USA Today Rankings Just Out UNT #47

[Harry]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...nford/3496161/

47. North Texas (7-3, 5-1) – DOWN 2
79. UTSA (5-5, 4-2) – UP 10
88. Louisiana Tech (4-5, 3-2) – UP 7

Games Played:
11. Oklahoma State (8-1, 5-1) – UP 1
34. Houston (7-2, 4-1) – DOWN 4
44. Arizona (6-3, 3-3) – DOWN 6
50. Marshall (6-3, 4-1) – UP 5
56. Rice (6-3, 4-1) – UP 1

Time Ran Out for:
81. Tulane (6-4, 4-2) – DOWN 9
99. New Mexico (3-6, 1-4) – UP 6
101. Tulsa (2-7, 1-4) – DOWN 1
113. UAB (2-7, 1-4) - SAME
116. UTEP (1-8, 0-5) – DOWN 1

[MeanGreenTexan]

ECU = #42

[SSP]

Did I read correctly that if we win out the HOD could still be our bowl?

[houstonmeangreen]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...nford/3496161/

47. North Texas (7-3, 5-1) – DOWN 2

79. UTSA (5-5, 4-2) – UP 10

88. Louisiana Tech (4-5, 3-2) – UP 7

Games Played:

11. Oklahoma State (8-1, 5-1) – UP 1

34. Houston (7-2, 4-1) – DOWN 4

44. Arizona (6-3, 3-3) – DOWN 6

50. Marshall (6-3, 4-1) – UP 5

56. Rice (6-3, 4-1) – UP 1

Time Ran Out for:

81. Tulane (6-4, 4-2) – DOWN 9

99. New Mexico (3-6, 1-4) – UP 6

101. Tulsa (2-7, 1-4) – DOWN 1

113. UAB (2-7, 1-4) - SAME

116. UTEP (1-8, 0-5) – DOWN 1

Should publish in the school newspaper...give students perspective

[jredallas]

Also notable from the list: 24. Ball State (9-1, 6-0)

New to the top 25 (previous ranking):

"No. 24 Ball State (No. 28). On Wednesday, the Cardinals meet MAC West Division rival Northern Illinois in the non-AQ game of the year."

Edited November 11, 2013 by jredallas

[JRock]

Awesome.

[ColoradoEagle]

Looks like Harry's rooting for the roadrunners.

[MEANGREENCOACH2]

lets go Ball State!!!!!

[jredallas]

Yeah, it's kind of nice being Ball State's "and one."

[forevereagle]

47. North Texas (7-3, 5-1) – DOWN 2

I have never been comfortable with the concept that beating a bad team in a big way somehow makes a team worse.

[Green Mean]

What was the highest ranking we got during our bowl run? My guess would have been 2002ish but if anyone knows I'm curious to see how high we were ranked during that run.

[BillySee58]

What was the highest ranking we got during our bowl run? My guess would have been 2002ish but if anyone knows I'm curious to see how high we were ranked during that run.

Non-conference losses really messed up those teams' rankings. Hard to move very high in the sunbelt if you already have 3 losses heading into conference.

[hickoryhouse]

I know that we were several times listed in the section, "Also receiving votes"... but I don't remember us ever breaking into the top 25. Not since the 70's or so I am told.

[meaniegreenie]

What was the highest ranking we got during our bowl run? My guess would have been 2002ish but if anyone knows I'm curious to see how high we were ranked during that run.

Here's links to the final USA today polls/ranking for 1998-2011.

1998: 105

1999: 139

2000: 145

2001: 103

2002: 63

2003: 73

2004: 102

2005: 161

2006: 131

2007: 168

2008: 171

2009: 160

2010: 150

2011: 121

2012: 118

Edited November 11, 2013 by meaniegreenie

[Cerebus]

I know that we were several times listed in the section, "Also receiving votes"... but I don't remember us ever breaking into the top 25. Not since the 70's or so I am told.

We received 56 votes, enough to be ranked #16, during the 8th week of the 1959 season.

[KingDL1]

On some of the polls we were in the 38 range 2002 or 2003ish

With a vote here and there for a top 25 if I remember correctly

[KingDL1]

Bigger question up until this year when was the last time we beat a team that would finish with a winning record. I think we will have more this year than all of the bowl years together.

[GreenPepper]

1977 - Final Coach's Poll #16

[greenit]

2005-2010. Ahhh, such great memories.

[letsgiveacheer]

USA Today can always be predicted to get it right!

we're #113!

[meaniegreenie]

— Dream season: North Texas is the story of the new-look Conference USA, winning six games in league play and finishing second to Tulsa in the West.