Here is the latest BCS and AP Poll rankings:
Bowl Championship Series
| RK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Florida | 8-0 |
| 2 | Texas | 8-0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 8-0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9-0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 8-0 |
| 6 | TCU | 8-0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 8-0 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7-1 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 |
| 12 | USC | 6-2 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 |
| 14 | Utah | 7-1 |
| 15 | Houston | 7-1 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 7-2 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 |
| 18 | Arizona | 5-2 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 |
| 20 | California | 6-2 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 6-2 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 6-2 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 5-3 |
| 25 | South Florida | 6-2 |
Associated Press Poll:
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (38) | 8-0 | 1448 |
| 2 | Texas (13) | 8-0 | 1408 |
| 3 | Alabama (8) | 8-0 | 1390 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1212 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 1211 |
| 6 | TCU | 8-0 | 1147 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1130 |
| 8 | Iowa | 9-0 | 1127 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 | 1036 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 949 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 | 886 |
| 12 | USC | 6-2 | 741 |
| 13 | Houston | 7-1 | 707 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 690 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 636 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 | 602 |
| 17 | Utah | 7-1 | 552 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 361 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 352 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 348 |
| 21 | Arizona | 5-2 | 322 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 185 |
| 23 | California | 6-2 | 181 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 172 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 6-2 | 130 |
Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20, South Carolina 21, Mississippi 24
Others receiving votes: South Florida 115, Clemson 35, Auburn 30, Texas Tech 24, West Virginia 15, Rutgers 11, Boston College 6, CENTRL MICHIGAN 4, Oregon State 4, Tennessee 3, Idaho 2, Richmond 1, South Carolina 1, Temple 1,
Any chance if two BCS teams go from the Big Ten and 8 bowl slots available that Hollis could lobby to go to the bowl in Detroit with a 5-7 record. I think the bowl would rather have 5-7 MSU than 6-6 Northwestern. Hollis could use his influence with Perles to muscle us in at 5-7. Than if we beat Central Michigan in the rematch Dantonio could be 6-7
ReplyDelete6-7 could be sold to recruits as a winning program just an eyelash below 500
New Rallying Cry Circle the wagons to 6 and 7.
5-7 is not a train wreck there are plenty of 3-9 programs out there who aspire to consistantly finish
ReplyDeletesixth or seventh in their conferance and win 5 games. Illinois is the most disapointing program in the Midwest . We can point to them and be proud of seventh place.
We have to prepare ourselves for an ugly 10 point win Saturday and a repeat
ReplyDeleteOf last Saturday night at Purdue. This would leave us at 5-7 and as the Seventh
Team in the big 10 power ratings, we are 6 right now per ESPN
5-7 is not a train wreck there are plenty of 3-9 programs out there who aspire to consistently finish
sixth or seventh in their conference and win 5 games. Illinois is the most disappointing program in the Midwest. We can point to them and be proud of seventh place. We are a basketball school, but we should hang on to the lower
Fringe of mediocrity in football/ There are teams in the bottom tier 9-11 Indiana and Illinois that aspire to our position. I believe that Dantonio unlike JL Smith
and Muddy Waters will always out coach and beat the bottom three teams in
The conference. There are things worse than Mediocrity out there; I do not want to go 3-9 or worse. Let’s hold on to our Mediocrity.