New USA Today Ranking

[UNTeagle88]

Ranked #70 this week, i'm not gonna lie... i am a little jealous we aren't closer to Ball State's ranking #36.

1. Alabama (6-0, 3-0)
2. Oregon (6-0, 3-0)
3. Clemson (6-0, 4-0)
4. Ohio State (6-0, 2-0)
5. Florida State (5-0, 3-0)
6. Texas A&M (5-1, 2-1)
7. Baylor (5-0, 2-0)
8. LSU (6-1, 3-1)
9. UCLA (5-0, 2-0)
10. Missouri (6-0, 2-0) – UP 14
11. Stanford (5-1, 3-1)
12. Miami (Fla.) (5-0, 1-0)
13. Louisville (6-0, 2-0)
14. South Carolina (5-1, 3-1)
15. Georgia (4-2, 3-1)
16. Oklahoma (5-1, 2-1)
17. Fresno State (5-0, 2-0)
18. Northern Illinois (6-0, 2-0)
19. Texas Tech (6-0, 3-0)
20. Washington (4-2, 1-2)
21. Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1) – UP 7
22. Virginia Tech (6-1, 3-0)
23. Florida (4-2, 3-1)
24. Auburn (5-1, 2-1)
25. Oklahoma State (4-1, 1-1)

26. Michigan (5-1, 1-1) – DOWN 9
27. Notre Dame (4-2, 0-0)
28. Nebraska (5-1, 2-0)
29. Michigan State (5-1, 2-0)
30. Oregon State (5-1, 3-0)
31. Arizona State (4-2, 2-1)
32. Brigham Young (4-2, 0-0)
33. Northwestern (4-2, 0-2) – DOWN 13
34. Texas (4-2, 3-0) – UP 9
35. UCF (4-1, 1-0)
36. Ball State (6-1, 3-0)
37. Utah (4-2, 1-2) – UP 12
38. Boise State (4-2, 2-1)
39. Maryland (5-1, 1-1)
40. Penn State (4-2, 1-1) – UP 15
41. Mississippi (3-3, 1-3)
42. Bowling Green (5-2, 2-0)
43. USC (4-2, 1-2)
44. Houston (5-0, 2-0) – UP 15
45. Tulane (5-2, 3-0) – UP 27
46. Rutgers (4-2, 1-1)
47. Marshall (4-2, 2-0)
48. Georgia Tech (3-3, 2-2)
49. TCU (3-3, 1-2)
50. Arizona (3-2, 0-2)

51. Kansas State (2-4, 0-3)
52. Pittsburgh (3-2, 2-2)
53. Iowa (4-2, 1-1)
54. East Carolina (4-2, 1-1) – DOWN 15
55. Washington State (4-3, 2-2)
56. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-2, 1-0)
57. Vanderbilt (3-3, 0-3)
58. Tennessee (3-3, 0-2)
59. West Virginia (3-3, 1-2)
60. Indiana (3-3, 1-1)
61. Rice (4-2, 3-0)
62. Mississippi State (3-3, 0-2)
63. Illinois (3-2, 0-1)
64. Duke (4-2, 0-2) – UP 12
65. Ohio (4-2, 1-1) – DOWN 20
66. Arkansas (3-4, 0-3) – DOWN 13
67. Utah State (3-4, 2-1) – DOWN 9
68. Toledo (3-3, 2-1)
69. Arkansas State (3-3, 1-0)
70. North Texas (3-3, 1-1)
71. Wake Forest (3-3, 1-2)
72. Western Kentucky (4-2, 1-1)
73. Minnesota (4-2, 0-2)
74. Syracuse (3-3, 1-1) – UP 12
75. Navy (3-2, 0-0) – DOWN 28

76. Boston College (3-3, 1-2)
77. Cincinnati (4-2, 1-1)
78. Wyoming (4-2, 2-0)
79. Buffalo (4-2, 2-0)
80. UNC (1-4, 0-2)
81. San Jose State (3-3, 2-1)
82. San Diego State (3-3, 2-0)
83. North Carolina State (3-3, 1-2) – DOWN 16
84. Nevada (3-3, 2-1)
85. Virginia (2-4, 0-2)
86. Tulsa (2-4, 1-1)
87. UNLV (4-2, 2-0)
88. Iowa State (1-4, 0-2) – DOWN 12
89. Troy (4-3, 2-1)
90. Middle Tennessee State (3-4, 1-2)
91. Texas State (3-3, 0-2) – DOWN 9
92. Central Michigan (3-4, 2-1) – UP 22
93. SMU (1-4, 0-1)
94. Louisiana-Monroe (3-4, 1-1)
95. UTSA (2-5, 1-2)
96. South Florida (2-4, 2-0) – UP 18
97. South Alabama (2-3, 1-1)
98. California (1-5, 0-3)
99. Army (3-4, 0-0)
100. Colorado State (2-4, 0-1)

101. Air Force (1-6, 0-5)
102. New Mexico (2-4, 0-2)
103. Purdue (1-5, 0-2) – DOWN 8
104. Kent State (2-5, 1-3)
105. Kentucky (1-5, 0-3) – DOWN 8
106. Kansas (2-3, 0-2)
107. Florida Atlantic (2-5, 1-2)
108. Louisiana Tech (2-4, 1-1)
109. Colorado (2-3, 0-3) – DOWN 9
110. Memphis (1-4, 0-2)
111. UAB (2-4, 1-1)
112. Akron (1-6, 0-3)
113. Connecticut (0-5, 0-1) – DOWN 5
114. UTEP (1-5, 0-3)
115. Hawaii (0-6, 0-4)
116. Idaho (1-6, 0-0)
117. Eastern Michigan (1-5, 0-2)
118. Florida International (1-5, 1-1)
119. Temple (0-6, 0-3)
120. Massachusetts (1-5, 1-1)
121. Western Michigan (0-7, 0-3)
122. Southern Mississippi (0-5, 0-1)
123. New Mexico State (0-6, 0-0)
124. Miami (Ohio) (0-6, 0-2) – DOWN 3
125. Georgia State (0-6, 0-1)

[UNT90]

On the road against #108 and #122.

Can you say opportunity games?

This has set up quite nicely for UNT, and if we can't get over the bowl hump this year, I really don't know if we ever will.

Beat La. Tech.

And beat them badly.

[BillySee58]

It's hard to move up the rankings if you can't string together more than 1 win at a time. As 90 said, big time opportunity games on the road.

Would it be a stretch to say the next two are must win games? In the sense that if you want to make a bowl game, surely you must be able to beat teams that aren't in the top 100 teams in the country.

Edited October 15, 2013 by BillySee58

[akriesman]

Tulane is 45 ? Damn. What an opportunity we had there. I am convinced this team would beat Tulane on most days.

[emmitt01]

Tulane is 45 ? Damn. What an opportunity we had there. It's a fact this team would beat Tulane on most days.

Fixed

And if these rankings mean anything that's five more wins left on this schedule. I'm pissed we aren't 4-2...and I guaran-damn-tee Mac and these players are too.

[greenminer]

I believe we could and would beat Tulane in Denton 9 out of 10 times.

I also know we still haven't won on the road. Are we starting to overlook that?

[Green Crazy]

we would be a lot closer to 36 had we taken care of business in new orleans. that game is going to stick with me all year. i'm almost more upset about it now than I was that day....almost.

I think we have a 5 week stretch that sets up perfectly for us. two of the weaker teams on the schedule on the road (maybe the two weakest) followed up by three home games, where two are very winnable (utep and utsa) and one that will be used as another measuring stick (rice). this could and probably should be a 5 game stretch that breaks some of those infamous streaks that we've accumulated over the last 8 years.

gmg!

[strikes]

At this current time, and the games ahead of us, what do you suppose the best case scenario is for us as far as ranking goes?

[Green Crazy]

At this current time, and the games ahead of us, what do you suppose the best case scenario is for us as far as ranking goes?

If we were to win out in dominating fashion I think we might, might break the top 25. by dominating I mean roll the rest of the teams by 20 points. I don't see that happening.

[Green59]

we would be a lot closer to 36 had we taken care of business in new orleans. that game is going to stick with me all year. i'm almost more upset about it now than I was that day....almost.

I agree with you....The group of fans I was with sat in silent disbelief that we lost for about 10 minutes after the game ended....I am sure the way we felt was no different than how crushed the Ball State fans felt after their dominating first half against us.

[Green Crazy]

I agree with you....The group of fans I was with sat in silent disbelief that we lost for about 10 minutes after the game ended....I am sure the way we felt was no different than how crushed the Ball State fans felt after their dominating first half against us.

true

[strikes]

Well there is something to hope for at least!

[meangreendork]

Tulane is 45 ? Damn. What an opportunity we had there. I am convinced this team would beat Tulane on most days.

Their offense was held to 7 points. Those other 14 were defensive scores, if I remember it accurately. Our team beat itself that night.

[foutsrouts]

If we were to win out in dominating fashion I think we might, might break the top 25. by dominating I mean roll the rest of the teams by 20 points. I don't see that happening.

Yes, I think 8-3 would get us a vote or two, 9-3 gets us at least close with a bunch of votes, and 10-3 definitely puts us over the top for the first time since the 70's. No room left to stumble unless we lose only one and come up with a big bowl win. I can see us coming home with a`lot of confidence if we can take these two on the road.

[TheColonyEagle]

Kind of goes to show you how close we are. Had we not crapped our pants in NO and even played better and won a winnable game at Ohio......we would be in the upper 20s, lower 30s right now.

I know several teams could say the same thing and if, if, if.......but we are close.

[Cougar King]

I'm not even going to complain about being #44, I'm just happy to be undefeated with a true freshman under center (who has been amazing) and all of the true freshmen and sophomores we have starting on defense. They have exceeded everybody on Cullen's expectations and Saturday's homecoming game against BYU will be a good test to see where we are.

Same can be said for UNT in regards to exceeding expectations. This appears to be the best team in over a decade and if the HOD bowl becomes a reality for the Mean Green, it could mean a whole new era in Denton.

[Eagle1855]

If we had finished the comeback at Ohio and just played the ball we know we can play against Tulane, we're probably in a really, really good position. There isn't a game left on the schedule we can't win. Can we? Will we?

[oldschoollefty]

I know we haven't achieved what we all hope to achieve yet, but.......

It's good to see us ranked above several BCS conference teams and......

wait for it........

June Jones' little Ponies.

[UNT90]

Their offense was held to 7 points. Those other 14 were defensive scores, if I remember it accurately. Our team beat itself that night.

7+14=21

Tulane scored 24

The last 3 coming on an 80 yard drive when UNT desperately bedded a stop from the defense.

Where and when people started saying "we only gave up 7" is a great unknown to me.

But it's clearly, maddeningly wrong.

[meaniegreenie]

7+14=21

Tulane scored 24

The last 3 coming on an 80 yard drive when UNT desperately bedded a stop from the defense.

Where and when people started saying "we only gave up 7" is a great unknown to me.

But it's clearly, maddeningly wrong.

Okay...the offense scored 6, defense 12, and special teams 6.

[UNT90]

Okay...the offense scored 6, defense 12, and special teams 6.

No

[strikes]

Does anyone know what we were ranked at the start of the season?

[SSP]

I know that we are up at least 30. Cant remember what the exact number was.