They needed a 4th quarter comeback to beat Western Kentucky yesterday.BC still getting votes lol
Does a former RU QB get any credit for the Rutgers and Kentucky rankings? Asking for a few posters.AP Top 25 (9/29)
1. Alabama (40) (4-0)
2. Texas (19) (5-0)
3. Ohio State (4) (4-0)
4. Tennessee (4-0)
5. Georgia (3-1)
6. Oregon (4-0)
7. Penn State (4-0)
8. Miami (FL) (5-0)
9. Missouri (4-0)
10. Michigan (4-1)
11. USC (3-1)
12. Mississippi (4-1)
13. LSU (4-1)
14. Notre Dame (4-1)
15. Clemson (3-1)
16. Iowa State (4-0)
17. BYU (5-0)
18. Utah (4-1)
19. Oklahoma (4-1)
20. Kansas State (4-1)
21. Boise State (3-1)
22. Louisville (3-1)
23. Indiana (5-0)
24. Illinois (4-1)
25. UNLV (4-0)
Others Receiving Votes
Arizona, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Boston College, Iowa, James Madison, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Rutgers, Kentucky, Navy, Southern Methodist, Army, Colorado
Because ESPN already has all those Cam Rising bumpers & promos shot and ready to roll.Why is Utah ranked? Looked bad at home vs. Arizona. Beat an unimpressive Okla St.
There were a lot of prognosticators who thought RU was going to be a dark horse this yearRutgers simple doesn't have the cache to be ranked in the top 25 teams.I doubt defeating Nebraska on the road will move Rutgers up nine positions Right now its all about winning games to get a bowl game against a ranked team.
It would be interesting if we beat Nebraska, but it is another close call with numerous mistakes by both teams
If it goes that way, I wonder what the excuses will be then if we don't crack the Top 25.
we win next week we are rankedI felt better about our chances this week honestly with lots of ranked teams playing each other or playing teams receiving votes. I know it looks like we’re super far off but if we would’ve finished the damn job and took down Roger’s on that 4th down prayer he completed the game would’ve likely ended either 21-10 or maybe even 24-10 being that we would’ve taken over close to FG range with less than 3 minutes to play. Instead it was a 21-18 finish and lots of talk about Washington’s 500+ yards.
Meanwhile - it’s going to be tough to crack the rankings next week even with a win. Do teams not playing who are currently ranked fall out? Probably not. So that means Illinois, Oklahoma, Utah and BYU are virtually locked in. When you look at the lower half ranked teams playing, losses don’t look too promising next week either - other than A&M and maybe Cuse will beat UNLV but that only opens up one spot.
we win next week we are ranked