Week 6 College Football Rankings: Boise State Climbs Into Top 15
Broncos keep moving up.
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A few teams are getting votes.
The result of the Boise State vs. UNLV was never in doubt and the win by the Broncos wasn’t a reason they moved up in the polls but they did move up to No. 14 in both polls.
The Broncos — as does every non-power team — have basically zero shot at the playoff so what is left is to get ranked as high as possible and see if they can be a top 10 team.
Boise State is going to move up in the polls going forward with more of how teams above them lose and not always on how the Broncos perform on the field. The Broncos do face Hawaii next week and they are receiving votes in the coaches poll but that will not really move the needle all that much.
As for how high Boise State can be if they go undefeated is probably somewhere around the top 10 and maybe they will crack into single-digits if they go 13-0 and beat whoever they would be playing in the Cotton Bowl.
San Diego State is also getting a pair of points in the coaches poll, so overall there are three Mountain West teams getting national respect.
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
25. Minnesota Golden Gophers 5-0 131 (NR)
24. Arizona State Sun Devils 4-1 228 (NR)
23. Baylor Bears 5-0 234 (NR)
22. SMU Mustangs 6-0 246 (22)
21. Texas A&M Aggies 3-2 306 (21)
20. Memphis Tigers 5-0 318 (23)
19. Virginia Cavaliers 4-1 345 (22)
18. Iowa Hawkeyes 4-1 441 (14)
17. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 5-0 498 (20)
16. Michigan Wolverines 4-1 648 (18)
15. Utah Utes 4-1 655 (17)
14. Boise State Broncos 5-0 732 (15)
13. Oregon Ducks 4-1 866 (13)
12. Auburn Tigers 5-1 929 (7)
11. Texas Longhorns 4-1 971 (12)
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-1 1033 (10)
9. Penn State Nittany Lions 5-0 1051 (11)
8. Wisconsin Badgers 5-0 1164 (9)
7. Florida Gators 6-0 1218 (8)
6. LSU Tigers 5-0 1364 (6)
5. Oklahoma Sooners 5-0 1378 (4)
4. Ohio State Buckeyes 6-0 1422 (5)
3. Georgia Bulldogs 5-0 1459 (3)
2. Clemson Tigers 5-0 1538 (2)
1. Alabama Crimson Tide 5-0 1602 (1)
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 74; Washington 72; Appalachian State 49; Michigan State 41; Tulane 36; California 17; Hawaii 13; Arizona 13; Central Florida 11; Washington State 9; Navy 8; Texas Christian 5; Mississippi State 3; San Diego State 2; Temple 1; Army 1.
AP poll
25. Cincinnati Bearcats 4-1 118 (NR)
24. Texas A&M Aggies 3-2 165 (25)
23. Memphis Tigers 5-0 189 (NR)
22. Baylor Bears 5-0 260 (NR)
21. SMU Mustangs 6-0 285 (24)
20. Virginia Cavaliers 4-1 353 (23)
19. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 5-0 380 (22)
18. Arizona State Sun Devils 4-1 388 (20)
17. Iowa Hawkeyes 4-1 454 (14)
16. Michigan Wolverines 4-1 618 (19)
15. Utah Utes 4-1 624 (17)
14. Boise State Broncos 5-0 654 (16)
13. Oregon Ducks 4-1 828 (13)
12. Auburn Tigers 5-1 920 (7)
11. Texas Longhorns 4-1 947 (11)
10. Penn State Nittany Lions 5-0 958 (12)
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-1 1046 (9)
8. Wisconsin Badgers 5-0 1105 (8)
7. Florida Gators 6-0 1163 (10)
6. Oklahoma Sooners 6-0 1268 (6)
5. LSU Tigers 5-0 1352 (5)
T3. Ohio State Buckeyes 6-0 1393 (4)
T3. Georgia Bulldogs 5-0 1393 (3)
2. Clemson Tigers 5-0 1433 (2)
1. Alabama Crimson Tide 5-0 1503 (1)
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 80, Missouri 64, Appalachian State 61, Washington 54, Tulane 25, California 20, Michigan State 17, Arizona 11, UCF 9, USC 5, Iowa State 5, Pittsburgh 2
