Star-Telegram Team Rankings

MeanGreen61 · August 22, 2005

Off the Frog board.

SUN BELT (Quick read)

61 North Texas

95 Middle Tennessee

96 Troy

108 UL-Lafayette

109 UL-Monroe

116 Arkansas State

117 FAU

118 FIU

Others of interest (Quick read)

56 Kansas State

59 TCU

91 Louisiana Tech

93 Tulsa

106 SMU

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Ranking the rest

By Wendell Barnhouse

Star-Telegram Staff Writer

Star-Telegram college football writer Wendell Barnhouse ranks Division I-A teams from 26 through 119:

Team 2004

26. Utah 12-0 Repeat of perfect '04 unlikely

27. Oregon 5-6 Ducks gunning for USC upset

28. Alabama 6-6 If injury free, a good team

29. Boston College 9-3 Another solid team for ACC

30. Iowa State 7-5 Could be best in Big 12 North

31. Notre Dame 6-6 Weis brings tough-guy attitude

32. UCLA 6-6 Bruins a Pac-10 dark horse

33. Virginia 8-4 Cavs could be ACC surprise

34. North Carolina State 5-6 One of nation's top defenses

35. New Mexico 7-5 Lobos must rebuild defense

36. Colorado 8-5 Barnett always finds a way

37. UT-El Paso 8-4 Could win title in new league

38. Penn State 4-7 JoePa needs a winning year

39. Southern Miss 7-5 Another outstanding defense

40. Minnesota 7-5 One of best teams in years?

41. Missouri 5-6 Will Brad Smith regain form?

42. Clemson 6-5 Tigers fading in ACC picture

43. Wisconsin 9-3 Alvarez and the long goodbye

44. Oklahoma State 7-5 Mike Gundy makes his debut

45. Wyoming 7-5 Cowboys an MWC dark horse

46. South Carolina 6-5 Steve Spurrier's SEC return

47. Maryland 5-6 Terps seek missing offense

48. West Virginia 8-4 Mountaineers ground-oriented

49. Nebraska 5-6 Two straight losing seasons?

50. Miami (Ohio) 8-5 Could challenge for MAC title

51. Michigan State 5-7 QB Drew Stanton a star

52. UAB 7-5 Favored to win C-USA East

53. Toledo 9-4 QB Bruce Gradkowsky a star

54. Oregon State 7-5 Beavers have some momentum

55. Arkansas 5-6 No bowl game angered Hogs

56. Kansas State 4-7 How far have Wildcats slipped?

57. Memphis 8-4 Heisman for DeAngelo Williams?

58. Washington State 5-6 Cougars could surprise Pac-10

59. TCU 5-6 Frogs ready to leap in MWC

60. Northern Illinois 9-3 Lying in ambush in MAC

61. North Texas 7-5 Kings of the Sun Belt again?

62. Kansas 4-7 Jayhawks at least a year away

63. Syracuse 6-6 Greg Robinson offers hope

64. Northwestern 6-6 Wildcats' offense is potent

65. Mississippi 4-7 Intense Ed Orgeron takes over

66. Navy 10-2 Could reach bowl game again

67. Colorado State 4-7 Rams' run defense a sieve

68. Arizona 3-8 Year Two better for Stoops?

69. Mississippi State 3-8 Croom slowly trying to build

70. Washington 1-10 Huskies turn to Willingham

71. Rutgers 4-7 Time to move up in Big East

72. Wake Forest 4-7 Deacons' ground game solid

73. Stanford 4-7 The Walt Harris Era begins

74. BYU 5-6 Cougars adopt spread offense

75. North Carolina 6-6 Tar Heels must find a QB

76. Houston 3-8 QB Kevin Kolb can fling it

77. Air Force 5-6 Falcons need improved 'D'

78. Connecticut 8-4 Huskies have 2 productive RBs

79. Illinois 3-8 Ron Zook has energetic style

80. Hawaii 8-5 Must replace QB Tim Chang

81. Tulane 5-6 Green Wave could be improved

82. Nevada 5-7 Passing game will be potent

83. Marshall 6-6 Herd thunders into C-USA

84. Vanderbilt 2-9 Last bowl game was 1982

85. South Florida 4-7 A big move to the Big East

86. Baylor 3-8 Tough to move up in Big 12

87. Duke 2-9 When does basketball start?

88. Indiana 3-8 When does basketball start?

89. Kentucky 2-9 When does basketball start?

90. Cincinnati 7-5 Could struggle in Big East

91. Louisiana Tech 6-6 Bulldogs have lots of holes

92. San Diego State 4-7 Aztecs lack depth to compete

93. Tulsa 4-8 Needs to recapture mojo of '03

94. Akron 6-5 Slowly trying to build a winner

95. Middle Tennessee State 5-6 Hampered by porous pass 'D'

96. Troy 7-5 Good defense, poor offense

97. Rice 3-8 Owls hope C-USA right move

98. Army 2-9 Back to independent ranks

99. New Mexico State 5-6 Hal Mumme brings air attack

100. Eastern Michigan 4-7 A tradition of porous defense

101. Central Michigan 4-7 One winning season in last 10

102. Western Michigan 1-10 Allowed 446 points in 2004

103. Nevada-Las Vegas 2-9 Rebels join spread 'O' trend

104. East Carolina 2-9 Skip Holtz gets his chance

105. Kent State 5-6 One and only bowl in 1972

106. SMU 3-8 Will move to C-USA help?

107. San Jose State 2-9 Dick Tomey brings respect

108. Louisiana-Lafayette 4-7 4 non-league wins last 4 years

109. Louisiana-Monroe 5-6 Indians 106th in I-A in scoring

110. Temple 2-9 Independent, then joins MAC

111. Ohio 4-7 Solich tries to revive career

112. Idaho 3-9 14 wins in last five seasons

113. Utah State 3-8 Moves from Sun Belt to WAC

114. Ball State 2-9 Last bowl game was in 1996

115. Buffalo 2-9 Headed back to MAC basement

116. Arkansas State 3-8 17 wins in last five seasons

117. Florida Atlantic 9-3 Schnellenberg's grand experiment

118. Florida International 3-7 Young program not ready for I-A

119. UCF 0-11 I-A's longest losing streak (15)

PlummMeanGreen · August 22, 2005

MG61, you may want to consider linking this thread over at our good friends board from La Tech. Some may just completely go over the edge when they see how low they rank as compared to NT.

I do want to nominate Bulldog, Barks & Bytes as the "Best Fiction" collegiate message board and (who knows) maybe we can present to them a special award post-Homecoming game in Ruston this October, eh?