even 90.
(05-12-2017 08:28 PM)Love and Honor Wrote: [ -> ] (05-12-2017 06:57 PM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ] (05-12-2017 06:41 PM)Ohio Poly Wrote: [ -> ]MAC East is off to a great start
Interesting, but I don't see a bad MAC West team this season.
I don't know who returns for NIU, but they've been trending down for a few years now under Carey, his may be the year where the bubble really bursts (if it wasn't last season). And Ball State probably won't be top notch either.
NIU might not be good but I don't think we'll be bad. We have a few returning starters on O-line including an all-MAC guy plus a RB who is better than the guy he was replacing. If Jordan Huff stays on the field he will likely be All-MAC at RB. QB is a question mark obviously, and WR is a question mark also, but we always find someone to step up. The secondary will be very experienced and good, if we can find a DE or two to provide pressure the D will be fairly good. Last year we beat EMU and Kent State with one of our backup QBs. I just have to hope that Ryan Graham isn't the best guy we got, or that Carey plays him despite not being the best guy we got.
(05-12-2017 02:03 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote: [ -> ]Temple just had back 2 back double digit win seasons...I'm pleased but surprised to see them ranked as a bottom dweller. I love seeing Cincinnati as a bottom dweller, as well as Matty Cash Campbell's Iowa State.
Don't expect it to be accurate. If our starting QB can throw a forward pass, we probably win at least 6 games.
(05-10-2017 04:58 PM)billybobby777 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-10-2017 09:33 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote: [ -> ]I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first "real" Saturday in college football! :-)
130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane
Shoot the AAC has 2 in the bottom 10 and 4 I'm the bottom 23....yikes
Is it possible that even fans of the AAC don't know who is in that conference, or am I missing a team?
(05-14-2017 01:18 PM)NickleCity Wrote: [ -> ] (05-10-2017 04:58 PM)billybobby777 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-10-2017 09:33 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote: [ -> ]I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first "real" Saturday in college football! :-)
130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane
Shoot the AAC has 2 in the bottom 10 and 4 I'm the bottom 23....yikes
Is it possible that even fans of the AAC don't know who is in that conference, or am I missing a team?
I have been trying to figure out the exact same thing! lol
(05-14-2017 03:04 PM)bobcat_backer Wrote: [ -> ] (05-14-2017 01:18 PM)NickleCity Wrote: [ -> ] (05-10-2017 04:58 PM)billybobby777 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-10-2017 09:33 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote: [ -> ]I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first "real" Saturday in college football! :-)
130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane
Shoot the AAC has 2 in the bottom 10 and 4 I'm the bottom 23....yikes
Is it possible that even fans of the AAC don't know who is in that conference, or am I missing a team?
I have been trying to figure out the exact same thing! lol
Well from the list that is showing (I am not going to do an actual count so I am just going to assume, shame on me, that the list is the number quoted)the AAC has UConn, CIncy, Temple, and Tulane.