Poll talk
Well the polls are out and watch out for Boise State, it's lurking just behind the Utes now.
The Utes moved up one notch in the AP Poll to No. 14 and two places in the USA Today coaches poll to No. 13 and is in the same spot in the Harris poll after rallying to beat the Beavers 31-28 Thursday.
Vanderbilt, which defeated then-ranked No. 13 Auburn, 14-13, jumped ahead of the Utes in the AP poll.
BYU fell one spot in the AP Poll to No. 9 and one spot in the USA Today Coaches poll to No. 8 after Saturday's 34-14 win over the Aggies.
USC, which defeated Oregon 44-10 Saturday, moved ahead of the Cougars in the AP Poll and Texas Tech, which defeated Kansas State 58-28, jumped the Cougars in the Coaches' poll.
BYU and Florida, ranked No. 11 in the AP poll, have the distinction of being the only teams to be ranked in the Top 15 without a win against a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A) that has a winning record. The combined record of BYU's FBS opponents is 5-16.
Utah's only win over a FBS team with a winning record was at Air Force (3-2). The combined record of its FBS opponents is 11-15.
Teams can count wins over Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) teams toward their bowl eligibility, but such contests do little to bolster team's strength of schedules in the voters' eyes.
That is why the Utes and Cougars have to be concerned with Boise State, because only one non-BCS team is guaranteed a spot in the BCS if it is a conference champion and finishes in the Top 12. If Boise State, which has a win over Oregon (4-2) finishes ahead of the MWC champ (assuming that winner is undefeated) I doubt the MWC champion would be extended an invitation. Boise State is No. 15 in the Harris poll and No. 16 in the coaches poll.
In contrast to a week ago, when nine ranked teams lost, there was little change in the polls overall after a weekend of few upsets. South Florida, then-ranked No. 10, was the only Top 10 team to lose, falling to Pittsburgh 26-21.
Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Texas and Penn State are ranked in the Top 5.
New to the AP poll is Ball State, which is off to its best start since the 1965 season when it started 9-0. North Carolina and Michigan State are also ranked for the first time this season.
Fresno State, Oregon, Connecticut and Wisconsin fell out of both the AP and coaches polls.
The Utes moved up one notch in the AP Poll to No. 14 and two places in the USA Today coaches poll to No. 13 and is in the same spot in the Harris poll after rallying to beat the Beavers 31-28 Thursday.
Vanderbilt, which defeated then-ranked No. 13 Auburn, 14-13, jumped ahead of the Utes in the AP poll.
BYU fell one spot in the AP Poll to No. 9 and one spot in the USA Today Coaches poll to No. 8 after Saturday's 34-14 win over the Aggies.
USC, which defeated Oregon 44-10 Saturday, moved ahead of the Cougars in the AP Poll and Texas Tech, which defeated Kansas State 58-28, jumped the Cougars in the Coaches' poll.
BYU and Florida, ranked No. 11 in the AP poll, have the distinction of being the only teams to be ranked in the Top 15 without a win against a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A) that has a winning record. The combined record of BYU's FBS opponents is 5-16.
Utah's only win over a FBS team with a winning record was at Air Force (3-2). The combined record of its FBS opponents is 11-15.
Teams can count wins over Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) teams toward their bowl eligibility, but such contests do little to bolster team's strength of schedules in the voters' eyes.
That is why the Utes and Cougars have to be concerned with Boise State, because only one non-BCS team is guaranteed a spot in the BCS if it is a conference champion and finishes in the Top 12. If Boise State, which has a win over Oregon (4-2) finishes ahead of the MWC champ (assuming that winner is undefeated) I doubt the MWC champion would be extended an invitation. Boise State is No. 15 in the Harris poll and No. 16 in the coaches poll.
In contrast to a week ago, when nine ranked teams lost, there was little change in the polls overall after a weekend of few upsets. South Florida, then-ranked No. 10, was the only Top 10 team to lose, falling to Pittsburgh 26-21.
Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Texas and Penn State are ranked in the Top 5.
New to the AP poll is Ball State, which is off to its best start since the 1965 season when it started 9-0. North Carolina and Michigan State are also ranked for the first time this season.
Fresno State, Oregon, Connecticut and Wisconsin fell out of both the AP and coaches polls.
3:43 PM
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1 Comments:
Discounting the Utes wins over their 1-A competitor's, the Utes competition has an 11-10 record. I think this makes for a better analysis or comparison.
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