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USA Today Ranks all 76 teams still playing

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas
9. Central Florida
10. North Carolina
11. Cincinnati
12. Oklahoma State
13. Appalachian State
14. Texas A&M
15. Auburn
16. Memphis
17. Miami
18. Tennessee
19. UAB
20. Virginia Tech
21. TCU
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Louisville
26. Kentucky
27. Western Kentucky
28. Florida State
29. Tulane
30. Navy
31. Kansas State
32. BYU
33. Arkansas State
34. SMU
35. West Virginia
36. Middle Tennessee
37. Ole Miss
38. Virginia
39. Louisiana Tech
40. Georgia Southern
41. Duke
42. Marshall
43. Texas Tech
44. Wake Forest
45. Southern Miss
46. Florida Atlantic
47. Houston
48. Army
49. Troy
50. Baylor
51. Mississippi State
52. Boston College
53. South Carolina
54. Charlotte
55. South Alabama
56. Temple
57. North Carolina State
58. Florida International
59. Missouri
60. South Florida
61. Rice
62. Liberty
63. Georgia State
64. Syracuse
65. Louisiana Monroe
66. North Texas
67. Kansas
68. Georgia Tech
69. Coastal Carolina
70. East Carolina
71. Tulsa
72. Vanderbilt
73. Texas State
74. Arkansas
75. Texas San Antonio
76. Texas El Paso

So, at least all AAC teams are above two SEC teams.

(08-25-2020 01:45 PM)SMUleopold Wrote: [ -> ]USA Today Ranks all 76 teams still playing

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas
9. Central Florida
10. North Carolina
11. Cincinnati
12. Oklahoma State
13. Appalachian State
14. Texas A&M
15. Auburn
16. Memphis
17. Miami
18. Tennessee
19. UAB
20. Virginia Tech
21. TCU
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Louisville
26. Kentucky
27. Western Kentucky
28. Florida State
29. Tulane
30. Navy
31. Kansas State
32. BYU
33. Arkansas State
34. SMU
35. West Virginia
36. Middle Tennessee
37. Ole Miss
38. Virginia
39. Louisiana Tech
40. Georgia Southern
41. Duke
42. Marshall
43. Texas Tech
44. Wake Forest
45. Southern Miss
46. Florida Atlantic
47. Houston
48. Army
49. Troy
50. Baylor
51. Mississippi State
52. Boston College
53. South Carolina
54. Charlotte
55. South Alabama
56. Temple
57. North Carolina State
58. Florida International
59. Missouri
60. South Florida
61. Rice
62. Liberty
63. Georgia State
64. Syracuse
65. Louisiana Monroe
66. North Texas
67. Kansas
68. Georgia Tech
69. Coastal Carolina
70. East Carolina
71. Tulsa
72. Vanderbilt
73. Texas State
74. Arkansas
75. Texas San Antonio
76. Texas El Paso

So, at least all AAC teams are above two SEC teams.

Just have to go out there and prove them wrong...

We've got to get back to feeling like this...

#FakeNews

(08-25-2020 01:45 PM)SMUleopold Wrote: [ -> ]USA Today Ranks all 76 teams still playing

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas
9. Central Florida
10. North Carolina
11. Cincinnati
12. Oklahoma State
13. Appalachian State
14. Texas A&M
15. Auburn
16. Memphis
17. Miami
18. Tennessee
19. UAB
20. Virginia Tech
21. TCU
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Louisville
26. Kentucky
27. Western Kentucky
28. Florida State
29. Tulane
30. Navy
31. Kansas State
32. BYU
33. Arkansas State
34. SMU
35. West Virginia
36. Middle Tennessee
37. Ole Miss
38. Virginia
39. Louisiana Tech
40. Georgia Southern
41. Duke
42. Marshall
43. Texas Tech
44. Wake Forest
45. Southern Miss
46. Florida Atlantic
47. Houston
48. Army
49. Troy
50. Baylor
51. Mississippi State
52. Boston College
53. South Carolina
54. Charlotte
55. South Alabama
56. Temple
57. North Carolina State
58. Florida International
59. Missouri
60. South Florida
61. Rice
62. Liberty
63. Georgia State
64. Syracuse
65. Louisiana Monroe
66. North Texas
67. Kansas
68. Georgia Tech
69. Coastal Carolina
70. East Carolina
71. Tulsa
72. Vanderbilt
73. Texas State
74. Arkansas
75. Texas San Antonio
76. Texas El Paso

So, at least all AAC teams are above two SEC teams.

Georgia State #63 was the 1st thing that caught my eyes, ahead of 7 P6 members... Good for them.

Including "BIG BROTHER" living down the block from them.

There was another poll similar to this one. I don’t recall which one, but ECU was 56 or 57 on that one I believe. Anyway, we haven’t had a winning season in five years, so I get the ranking. We’ve kind of earned this level of respect. We will see what they do this year. I believe things are getting better.

(08-25-2020 03:37 PM)GoOwls111 Wrote: [ -> ]Georgia State #63 was the 1st thing that caught my eyes, ahead of 7 P6 members... Good for them.

Including "BIG BROTHER" living down the block from them.

Yeah, I saw that earlier and I've got to say GT is FAR better than that. One year of trying to modernize a previously option offense is going to take a big step in the right direction, and we both know Collins can coach.

I've said it before in response to other polls and I'll say it again -- SMU is very under ranked. I'd put them just inside the top 25 among the 76 remaining schools.

(08-25-2020 01:48 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-25-2020 01:45 PM)SMUleopold Wrote: [ -> ]USA Today Ranks all 76 teams still playing

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas
9. Central Florida
10. North Carolina
11. Cincinnati
12. Oklahoma State
13. Appalachian State
14. Texas A&M
15. Auburn
16. Memphis
17. Miami
18. Tennessee
19. UAB
20. Virginia Tech
21. TCU
22. Louisiana
23. Iowa State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Louisville
26. Kentucky
27. Western Kentucky
28. Florida State
29. Tulane
30. Navy
31. Kansas State
32. BYU
33. Arkansas State
34. SMU
35. West Virginia
36. Middle Tennessee
37. Ole Miss
38. Virginia
39. Louisiana Tech
40. Georgia Southern
41. Duke
42. Marshall
43. Texas Tech
44. Wake Forest
45. Southern Miss
46. Florida Atlantic
47. Houston
48. Army
49. Troy
50. Baylor
51. Mississippi State
52. Boston College
53. South Carolina
54. Charlotte
55. South Alabama
56. Temple
57. North Carolina State
58. Florida International
59. Missouri
60. South Florida
61. Rice
62. Liberty
63. Georgia State
64. Syracuse
65. Louisiana Monroe
66. North Texas
67. Kansas
68. Georgia Tech
69. Coastal Carolina
70. East Carolina
71. Tulsa
72. Vanderbilt
73. Texas State
74. Arkansas
75. Texas San Antonio
76. Texas El Paso

So, at least all AAC teams are above two SEC teams.

Just have to go out there and prove them wrong...

Yet you always seem to prove them right.

If this is right, Tulsa might have one of the hardest schedules in the nation:

@#12
vs. #33
@#9
vs #11
@#60
vs #70
@#30
vs #34
vs #29
@#47

(08-25-2020 05:26 PM)invisiblehand Wrote: [ -> ]If this is right, Tulsa might have one of the hardest schedules in the nation:

@#12
vs. #33
@#9
vs #11
@#60
vs #70
@#30
vs #34
vs #29
@#47

Win 'em all and you are in the playoffs.

Temple getting no love in this poll, and yes SMU is def also low

(08-25-2020 08:27 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote: [ -> ]Temple getting no love in this poll, and yes SMU is def also low

56th is hilarious. I don't think we're top 25, but Pitt sure as hell isn't.

The cbs football rankings have the AAC teams ranked more appropriately IMO. They seem to like us a little better than USA Today.

CBS College Football Rankings

13. Cincinnati
14. Memphis
15. UCF
26. SMU
31. Navy
35. Houston
38. Tulane
44. Temple
58. USF
60. Tulsa
68. ECU

(08-25-2020 04:44 PM)SMUleopold Wrote: [ -> ]

(08-25-2020 03:37 PM)GoOwls111 Wrote: [ -> ]Georgia State #63 was the 1st thing that caught my eyes, ahead of 7 P6 members... Good for them.

Including "BIG BROTHER" living down the block from them.

Yeah, I saw that earlier and I've got to say GT is FAR better than that. One year of trying to modernize a previously option offense is going to take a big step in the right direction, and we both know Collins can coach.

2 to 3 recruiting classes should do it... Might take a little longer because it is Georgia "Tech" with "higher admission standards".

(08-25-2020 08:27 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote: [ -> ]Temple getting no love in this poll, and yes SMU is def also low

It's the coach, the perception is that he will never win the AAC... Wait until the BB polls come out, we might never see "daylight".

(08-25-2020 01:48 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote: [ -> ]We've got to get back to feeling like this...

Uhm...hard pass. At least not publicly.

Cincinnati, Memphis and App State make SI’s “Top 16 Still Standing Pre-Season Poll”.

https://www.si.com/college/2020/08/25/nc...llustrated

That top 25 looks more how it should for the AAC at the beginning of most regular seasons, when all teams are playing. Basically 2 top 10s and another top 20, with a handful of teams right outside the rankings looking to jump in. I know it's special circumstances but after all these years of rooting for the conference to get some respect it's nice to see 4 teams ranked in the official AP poll at the end of last year, followed up by a nice showing in a poll this preseason. Finally getting some love, congrats

With that being said, I do think a few teams are too low. I think Temple routinely gets no love then goes out and has a solid to good season every year. 56 would be where I ranked them if all 130 FBS teams were a go. But now? That's an insult. I think SMU should be top 20-25 as well, but at least 34 isn't insulting. I think Houston, USF, Tulsa and ECU are all ranked at their respective floors, but could see any if not all of them finishing 25-30 spots higher. Should be an interesting season!

Also, let's say a lot of people do view UCF, Cincy and Memphis as #'s 9, 11 and 16. Assuming the conference has a great OOC (beats all top "P5" opponents, wins 75% or more of its OOC games), could this be the year we finally get to see UCF 'Bama?

(08-26-2020 12:39 PM)Nameless Wrote: [ -> ]Also, let's say a lot of people do view UCF, Cincy and Memphis as #'s 9, 11 and 16. Assuming the conference has a great OOC (beats all top "P5" opponents, wins 75% or more of its OOC games), could this be the year we finally get to see UCF 'Bama?

While it’s certainly more possible, CBS still has the AAC on the outside looking in.


https://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaaf/bowls/predictions


Though it does have both Cincinnati and Memphis in Selection Committee bowls which would be quite an achievement on its own.

Also has UCF in the Citrus Bowl versus Tennessee.

Selfishly I’d be delighted if App State does end up in the Outback Bowl versus LSU.