Boise State checks in at No. 24 in AP Top 25, ties season high
The Boise State football team returned to the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.
Following a 40-14 win over Southern Miss on the road, the Broncos checked in at No. 24.
This marks the fourth time Boise State has been included in the top 25 this season. In each and every other instance they have also been ranked No. 24.
The Broncos felt out of the rankings after losing to Michigan State in the season opener, then returned following their 39-12 victory over Miami (OH). They dropped out again after last week’s narrow 32-29 win over New Mexico, but 36 of the 60 AP voters placed Boise State on their ballots this week to get them back in.
Eight teams in last week’s top 25 lost on Saturday, including previously ranked No. 21 Nebraska (L, 63-38 vs No. 12 Ohio State), No. 23 Washington (L, 52-21 vs No. 2 Oregon), No. 24 Northwestern (L, 39-28) and No. 25 UCLA (L, 43-17 vs California).
The Broncos carry an overall record of 81-9 when they are ranked in either the coaches poll or Associated Press Top 25.
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- Thirty-six of the 60 total AP votes placed the Broncos in the top 25. That is the highest total during the regular season this year. In the preseason, 48 pollsters voted for Boise State.
- The Broncos jumped from 53 points in Week 6 to 114 points in Week 7. Also, almost twice as many pollsters (36) voted for Boise State. In Week 6, a season-low 19 had them in the top 25.
- It took until Week 7, but for the first time this season, Josh Kendall of The State newspaper in South Carolina moved the Broncos up on his ballot following a win.
Week-by-week breakdown:
Week 1 - 18 (preseason)
Week 2 - 13 (after 17-13 loss at Michigan State)
Week 3 - 11 (coming off a bye week)
Week 4 - 18 (after 39-12 win vs Miami-Ohio)
Week 5 - 23 (after 7-6 win vs BYU)
Week 6 - Unranked (after 32-29 win at New Mexico)
Week 7- 23 (after 40-14 win over Southern Miss)
- Although a regular season-high 36 voters place Boise State in the top 25, none of them were very extreme. In fact, the highest anyone had the Broncos was No. 20. It ties the lowest high this season.
Top 5 BSU votes:
t1. Cecil Hunt - 20
t1. Joe Giglio - 20
t1. John Hunt -20
t1. Rob Long - 20
t5. Chadd Cripe - 21
t5. Ferd Lewis - 21
t5. Seth Emerson - 21
t5. Tom Mulhern - 21
2012 Opponents
Michigan State: The Spartans rallied from a 17-0 first quarter deficit to beat Indiana on the road, 31-27. Michigan State fell out of the top 25 last week when Ohio State beat them 17-16 in East Lansing. The Spartans are currently in the receiving votes column and ranked 30th with an overall record of 4-2.
Associated Press Top 25
1. Alabama (60), 5-0, 1500
2. Oregon, 6-0, 1435
3. South Carolina, 6-0, 1359
4. Florida, 5-0, 1265
5. West Virginia, 5-0, 1260
6. Kansas State, 5-0, 1217
7. Notre Dame, 5-0, 1176
8. Ohio State, 6-0, 1053
9. LSU, 5-1, 938
10. Oregon State, 4-0, 873
11. USC, 4-1, 812
12. Florida State, 5-1, 800
13. Oklahoma, 3-1, 756
14. Georgia, 5-1, 733
15. Texas, 4-1, 711
16. Clemson, 5-1, 657
17. Stanford, 4-1, 587
18. Louisville, 5-0, 494
19. Mississippi State, 5-0, 450
20. Rugters, 5-0, 331
21. Cincinnati, 4-0, 205
22. Texas A&M, 4-1, 153
23. Louisiana Tech, 5-0, 129
24. Boise State, 4-1, 114
25. Michigan, 3-2, 82
Receiving Votes: Ohio (6-0) 79, Baylor (3-1) 62, Iowa State (4-1) 54, TCU (4-1) 50, Michigan State (4-2) 49, Arizona State (4-1) 39, Washington (4-2) 39, North Carolina State (4-2) 17, Nebraska (4-2) 5, Arizona (3-3) 4, Duke (5-1) 3, Tennessee 3 (3-2), Texas Tech (4-1) 2, Tulsa 2 (5-1), Penn State (4-2) 1, Northwestern (5-1) 1
