We are ranked 56

[EagleGreen]

After a great win and a very long bye, we have fallen to # 56

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/bcs

[NT03]

NIU actually dropped after beating Ball St

[UNT 90 Grad]

ECU at 35 and Marshall at 71. We really need Marshall to squeak past ECU.

[Mean Green Matt]

Why does Marshall go up after barely beating Tulsa but we drop after blowing out UTEP?

Also, we play the highest rated team this week between us Marshall and ECU. If NCST somehow beats ECU, they could fall a lot because they would likely lose their poll votes.

[North Texas Shep]

I was hoping we would be in the top 50 at this point. Guess we got to keep kicking ass to get there.

[pastorgrant]

This is still Jerry Palm's projections, though they probably won't be too far off.

[ColoradoEagle]

Gotta hope for ECU to lose to NC State. If they win, then they're gonna pick up some more votes, and then it might not matter whether they or Marshall win. Both would have a higher ranking than us if we win the west.

[JesseMartin]

Hard to tell for sure, but if Marshall beats ECU and we win out, the rankings will be VERY close. Either way...ECU losing any more games in the regular season is a long shot.

[Mean Green Matt]

Gotta hope for ECU to lose to NC State. If they win, then they're gonna pick up some more votes, and then it might not matter whether they or Marshall win. Both would have a higher ranking than us if we win the west.

Marshall still has a lot of ground to make up with #120 FIU on the schedule. ECU is not as high in the computer rankings as their BCS ranking suggests since they got those top 25 votes. Maybe if we convincingly win the next couple some friendly voters will throw a couple votes our way.

[EagleGreen]

This is a great poll that has us at #33 http://www.brianmmorgan.com/

[filmerj]

I really don't understand how beating an opponent badly drops you ranking. That's a messed up system.

[7travis5]

How are we one spot behind Rice? Did the BCS not see the stand?

And we have a tough game against #999 UTSA this week, so that's where our focus should be.

[Rudy]

I really don't understand how beating an opponent badly drops you ranking. That's a messed up system.

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