Tag: Top 76

Florida Gators remain sixth in latest USA TODAY Sports college football rankings

Only two SEC programs rank above UF: No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 UGA. No. 15 Auburn and No. 18 Vols round out the league teams in the top 25.

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The 2020 FBS football season officially kicked off this weekend with nine games, and though no teams in the Power Five have seen any action, that didn’t stop several SEC schools from changing positions on the USA TODAY full rankings of all 76 FBS teams currently participating in the season.

LSU dropped four spots after the announced departures of receiver Ja’Marr Chase and defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin, who are opting out of the 2020 season. Texas A&M took its No. 7 spot, one behind the Gators, who held firm at No. 6.

Only two SEC programs rank above Florida: No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia. No. 15 Auburn and No. 18 Tennessee round out the league teams in the top 25.

Several Group of Five programs moved up after impressive Week 1 wins, such as BYU, who moved up 10 spots after blowing out Navy Monday night, and Army, who moved up 16 spots after shutting out Middle Tennessee State.

Here are the full rankings from 1-76.

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Texas Football: Holding steady in new USA TODAY Sports Top 76 rankings

In the latest top 76 rankings from Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports, the Longhorns are holding steady inside the top ten.

With college football season underway, rankings are a hot topic. Mostly among fans who want to brag about their team. Or use them to belittle your rivals. Either way they are a fun talking point, at least for the teams that will actually be playing in 2020. In the words of Alex Trebek, “let’s just take a look at the board.”

USA TODAY Sports writer Paul Myerberg was back on Tuesday with his Top 76 ranks. With 76 being the number of teams playing this season in the Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or Division I. One of the bigger jumps in this weeks rankings have the Texas A&M Aggies jumping up seven spots to leapfrog Texas into the top seven teams. Proving once again that they are without a doubt one of the most overrated teams in college football.

Big 12 Rankings

Team Ranking Change
Oklahoma 4 0
Texas 8 0
Oklahoma State 13 -1
Texas Christian 22 -1
Iowa State 24 -1
Kansas State 31 -1
West Virginia 34 +1
Texas Tech 42 0
Baylor 49 +1
Kansas 68 -1

Three members of the Big 12 Conference didn’t move at all with Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech. The Longhorns upcoming opponent the UTEP Miners moved up one spot to 75 after beating SFA. They are no longer ranked the worst FBS team currently playing football. Another school in the state, Texas-San Antonio assumes that mantle.

Following the upcoming weekend of games in the ACC and Big 12 Conferences, the top 76 should be mightily different this time next week.

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