Even though the latest BCS projections are not kind to Boise State, the USA Today Coaches poll is rewarding Boise State for their win and by keeping them ahead of the Clemson Tigers, so it is possible that if the computers are still down on Clemson then Boise may stay ahead of Clemson. Outside of teams ahead of Boise State losing is teams they have played or will play are moving up the rankings.
TCU who blasted New Mexico 69-0 is on the verge of being ranked and is at No. 28 overall, so it is very possible that TCU could be ranked when they travel to Boise on Nov. 12. The Georgia Bulldogs are also going to help Boise at least in the computer rankings, because the Bulldogs enter the poll at No. 21 and are in contention for the SEC East title.
One thing I would like to point out in these rankings is that the BYU Cougars are getting votes. they currently sit at 6-2 and have won five straight, but four of their wins have come against San Jose State, Idaho State, Oregon State and Utah State. That is not the most impressive bunch, so it goes to show that the pollsters look mainly at record and that is my only reasoning to why BYU is getting consideration.
Also, it looks like C-USA is getting stronger as they have two teams in the rankings with Houston at No. 18 and Southern Miss at No. 25.
Here is the latest USA Today coaches top 25:
Team (first-place votes)
Oklahoma State
Arkansas
Michigan State
Kansas State
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Houston
Penn State
Arizona State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Cincinnati
Southern Mississippi
Others receiving votes: Texas (4-2) 49; Georgia Tech (6-2) 39; TCU (5-2) 33; Baylor (4-2) 29; Illinois (6-2) 22; Washington (5-2) 20; Iowa (5-2) 14; Syracuse (5-2) 10; Brigham Young (6-2) 9; Southern Methodist (5-2) 7; Wake Forest (5-2) 6; Notre Dame (4-3) 5; Auburn (5-3) 3; Rutgers (5-2) 2; Florida (4-3) 1; Miami (Fla.) (4-3) 1.
In the AP poll has Boise State also at No. 5 in the AP poll with TCU receiving votes.
1
LSU (49)
2
Alabama (10)
3
Oklahoma State
4
Stanford
5
Boise State (1)
6
Clemson
7
Oregon
8
Arkansas
9
Michigan State
10
Kansas State
11
Oklahoma
12
Wisconsin
13
Nebraska
14
South Carolina
15
Virginia Tech
16
Texas A&M
17
Michigan
18
Houston
19
Texas Tech
20
USC
21
Penn State
22
Georgia
23
Arizona State
24
Cincinnati
25
West Virginia
Others receiving votes: Auburn 62, Southern Miss. 48, Baylor 47, Washington 32, Georgia Tech 30, Texas 26, Syracuse 24, Miami 6, TCU 4, Rutgers 3, BYU 2, Illinois 2.
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