https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...s-ranking/

CUSA:

37 UAB
56 FIU
59 North Texas
63 Marshall
66 La. Tech.
70 Middle Tenn.
80 So. Miss.
93 FAU
98 Charlotte
107 ODU
109 W. Kentucky
118 UTSA
125 Rice
129 UTEP

UAB too high, USM too low. Jmo. We as a league need to win our OOC games. The Herd must do it’s part.

G5 Conference average rank:

1) AAC (74.58)
2) MWC (77.75)
3) SBC (81.50)
4) CUSA (86.43)
5) MAC (89.33)

Top G5:

11 UCF (AAC)
17 Fresno St. (MWC)
18 Utah St. (MWC)
19 Army (Indy)
22 Boise St. (MWC)

Bottom P5:

105 Arkansas (SEC)
106 N. Carolina (ACC)
112 Oregon St. (P12)
119 Louisville (ACC)
121 Rutgers (B10)

G5 Conference top ranked:

AAC #11 UCF
MWC #17 Fresno St.
SBC #30 App St.
CUSA #37 UAB
MAC #47 Buffalo

We sure this is not last years ranking at end of season?

Entire G5:

CUSA

37 UAB
56 FIU
59 North Texas
63 Marshall
66 La. Tech.
70 Middle Tenn.
80 So. Miss.
93 FAU
98 Charlotte
107 ODU
109 W. Kentucky
118 UTSA
125 Rice
129 UTEP

AAC

11 UCF
29 Cincinnati
39 Temple
48 Memphis
62 Houston
73 USF
88 Tulane
94 SMU
102 Navy
108 ECU
113 Tulsa
128 UConn

SBC47

30 App. St.
35 Troy
40 Ga. Southern
69 Arkansas St.
85 Louisiana
97 UL Monroe
104 Coastal Carolina
115 So. Alabama
117 Texas St.
123 Georgia St.

MWC

17 Fresno St.
18 Utah St.
22 Boise St.
68 San Diego St.
79 Nevada
82 Hawaii
92 Wyoming
97 Air Force
100 UNLV
114 Colorado St.
120 New Mexico
124 San Jose St.

MAC

47 Buffalo
52 Ohio
64 No. Illinois
77 Miami Oh.
81 E. Michigan
84 Toledo
89 W. Michigan
103 Ball St.
110 Akron
116 Bowling Green
122 Kent St.
127 C. Michigan

G5 level Independent programs:

19 Army
57 BYU
111 UMass
126 New Mexico St.
NL Liberty

(05-09-2019 10:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  We sure this is not last years ranking at end of season?

Says updated May 9th

I am optimistic that we will be better than 109. I am happy that Louisville is rated worse than we are. I am looking forward to facing them on the field. We really should have beat them last season, which shows just how bad we both were.

(05-09-2019 10:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  We sure this is not last years ranking at end of season?

That’s exactly what I thought.

UAB ended up being a great team last year, but without doing a ton of research, I think at first glance, my impression is that North Texas and FIU will be the class in 2019.

If USM can average like 1 more yard per carry this year then we'll win the conference. That's how close our team is from going 6-5 and staying home or 9-2 and hosting the CUSA 'ship. 6 freaking points separated us from that this past year. Defense will be one of the best G5 defenses. We just have to run the ball just a leeeeeeeeeeeeetle bit better. We return pretty much our entire offensive production this year w/ the addition of more beef on the line. They sky is the limit for USM.

(05-09-2019 11:41 AM)TTT Wrote:  If USM can average like 1 more yard per carry this year then we'll win the conference. That's how close our team is from going 6-5 and staying home or 9-2 and hosting the CUSA 'ship. 6 freaking points separated us from that this past year. Defense will be one of the best G5 defenses. We just have to run the ball just a leeeeeeeeeeeeetle bit better. We return pretty much our entire offensive production this year w/ the addition of more beef on the line. They sky is the limit for USM.

Our OOC opponents went 41-13 last year.

FIU
North Texas
Southern Miss
Marshall
the rest

UAB should probably be ranked in the bottom half of the conference. They lost everyone.

Rice, UTEP, ODU, Charlotte in the cellar.

WKU and FAU trending up. MTSU and Louisiana Tech trending down.

Sun Belt doesn't look so bad.

(05-09-2019 12:48 PM)Ourland Wrote:  FIU
North Texas
Southern Miss
Marshall
the rest

UAB should probably be ranked in the bottom half of the conference. They lost everyone.

Rice, UTEP, ODU, Charlotte in the cellar.

WKU and FAU trending up. MTSU and Louisiana Tech trending down.

Right........Charlotte beat WKU like a drum last year and also beat FAU on the road to end the season. Most everyone who has actually looked closely at Charlotte this pre-season expects the team to be even better.......great prediction.

(05-09-2019 02:09 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(05-09-2019 12:48 PM)Ourland Wrote:  FIU
North Texas
Southern Miss
Marshall
the rest

UAB should probably be ranked in the bottom half of the conference. They lost everyone.

Rice, UTEP, ODU, Charlotte in the cellar.

WKU and FAU trending up. MTSU and Louisiana Tech trending down.

Right........Charlotte beat WKU like a drum last year and also beat FAU on the road to end the season. Most everyone who has actually looked closely at Charlotte this pre-season expects the team to be even better.......great prediction.

I wouldnt put too much stock in beating Western last season. We had an idiot, bigger than the one UNCC had, as coach. A FCS team beat this Western team. at Western. ODU beat this Western team on the 4th play after 00:00.0....

Western had a Boy Idiot coaching. But you are correct UNCC beat Western, like a drum.

Also, I imagine UTEP and Rice could push to the middle.

We’ll see.

(05-09-2019 11:41 AM)TTT Wrote:  If USM can average like 1 more yard per carry this year then we'll win the conference. That's how close our team is from going 6-5 and staying home or 9-2 and hosting the CUSA 'ship. 6 freaking points separated us from that this past year. Defense will be one of the best G5 defenses. We just have to run the ball just a leeeeeeeeeeeeetle bit better. We return pretty much our entire offensive production this year w/ the addition of more beef on the line. They sky is the limit for USM.

I think 6-5 was a good representation of what kind of team we had last year. We did lose some close games, but we also won so close games. We should be extremely competitive this year with a decent run game .

(05-09-2019 02:23 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(05-09-2019 02:09 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(05-09-2019 12:48 PM)Ourland Wrote:  FIU
North Texas
Southern Miss
Marshall
the rest

UAB should probably be ranked in the bottom half of the conference. They lost everyone.

Rice, UTEP, ODU, Charlotte in the cellar.

WKU and FAU trending up. MTSU and Louisiana Tech trending down.

Right........Charlotte beat WKU like a drum last year and also beat FAU on the road to end the season. Most everyone who has actually looked closely at Charlotte this pre-season expects the team to be even better.......great prediction.

I wouldnt put too much stock in beating Western last season. We had an idiot, bigger than the one UNCC had, as coach. A FCS team beat this Western team. at Western. ODU beat this Western team on the 4th play after 00:00.0....

Western had a Boy Idiot coaching. But you are correct UNCC beat Western, like a drum.

Still one of the most crazy endings to a football game Ive ever seen. Probably always will be.

Glad everyone is sleeping on Tech this season.

clt says Charlotte should be around 35 to start the year

(05-09-2019 02:09 PM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(05-09-2019 12:48 PM)Ourland Wrote:  FIU
North Texas
Southern Miss
Marshall
the rest

UAB should probably be ranked in the bottom half of the conference. They lost everyone.

Rice, UTEP, ODU, Charlotte in the cellar.

WKU and FAU trending up. MTSU and Louisiana Tech trending down.

Right........Charlotte beat WKU like a drum last year and also beat FAU on the road to end the season. Most everyone who has actually looked closely at Charlotte this pre-season expects the team to be even better.......great prediction.

Charlotte was so bad that it lost it's coach. The new guy will have to be great, particularly in the early years. He'll have to prove himself to me before I can predict you guys any higher than 8th in CUSA. I think that's fair