2022 AP Top 25 College Football Poll

[JMV JustMyView]

Lost the head coach and QB who delivered that record, with our only Top 25 end of season rankings ever and our only P5 win on the road.

Lost two of our three-stud RB trio. Lost our several starting O-Lineman. Lost a key DB and a key LB.

An 8-4 regular season record (which I think alot of people on the outside are expecting) probably isn't going to command any Top 25 votes.

All good. I'd rather opponents think we won't be as good as well.

Nailed it!

[Geaux]

All of the responses are fine, but that should be even more reason to have media sunshine pumpers.

The goal is to be the highest ranked G5 program at the end of the year. Why start from behind if you don't have to. Not receiving votes creates a higher mountain to climb.

Hypothetical situation:

UL goes undefeated, we are so far back in the preseason rankings, we can't catch up to other G5 schools with a potential "good P5 loss".

The goal should be a New Years Six Bowl game.

After the last four years success, it is time we have expectations to compete as a Top 25 team with NY6 expectations, just like Cincinnati and UCF.

[Turbine]

Geaux is right.

Start ranked, stay noticed, climb.

[CajunNation]

UL goes undefeated, we are so far back in the preseason rankings, we can't catch up to other G5 schools with a potential "good P5 loss".

The goal should be a New Years Six Bowl game.

After the last four years success, it is time we have expectations to compete as a Top 25 team with NY6 expectations, just like Cincinnati and UCF.

Last 7 G5 NY6 reps...

2021 Cincy --- 2 P5 wins, 2 wins over Top 25

2020 Cincy --- 3 wins over Top 25

2019 Memphis --- 1 P5 win, 3 wins over Top 25

2018 UCF --- 1 P5 win, 1 win over Top 25

2017 UCF --- 1 P5 win, 2 wins over Top 25

2016 Western Mich --- 2 P5 wins

2015 Houston --- 2 P5 wins, 3 wins over Top 25


The trend is having multiple Top 25 wins. If you don't have them in your conference, your best bet is to schedule them in your non-conference.


NOBODY is running the table in a G5 without multiple P5/Top 25 wins and going to a NY 6 Bowl.