ESPN - Conference Rankings

[HoustonCajun]

For those of you foolish enough to think the SBC has made giant strides and is on a par with the MAC, WAC and CUSA, take a look at this article and conference ranking. The SBC is again dead last and not even a 10.0 rating. I dare say there may be actual 1AA conferences ranked higher. The really sad part is that we are one of the weakest links in the weakest conference in the country. It will all change soon and excitement will return when we name a new coach and AD. I, for one, can't wait. And, the sooner we break away from this conference the better.


Conference rankings
By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com
Ranking the BCS conferences after 10 weeks of college football's regular season:

1. SEC
After Alabama lost at LSU, the SEC might need the Bayou Bengals to win the rest of their regular-season games if the league is going to send two of its teams to lucrative BCS bowl games. There are seven SEC teams ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings: No. 2 Auburn, No. 5 LSU, No. 12 Alabama, No. 15 Arkansas, No. 19 Mississippi State, No. 22 Florida and No. 23 South Carolina. The Gamecocks play at Florida on Saturday, and the winner will play in the Dec. 4 SEC championship game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome.


ESPN Stats & Info: Conference Rankings
Conference AP Rank Computers Rank Rating
SEC 1 3 95.5
Big Ten 2 4 91.9
Pac-10 3 2 89.7
Big 12 4 1 83.9
MWC 5 6 67.8
WAC 6 7 57.1
ACC 7 5 37.5
Big East 9 8 22.5
C-USA 8 9 18.9
MAC 10 10 14.7
Sun Belt 11 11 9.8
• ESPN Stats & Info blog
2. Big Ten
Barring Armageddon everywhere else between now and season's end, the Big Ten probably won't be sending a team to the Jan. 10 BCS National Championship Game. But there still seems to be a good chance that two Big Ten teams will play in BCS bowl games. No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 9 Ohio State and No. 11 Michigan State each have only one loss and remain in the hunt for a trip to the Rose Bowl or for an at-large bid to another BCS game. Iowa is ranked No. 13 in the BCS standings, and Penn State has won three games in a row to improve its bowl prospects.

3. Big 12
It wasn't a great weekend for the league's BCS chances as Missouri and Oklahoma lost, knocking themselves out of contention for a BCS at-large bid. It would have been even worse if Nebraska hadn't hung on for a 31-30 victory at Iowa State. Of course, the Sooners can still get to a BCS bowl game by winning the Big 12 South and winning the Big 12 championship game. Six Big 12 teams are in the BCS top 25: No. 8 Nebraska, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 17 Missouri, No. 24 Kansas State and No. 25 Texas A&M.

4. Pac-10
No. 1 Oregon and No. 6 Stanford are playing as well as any teams in the country, but there is very little depth behind them. Arizona fell to No. 18 in the BCS standings after losing 42-17 at Stanford. Oregon State fell to 4-4 with a loss to UCLA, 17-14. Washington fell to 3-6 with a resounding loss to Oregon, 53-16. The Pac-10 might come up at least one team short (and maybe two if Oregon and Stanford play in BCS bowls) in filling its bowl agreements.

5. ACC
Does anyone want to win the ACC's Atlantic Division? NC State lost to Clemson, 14-13. Maryland fell 26-20 at Miami. And Florida State couldn't hold a late lead in a 37-35 loss to North Carolina. The Seminoles, Terrapins, Wolfpack, Tar Heels and Hurricanes each have two losses in the L column in ACC play, and the Tigers are only one game back after beating Maryland and NC State. Virginia Tech has a two-game lead in the loss column of the Coastal Division, after the No. 20 Hokies beat defending ACC champion Georgia Tech, 28-21.

6. Big East
There's not a Big East team ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings, and Pittsburgh has a two-game lead in the loss column in league play. Each of the league's other seven teams has lost two games in conference play and at least three games overall. Louisville upset Syracuse 28-20 to knock the Orange back to the middle of the pack, and South Florida defeated Rutgers, 28-27. Pittsburgh plays at Connecticut on Thursday, and the Orange play at Rutgers on Saturday.

[BeRealistic]

Sun Belt has one team with a winning record and FIU is 3-5 and a half game out of first. Enough said!

[CajunNation]

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Us and the SLC are slugging it out for 17th place.

Who would ever want to leave the SBC?!?

[CajunNation]

http://www.bcsevolution.com/2010/10/...rence-rankings

Not even close.

[CajunTide]

Before we blame the Sun Belt Conference for our plight, perhaps we should think about becoming more competitive in it first, then maby affiliation will take care of itself.

[Rambler]

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1. SEC
After Alabama lost at LSU, the SEC might need the Bayou Bengals to win the rest of their regular-season games if the league is going to send two of its teams to lucrative BCS bowl games. . _

Well, I bet they get every call the rest of the year.

[Duggie35]

_ For those of you foolish enough to think the SBC has made giant strides and is on a par with the MAC, WAC and CUSA, take a look at this article and conference ranking. The SBC is again dead last and not even a 10.0 rating. I dare say there may be actual 1AA conferences ranked higher. The really sad part is that we are one of the weakest links in the weakest conference in the country. It will all change soon and excitement will return when we name a new coach and AD. I, for one, can't wait. And, the sooner we break away from this conference the better.


Conference rankings
By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com
Ranking the BCS conferences after 10 weeks of college football's regular season:

1. SEC
After Alabama lost at LSU, the SEC might need the Bayou Bengals to win the rest of their regular-season games if the league is going to send two of its teams to lucrative BCS bowl games. There are seven SEC teams ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings: No. 2 Auburn, No. 5 LSU, No. 12 Alabama, No. 15 Arkansas, No. 19 Mississippi State, No. 22 Florida and No. 23 South Carolina. The Gamecocks play at Florida on Saturday, and the winner will play in the Dec. 4 SEC championship game in Atlanta's Georgia Dome.


ESPN Stats & Info: Conference Rankings
Conference AP Rank Computers Rank Rating
SEC 1 3 95.5
Big Ten 2 4 91.9
Pac-10 3 2 89.7
Big 12 4 1 83.9
MWC 5 6 67.8
WAC 6 7 57.1
ACC 7 5 37.5
Big East 9 8 22.5
C-USA 8 9 18.9
MAC 10 10 14.7
Sun Belt 11 11 9.8
• ESPN Stats & Info blog
2. Big Ten
Barring Armageddon everywhere else between now and season's end, the Big Ten probably won't be sending a team to the Jan. 10 BCS National Championship Game. But there still seems to be a good chance that two Big Ten teams will play in BCS bowl games. No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 9 Ohio State and No. 11 Michigan State each have only one loss and remain in the hunt for a trip to the Rose Bowl or for an at-large bid to another BCS game. Iowa is ranked No. 13 in the BCS standings, and Penn State has won three games in a row to improve its bowl prospects.

3. Big 12
It wasn't a great weekend for the league's BCS chances as Missouri and Oklahoma lost, knocking themselves out of contention for a BCS at-large bid. It would have been even worse if Nebraska hadn't hung on for a 31-30 victory at Iowa State. Of course, the Sooners can still get to a BCS bowl game by winning the Big 12 South and winning the Big 12 championship game. Six Big 12 teams are in the BCS top 25: No. 8 Nebraska, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 17 Missouri, No. 24 Kansas State and No. 25 Texas A&M.

4. Pac-10
No. 1 Oregon and No. 6 Stanford are playing as well as any teams in the country, but there is very little depth behind them. Arizona fell to No. 18 in the BCS standings after losing 42-17 at Stanford. Oregon State fell to 4-4 with a loss to UCLA, 17-14. Washington fell to 3-6 with a resounding loss to Oregon, 53-16. The Pac-10 might come up at least one team short (and maybe two if Oregon and Stanford play in BCS bowls) in filling its bowl agreements.

5. ACC
Does anyone want to win the ACC's Atlantic Division? NC State lost to Clemson, 14-13. Maryland fell 26-20 at Miami. And Florida State couldn't hold a late lead in a 37-35 loss to North Carolina. The Seminoles, Terrapins, Wolfpack, Tar Heels and Hurricanes each have two losses in the L column in ACC play, and the Tigers are only one game back after beating Maryland and NC State. Virginia Tech has a two-game lead in the loss column of the Coastal Division, after the No. 20 Hokies beat defending ACC champion Georgia Tech, 28-21.

6. Big East
There's not a Big East team ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings, and Pittsburgh has a two-game lead in the loss column in league play. Each of the league's other seven teams has lost two games in conference play and at least three games overall. Louisville upset Syracuse 28-20 to knock the Orange back to the middle of the pack, and South Florida defeated Rutgers, 28-27. Pittsburgh plays at Connecticut on Thursday, and the Orange play at Rutgers on Saturday. _

At this point, I could care less where the Sun Belt ranks. I just care about where UL ranks!!!!!!!

[HoustonCajun]

_ At this point, I could care less where the Sun Belt ranks. I just care about where UL ranks!!!!!!! _

Well, we are in the bottom half of the worse conference in the country. Need I say more?

[Rebel02]

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Us and the SLC are slugging it out for 17th place.

Who would ever want to leave the SBC?!? _

Where do you want us to go?

[Oiler]

_ Where do you want us to go? _

I hope we're working toward admission into CUSA once all the conference realignment takes place. CUSA could end up with two vacancies in the western division (UTEP and Houston) and one or two in the eastern division (ECU and UCF) if the Big East, MWC, or Big 12 expand from their current forms. One good thing is that the schools I see most often mentioned as possible new members (UNT, UMT, and La Tech), are all having dismal football seasons and are struggling with attendance just like we are. The athletic budgets of those three schools, like our own budget, may kill the chances of CUSA membership for any of us though. We're all four near the bottom in D-1 as far as that goes.