Crunchy Numbers
Even though the World Series starts tomorrow night, today and tomorrow are going to be very busy days here on the blog.
Crunchy Numbers
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
Even though the World Series starts tomorrow night, today and tomorrow are going to be very busy days here on the blog.I spent this morning on the Ivy League men's basketball preseason conference call, and I'll be posting the recording of the call later today.
Tomorrow morning, I'll be in New York for Big East media day. I'll have audio of as many coaches as I can get to, and I'm sure Villanova coach Jay Wright will be getting a lot of attention as the Wildcats get some deserved preseason hype.
Then it's back to the office for the start of the World Series and another live game chat.
(Sleep? What's that?)
We begin today with Crunchy Numbers. Since I'll be missing the football coaches luncheon tomorrow, this week's edition is another combined listing across divisions.
3. Penn State (3)
Last week: Home win vs. No. 82/88 Michigan, 46-17
This week: 10/21 at No. 9 Ohio State, 8:00 p.m., ABC
66. Villanova (81)
Last week: Road win vs. No. 189/185 Rhode Island, 44-7
This week: 10/25 vs. No. 54 James Madison, 3:30 p.m., CN8
85. Rutgers (97)
Last week: Home win vs. No. 35/49 Connecticut, 12-10
This week: 10/25 at No. 22 Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m., ESPN360.com (no TV broadcast)
90. Temple (106)
Last week: Off
This week: 10/21 vs. No. 111 Ohio, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
136. Lafayette (162)
Last week: Road win vs. No. 122/148 Liberty, 35-21
This week: 10/25 at No. 184 Fordham, 1:00 p.m.
151. Delaware (138)
Last week: Home loss vs. No. 116/87 William & Mary, 27-3
This week: 10/25 at No. 160 Hofstra, 3:00 p.m.
173. Penn (168)
Last week: Home win vs. No. 220/217 Columbia, 15-10
This week: 10/25 at No. 169 Yale, 12:30 p.m., YES Network
179. Lehigh (168)
Last week: Road loss vs. No. 128/129 Harvard, 27-24
This week: 10/25 at No. 159 Holy Cross, 1:00 p.m.
190. Delaware State (201)
Last week: Home win vs. No. 234/239 North Carolina A&T, 42-7
This week: 10/25 at No. 209 Morgan State, 1:00 p.m.
As for the Division II and III schools...
West Chester
Last week: Home win vs. Shippensburg, 25-7
This week: 10/25 vs. Cheyney, 1:00 p.m.
Delaware Valley
Last week: Road loss vs. FDU-Florham, 19-14
This week: 10/25 at Lycoming, 1:00 p.m.
Widener
Last week: Road loss vs. Lebanon Valley, 20-13
This week: 10/24 vs. FDU-Florham, 7:00 p.m.
(Yes, that's Friday night.)
Ursinus
Last week: Home loss vs. Johns Hopkins, 14-0
This week: 10/25 vs. McDaniel College, 1:00 p.m.
Rowan
Last week: Home win vs. Morrisville State, 58-14
This week: 10/25 at Buffalo State, 12:00 p.m.
Lincoln
Last week: Home loss vs. Elizabeth City State, 70-6
This week: 10/25 at Virginia State, 1:30 p.m.
(And they gave up 68 to Virginia Union the week before. Yikes.)
Cheyney
Last week: Road loss vs. Bloomsburg, 43-7
This week: 10/25 at West Chester, 1:00 p.m.
And after all that, we have the first BCS ratings of the season to consider in the Top 10 comparison. Take a look at this week's TV schedule courtesy of Awful Announcing, then tell me your answers to these questions:
- Will Texas, Alabama and Penn State all finish the season undefeated?
- Will Utah and/or Boise State end the season rated high enough qualify for automatic BCS berths?
- If so, since only one non-BCS team can qualify for the bowls, which team will it be? And which team should it be?
|
Rank
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AP
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McLane
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Coaches
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Sagarin
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Harris
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BCS
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Texas
|
Texas
|
Texas
|
Texas
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Texas
|
Texas
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| 2. |
Alabama
|
Alabama
|
Alabama
|
USC
|
Alabama
|
Alabama
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| 3. |
Penn State
|
Penn State
|
Penn State
|
Penn State
|
Penn State
|
Penn State
|
| 4. |
Oklahoma
|
Oklahoma
|
USC
|
Oklahoma
|
Oklahoma
|
Oklahoma
|
| 5. |
Florida
|
Florida
|
Oklahoma
|
Alabama
|
USC
|
USC
|
| 6. |
USC
|
USC
|
Texas Tech
|
Oklahoma St.
|
Florida
|
Oklahoma St.
|
| 7. |
Oklahoma St.
|
Texas Tech
|
Florida
|
Florida
|
Texas Tech
|
Georgia
|
| 8. |
Texas Tech
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Georgia
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Oklahoma St.
|
Georgia
|
Oklahoma St.
|
Ohio State
|
| 9. |
Georgia
|
Oklahoma St.
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Georgia
|
Ohio State
|
Georgia
|
LSU
|
| 10. |
Ohio State
|
Ohio State
|
Ohio State
|
TCU
|
Ohio State
|
Utah
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