SMU #1 in CUSA Power Ranking

[The PonyGrad]

Saturday started out looking like it would be a banner week for Conference USA. At least compared to how the rest of the year has gone. Up-and-down Marshall took a first quarter lead on Louisville. SMU took a big early lead on TCU. Even the two teams living at the bottom of our rankings took early leads over 1-A opponents. And while the teams in question - Memphis and UAB - both ended up blowing their leads, and East Carolina had its least impressive non-conference performance, Marshall and SMU still held on to pull upsets that made this one of the more impressive weeks for the conference thus far.

One of those upsets even prompted me to drop the undefeated Cougars from the top spot.

1. Southern Methodist Mustangs (4-1, 2-0 C-USA) - Up 1

Last week: beat TCU, 40-33 (OT)

After a season-opening embarrassment at the hands of Texas A&M, the Mustangs were handed three straight cupcakes, and apparently it helped them get well. SMU garnered the most impressive non-conference win among C-USA teams this year with the victory over the Horned Frogs. The Mustangs actually took a 33-17 lead in the fourth quarter, and lost it all before pulling it out in overtime.

After a so-so start to the season, quarterback J.J. McDermott has thrown for seven touchdowns against just two interceptions in the last two weeks, and bruising running back Zach Line has rushed for at least 114 yards against every 1-A opponent thus far. The Mustang offense is starting to look as balanced and talented as anybody's in the conference.

This week: Idle. After the bye week, SMU gets their real conference tests, with UCF, Southern Miss and Tulsa in consecutive weeks.

http://houston.sbnation.com/houston-cou ... 1-week-six

[cutter]

cool.

[ponyte]

Just 6 more teams in conference ranked below us to play.

[PonyPlayer4]

Where are all the Texas teams ranked? I have seen if before but I can't find it now.

[goldenstang]

I think it is usually on espn dallas but I have not been able to find it.

[peruna11]

This site does one, but it hasn't been updated since week 4. (edited)

http://www.texasfootball.com/powerpoll/

[Wuba]

http://www.texasfootball.com/college-news/view/179530