Final AP Poll Projections

[Duckster]

This is glorious. We're b**ching about our projected year end ranking. Definite sign of success. Carry on!

[Cajunrunner]

This is glorious. We're b**ching about our projected year end ranking. Definite sign of success. Carry on!

Exactly. I know we're going to be in the Top 25 for the final polls, and that's good enough for me. Never thought we'd see this.

[Million$Mullet]

App finished 18 and 19 in the polls last year and were not ranked in either preseason poll this year. I have a feeling we will finish around 17/18 in all the polls and then have receiving votes to start next season. Then again they might want a top 25 matchup to start the year against Texas.

[zephyr]

https://collegefootballnews.com/2021...ngs-prediction

Someone make sense of this.

That would be higher that I would have thought

[covcaj]

App finished 18 and 19 in the polls last year and were not ranked in either preseason poll this year. I have a feeling we will finish around 17/18 in all the polls and then have receiving votes to start next season. Then again they might want a top 25 matchup to start the year against Texas.

Who is "they?" Do you really think the sportswriters or coaches assistants give a darn as to whether or not a game is beween Top 25 teams or not? ESPN undoubtedly cares, but they have no control of the myriad sportswriters or coaches assistants who do the rankings.

[Cajunrunner]

App finished 18 and 19 in the polls last year and were not ranked in either preseason poll this year. I have a feeling we will finish around 17/18 in all the polls and then have receiving votes to start next season. Then again they might want a top 25 matchup to start the year against Texas.

I'm going to "predict" us at 24th to start the season, but I'm wanting to be positive.

I think the realistic window likely is 24 to 29. Those six slots. Even if it's 29, it's higher than we've every been preseason, and even starting that low, an upset in Austin (I'm thinking we'll be a 11 to 14 point underdog) would vault us immediately into the Top 25. No question.

[Million$Mullet]

Who is "they?" Do you really think the sportswriters or coaches assistants give a darn as to whether or not a game is beween Top 25 teams or not? ESPN undoubtedly cares, but they have no control of the myriad sportswriters ro coaches assistants who do the rankings.

Yeah I think after this years lack of top 25 matchups, everyone will be clamoring for them. Whether it be the media, ESPN, coaches or whoever. Frickin Coastal/BYU got hyped up like a mofo. I think a top 25 Louisiana/Texas matchup to start the season would get lots of hype. But that’s just my dumbass opinion

[covcaj]

Yeah I think after this years lack of top 25 matchups, everyone will be clamoring for them. Whether it be the media, ESPN, coaches or whoever. Frickin Coastal/BYU got hyped up like a mofo. I think a top 25 Louisiana/Texas matchup to start the season would get lots of hype. But that’s just my dumbass opinion

I agree it would. Just don't think that sportswriter in Boise, Montana (alright, before I get jumped on, that was a joke. I know Boise is in Wyoming.) would rank the Cajuns in the Top 25 just so it can have more appeal. Also, ESPN and/or bowl organizations usually arrange for some highly ranked teams to play each other first week of the season.

None of this is to say that I don't think the Cajuns shouldn't be ranked. I most definitely think they should. Just don't think we can count on pressure or ratings from anyone to do it.

[BeauCajun]

U da ho

[fanof71]

No, I Da Ho...