http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings
NIU breaks in at 24. While it still might be a struggle needing the "right" teams to lose while we win, it gives me more confidence that if BG wins out, we should easily finish the regular season in the top 25.
Top 30 in coaches poll
Four votes in the AP poll, NIU sits at 26th. I think the TV games are even bigger for the writers to see us in action, especially kicking UT around!!!
A-P Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,
with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 30,
total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (56) 8-0 1,616 1
2. Oklahoma ( 8 ) 8-0 1,556 2
3. Auburn (1) 9-0 1,507 3
4. California 6-1 1,362 7
5. Wisconsin 8-0 1,359 6
6. Texas 7-1 1,230 8
7. Utah 8-0 1,212 9
8. Georgia 7-1 1,162 10
9. Tennessee 7-1 1,132 11
10. Michigan 8-1 1,062 12
11. Miami 6-1 1,035 4
12. Virginia 6-1 815 13
13. Florida St. 6-2 803 5
14. Louisville 5-1 793 14
15. West Virginia 7-1 754 15
16. Boise St. 8-0 685 18
17. LSU 6-2 557 19
18. Virginia Tech 6-2 515 22
19. Oklahoma St. 6-2 469 20
20. Iowa 6-2 416 23
21. Southern Miss. 5-1 209 25
22. Texas A&M 6-2 206 16
23. Arizona St. 6-2 189 20
24. Boston College 5-2 111 -
25. UTEP 6-2 69 -
Others receiving votes: N. Illinois 52, Pittsburgh 42, Texas
Tech 35, Purdue 34, Alabama 26, UCLA 22, Navy 20, Michigan St. 11,
Oregon 11, Toledo 11, South Carolina 8, Ohio St. 7, Nebraska 6,
Notre Dame 5, Bowling Green 4, UAB 4, North Carolina 2, Wyoming 1.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
A-P Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,
with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 30,
total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (56) 8-0 1,616 1
2. Oklahoma ( 8 ) 8-0 1,556 2
3. Auburn (1) 9-0 1,507 3
4. California 6-1 1,362 7
5. Wisconsin 8-0 1,359 6
6. Texas 7-1 1,230 8
7. Utah 8-0 1,212 9
8. Georgia 7-1 1,162 10
9. Tennessee 7-1 1,132 11
10. Michigan 8-1 1,062 12
11. Miami 6-1 1,035 4
12. Virginia 6-1 815 13
13. Florida St. 6-2 803 5
14. Louisville 5-1 793 14
15. West Virginia 7-1 754 15
16. Boise St. 8-0 685 18
17. LSU 6-2 557 19
18. Virginia Tech 6-2 515 22
19. Oklahoma St. 6-2 469 20
20. Iowa 6-2 416 23
21. Southern Miss. 5-1 209 25
22. Texas A&M 6-2 206 16
23. Arizona St. 6-2 189 20
24. Boston College 5-2 111 -
25. UTEP 6-2 69 -
Others receiving votes: N. Illinois 52, Pittsburgh 42, Texas
Tech 35, Purdue 34, Alabama 26, UCLA 22, Navy 20, Michigan St. 11,
Oregon 11, Toledo 11, South Carolina 8, Ohio St. 7, Nebraska 6,
Notre Dame 5, Bowling Green 4, UAB 4, North Carolina 2, Wyoming 1.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
