Mustangs climb in coaches poll and AP top 25

[PonyPride]

Coaches Poll
November 17, 2024

1. Oregon: 11-0
2. Ohio State: 9-1
3. Texas: 9-1
4. Penn State: 9-1
5. Indiana: 10-0
6. Notre Dame: 9-1
7. Alabama: 8-2
8. Georgia: 8-2
9. Ole Miss: 8-2
10. Miami (FL): 9-1
11. Tennessee: 8-2
12. SMU: 9-1 (up from 13 last week)
13. Boise State: 9-1
14. Texas A&M: 8-2
15. BYU: 9-1
16. Clemson: 8-2
17. Army West Point: 9-0
18. Colorado: 8-2
19. South Carolina: 7-3
20. Tulane: 9-2
21. Iowa State: 8-2
22. Arizona State: 8-2
23. UNLV: 8-2
24. Memphis
25. Kansas State 7-3

Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 Washington State; No. 21 Missouri; No. 22 LSU; No. 24 Louisville;

Others Receiving Votes
Washington State 65; Illinois 56; Missouri 44; Syracuse 18; James Madison 11; Duke 9; Pittsburgh 7; Louisiana 5; Louisville 2; Vanderbilt 1; Sam Houston 1; LSU 1; Colorado State 1



AP top 25
Released November 17

1. Oregon: 11-0
2. Ohio State: 9-1
3. Texas: 9-1
4. Penn State: 9-1
5. Indiana: 10-0
6. Notre Dame: 9-1
7. Alabama: 8-2
8. Georgia: 8-2
9. Ole Miss: 8-2
10. Tennessee: 8-2
11. Miami (FL): 9-1
12. Boise State: 9-1
13. SMU: 9-1 (up from 14 last week)
14. BYU: 9-1
15. Texas A&M: 8-2
16. Colorado: 8-2
17. Clemson: 8-2
18. Army West Point: 9-0
19. South Carolina: 7-3
20. Tulane: 9-2
21. Arizona State: 8-2
22. Iowa State: 8-2
23. UNLV: 8-2
24. Ilinois: 7-3
25. Washington State 8-2

[Hoofprint]

I guess I'm OK with the coaches poll (sorry, AP — no way we should behind Boise State).

Next week, if we're looking for help from others ranked ahead of us, while we're playing Virginia:

Tennessee hosts UTEP (why?)
Miami hosts Wake Forest
Ole Miss is at Florida
Georgia hosts ... UMass????
Alabama is at Oklahoma
Notre Dame plays Army at Yankee Stadium
Indiana is at Ohio State ... but I don't know if a loss in Columbus will knock IU down enough to help us.

[Charleston Pony]

A lot of SEC schools started scheduling cupcake games the week before their annual rivalry games. When allowed, Clemson started doing the same thing to avoid South Carolina gaining that advantage and they have FCS Citadel coming to Death Valley next weekend while SC hosts FCS Wofford.