SB Nation Denver - College Football Rankings, Week 9: Air Force Falcons Still Outside Top 25 Polls
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College Footbal Rankings, Week 9: Air Force Is Outside Of The SB Nation Week Nine BlogPoll
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<p>Air Force is also shutout in this weeks <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/10/27/1777595/college-football-rankings-week-9-auburn">SB Nation BlogPoll</a>, but their upcoming opponent Utah comes in at number nine in this poll.</p>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-ducks">Oregon Ducks (69)</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">24.97</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">3.31</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/auburn-tigers">Auburn Tigers (27)</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">24.20</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">3.15</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos">Boise St. Broncos (9)</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">22.85</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.38</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_down" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif"> -1</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">4</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tcu-horned-frogs">TCU Horned Frogs</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">22.13</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.58</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 1</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">5</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/michigan-st-spartans">Michigan St. Spartans</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">20.95</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.23</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 1</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">6</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers (1)</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">20.24</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.03</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 8</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">7</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide">Alabama Crimson Tide</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">19.02</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.64</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 1</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">8</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/wisconsin-badgers">Wisconsin Badgers</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">17.41</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.20</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">9</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/utah-utes">Utah Utes</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">17.28</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">3.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">10</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oklahoma-sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">15.37</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">0.59</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">11</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ohio-st-buckeyes">Ohio St. Buckeyes</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">14.86</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">0.47</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">12</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/stanford-cardinal">Stanford Cardinal</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">14.44</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.96</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">13</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/lsu-tigers">LSU Tigers</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">13.72</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.51</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">14</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/nebraska-cornhuskers">Nebraska Cornhuskers</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">12.83</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.52</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">15</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/arizona-wildcats">Arizona Wildcats</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">11.88</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.46</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">16</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-st-seminoles">Florida St. Seminoles</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">11.13</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.09</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">17</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks">South Carolina Gamecocks</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">7.69</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.94</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">18</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/iowa-hawkeyes">Iowa Hawkeyes</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">7.29</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.62</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_down" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif"> -5</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">19</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oklahoma-st-cowboys">Oklahoma St. Cowboys</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">7.00</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.62</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_down" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif"> -4</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">20</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/arkansas-razorbacks">Arkansas Razorbacks</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">6.50</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.76</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 1</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">21</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/mississippi-st-bulldogs">Mississippi St. Bulldogs</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">4.02</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.76</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 2</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">22</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/miami-hurricanes">Miami Hurricanes</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">3.96</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.27</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">23</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-tech-hokies">Virginia Tech Hokies</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">3.54</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.53</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 1</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">24</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans">USC Trojans</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.30</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">2.51</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 3</td>
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<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/baylor-bears">Baylor Bears</a></td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.88</td>
<td style="padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #cccccc;">1.68</td>
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<img alt="Arrow_up" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif"> 17</td>
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<b>Others Receiving Votes:</b> <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/nevada-wolf-pack" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Nevada Wolf Pack</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/michigan-wolverines" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Michigan Wolverines</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/hawaii-warriors" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Hawaii Warriors</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/san-diego-st-aztecs" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">San Diego St. Aztecs</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/utah-state-aggies" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Utah State Aggies</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-st-beavers" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Oregon St. Beavers</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/navy-midshipmen" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Navy Midshipmen</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/east-carolina-pirates" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">East Carolina Pirates</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Florida Gators</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/syracuse-orange" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Syracuse Orange</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/northern-illinois-huskies" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Northern Illinois Huskies</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/louisiana-ragin-cajuns" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Louisiana Ragin Cajuns</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/n-c-state-wolfpack" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">N.C. State Wolfpack</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/temple-owls" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Temple Owls</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/iowa-st-cyclones" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Iowa St. Cyclones</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/illinois-fighting-illini" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Illinois Fighting Illini</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/northwestern-wildcats" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Northwestern Wildcats</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Georgia Bulldogs</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/california-golden-bears" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">California Golden Bears</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kansas-st-wildcats" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Kansas St. Wildcats</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/clemson-tigers" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #c52126;">Clemson Tigers</a>
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Jeremy Mauss
2010-10-27T10:07:25-06:00
2010-10-27T10:07:25-06:00
College Football Rankings, Week Nine: Air Force Needs To Beat Utah To Be Ranked
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<p>Out of all of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/section/2010-college-football-polls">college football polls</a>, Air Force received <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2010/10/24/1771452/college-football-rankings-week-9-air-force-coaches-poll-one-vote">one single vote</a> which came from the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/10/24/1771024/college-football-rankings-oregon-usa-today-poll-auburn">coaches poll</a>. Now, in this place normally there would be a list of games that would help Air Force become ranked, but since the Falcons are on the verge fo falling out of the polls. All what matters is if they can beat the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/utah-utes" class="sbn-auto-link">Utah Utes</a> who are ranked eighth in the latest <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/10/24/1772031/bcs-standings-official-rankings-week-9-oregon">BCS standings</a>.</p>
<p>On first glance that may seem a tough task with Utah being ranked so high, but in fact Air Force has been able to compete and beat Utah over the past decade. Even when the Utes were making BCS runs the most difficult game on Utah's schedule has been Air Force.</p>
<p>In 2008 the Utah was down at the half against Air Force and used a big second half to beat the Falcons by only seven points. That 2008 was considered Utah's best ever, and finished second in the AP poll after they beat Alabama in Sugar Bowl.</p>
<p>This history of close games is also why Air Force is only a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/odds">seven point underdog</a> in Saturday's game.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/10/24/1772031/bcs-standings-official-rankings-week-9-oregon"></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/472626/Screen_shot_2010-10-27_at_9.50.16_AM.png"><img src="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/472626/Screen_shot_2010-10-27_at_9.50.16_AM_medium.png" class="photo" alt="Screen_shot_2010-10-27_at_9"></a> <br id="1288194646559">The Falcons face a similar team in Utah as they did in their recent <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2010/10/21/1766405/college-football-week-eight-tcu-air-force">loss against TCU</a> which means the Falcons will need to have a near perfect game to pull of this upset.</p>
<p>To catch the game it will be shown on CBS College Sports with a 5:30 p.m. mountain kick-off.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2010/10/27/1777493/College-football-rankings-week-nine-air-force
Jeremy Mauss
2010-10-24T19:03:04-06:00
2010-10-24T19:03:04-06:00
BCS Standings, Week 2: Auburn Moves To No. 1, Oregon Stays Put At No. 2
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<p>With last week's BCS no. 1 Oklahoma falling to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a> on Saturday night, a new team moved up to the first slot in the <a target="_blank" href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs">BCS Standings</a>. It wasn't Oregon. Rather, it was Auburn, who was BCS no. 4 last week. Cam Newton led the Tigers to a 24-17 victory over previously undefeated LSU (BCS no. 12 this week). Oregon, despite a 60-13 drubbing of UCLA on Thursday, stayed put as the BCS no. 2. The Ducks are no. 1 in the AP, Coaches, and Harris Polls. Boise State also retained the no. 3 spot, while Michigan State moved up from no. 7 to no. 5.</p>
<p>Air Force has a trio of BCS-ranked opponents on its schedule. TCU moved up one spot to BCS no. 4 after defeating Air Force on Saturday. Air Force will play BCS no. 8 Utah this weekend. The Utes are 7-0. Oklahoma dropped from no. 1 to no. 9 this week, but that shouldn't diminish Air Force's close loss to the Sooners.</p>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2010/10/24/1771966/bcs-standings-week-2-auburn-number-one-oregon-stays-number-two
Russ Oates
2010-10-24T13:51:08-06:00
2010-10-24T13:51:08-06:00
College Football Rankings, Week 9: Air Force Hanging In Coaches Poll With One Vote
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<p>At least one voter still believes the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/air-force-falcons">Air Force Falcons</a> deserve a place in the Top 25. In the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/10/24/1771024/college-football-rankings-oregon-usa-today-poll-auburn?show_comments=true" target="new">latest Coaches Poll</a>, the Falcons held <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Ffootball%2Fusatpoll.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdenver.sbnation.com%2Fair-force-falcons%2F2010%2F10%2F24%2F1771452%2Fcollege-football-rankings-week-9-air-force-coaches-poll-one-vote" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener">onto one vote</a>, down from five votes last week.</p>
<p>Their previous opponent, the <span class="caps">TCU</span> Horned Frogs, stayed at no. 4 in the Coaches Poll as well. However, <span class="caps">TCU</span> did garner one first place in the Coaches Poll. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oklahoma-sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a> also moved down to no. 11 in the Coaches Poll after Missouri (now Coaches Poll no. 8) defeated them Saturday night.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/utah-utes">Utah Utes</a>, Air Force’s next opponent, moved up from no. 9 to no. 7. Air Force will have a tough game ahead of them next week and will likely lose that one vote if they go down in defeat.</p>
<p>Full poll is as follows:</p>
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<li>Oregon (7-0)</li>
<li>Boise State (6-0)</li>
<li>Auburn (8-0)</li>
<li>
<span class="caps">TCU</span> (8-0)</li>
<li>Michigan State (8-0)</li>
<li>Alabama (7-1)</li>
<li>Utah (7-0)</li>
<li>Missouri (7-0)</li>
<li>Wisconsin (7-1)</li>
<li>Ohio State (7-1)</li>
<li>Oklahoma (6-1)</li>
<li>Nebraska (6-1)</li>
<li>
<span class="caps">LSU</span> (7-1)</li>
<li>Stanford (6-1)</li>
<li>Florida State (6-1)</li>
<li>Arizona (6-1)</li>
<li>South Carolina (5-2)</li>
<li>Arkansas (5-2)</li>
<li>Iowa (5-2)</li>
<li>Oklahoma State (6-1)</li>
<li>Virginia Tech (6-2)</li>
<li>Miami (5-2)</li>
<li>Mississippi State (6-2)</li>
<li>Baylor (6-2)</li>
<li>Michigan (5-2)</li>
</ol>
https://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2010/10/24/1771452/college-football-rankings-week-9-air-force-coaches-poll-one-vote
Russ Oates
2010-10-24T13:32:49-06:00
2010-10-24T13:32:49-06:00
College Football Rankings, Week 9: Air Force Falcons Still One Game Away From Being Bowl-Eligible
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<p>After a <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/air-force-falcons/2010/10/21/1766405/college-football-week-eight-tcu-air-force">crushing loss to the TCU Horned Frogs</a> on Saturday, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/air-force-falcons">Air Force Falcons</a> fell to 5-3 on the season. The Falcons failed to receive any votes in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2010/10/24/1771171/college-football-rankings-week-9-leads-week-9-ap-poll">AP Top 25 vote</a>, losing the one vote they had last week. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tcu-horned-frogs">TCU Horned Frogs</a> stayed at no. 4 this week in the AP poll, while the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oklahoma-sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a> (BCS no. 1) tumbled from no. 3 to no. 11 after a loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a>.</p>
<p>Air Force will take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/utah-utes">Utah Utes</a>, who <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-st-rams/2010/10/21/1766427/college-football-week-eight-colorado-state-utah">crushed the Colorado State Rams</a> on Saturday. Utah is now 7-0 on the season and moved up one spot to no. 8 in the AP Poll.</p>
<p>To become bowl eligible the Falcons will need to win two more games. It will be a tall order to beat Utah this coming weekend, but with Army, New Mexico and UNLV left on the schedule the Falcons should reach bowl eligibility.</p>
<p>Full poll is as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li>Oregon</li>
<li>Boise State</li>
<li>Auburn</li>
<li>TCU</li>
<li>Michigan State</li>
<li>Alabama</li>
<li>Missouri</li>
<li>Utah</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>Ohio State</li>
<li>Oklahoma</li>
<li>LSU</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Nebraska</li>
<li>Arizona</li>
<li>Florida State</li>
<li>South Carolina</li>
<li>Iowa</li>
<li>Arkansas</li>
<li>Oklahoma State</li>
<li>Virginia Tech</li>
<li>Miami</li>
<li>Mississippi State</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>Baylor</li>
</ol>
https://denver.sbnation.com/2010/10/24/2323085/college-football-rankings-week-9-air-force-falcons-still-one-game
Russ Oates