College Football Rankings, Week 8: Appalachian State Leads New-Look FCS Top 10; JMU Drops To No. 11
Appalachian State (6-0) remained the No. 1 team in the Week 8 edition of The Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll. It’s the third straight week in which the Mountaineers have been atop the rankings, followed by No. 2 Delaware and No. 3 Jacksonville State. All three school are undefeated this season (6-0, 7-0 and 7-0, respectively).
William & Mary and Stephen F. Austin (with its lone first-place vote) round out the top-five.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: The Winners And Losers In The Week 8 Polls
The best part of the college football polls every week is the discussion they bring. With that in mind, a rundown of the winners and losers from this week’s rankings.
Oregon is the big winner in the Week 8 polls. The Ducks, idle this week, claim the top spot in both major polls for the first time in school history.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Non-BCS Schools Fare Well In Week 8 USA Today Poll
The non-BCS conferences, combined, might be the most impressive “conference” in the USA Today coaches poll for Week 8.
Three teams appear in the poll, and all three are in the top nine. And it certainly doesn’t hurt Boise State’s push to be atop the BCS rankings for the Broncos to be ranked second in this poll.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Oregon Gives Pac-10 First Top Ranking Since 2008
The Oregon Ducks carry the Pac-10’s banner proudly in the USA Today coaches poll for Week 8.
Oregon, the lone Pac-10 team in the top 10, gives the conference its first No. 1 ranking in the USA Today poll since USC topped it in September 2008.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Big Ten Lead By Michigan State, Wisconsin In USA Today Poll
The Big Ten may not have the top-ranked team anymore, but four teams in the top 12 in the USA Today coaches poll for Week 8 makes the conference formidable.
Interestingly, Wisconsin, which beat Ohio State, is ranked one spot behind it.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Virginia Tech Re-Enters Poll For ACC
The ACC doesn’t have a team in the top 15 of the USA Today coaches poll for Week 8, but their three teams are the ACC’s biggest names.
Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Miami all appear in the poll. For Virginia Tech, it’s a nice turnaround from a season that seemed doomed when the Hokies fell to James Madison.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: SEC Leads All Conferences In Week 8 USA Today Poll
The SEC remains the top conference in America in the USA Today coaches poll for Week 8.
Five SEC teams appear in the poll, and three are in the top seven.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Wisconsin’s Big Win Leads To Big Jump In USA Today Poll
The biggest mover in the Week 8 USA Today poll isn’t Wisconsin, which vaults five spots to 11th from 16th. It’s West Virginia, which rises as many teams fell, moving six spots from 25th to 19th.
The biggest falls belong to Ohio State and Nebraska, both recipients of their first losses on Saturday, who fell nine spots each. The Buckeyes went from first to 10th, and the Huskers from fourth to 13th.
Read Article >College Football Rankings: Week 8 USA Today Poll Anoints Oregon
The USA Today coaches poll just came out, and it has Oregon atop the college football polls this week.
Oregon moves up to the top spot, receiving 42 first place votes, and Boise State, Oklahoma, TCU and Auburn, all getting at least one first place vote, round out the top five. Last week’s top-ranked team, Ohio State, falls to 10th after losing to Wisconsin.
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