Non-BCS Top 25
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As I’ve mentioned several times before on this site, I don’t like the term “mid-major” at all—there is too much gray area when people want to know which conferences and teams it is referring to. Therefore, when discussing the teams outside of the major conferences, I like to use the term “Non-BCS.” Yes, it’s a football term, but it’s much easier than calling the poll the “Every Conference but the Big Six Top 25.” As a result, this is what I have done. Every team and conference that is not the ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10, and SEC is eligible for this poll. The easy way out? Sure. But there was certainly nothing easy about ranking the Top 25 teams outside the Big Six conferences.
1. Gonzaga
2. Memphis
3. Saint Mary’s
4. UNLV
5. Davidson
6. Xavier
7. Siena
8. San Diego
9. UAB
10. Creighton
11. VCU
12. Nevada
13. BYU
14. Temple
15. Massachusetts
16. Tulsa
17. Saint Joseph’s
18. Illinois State
19. Kent State
20. Southern Illinois
21. Cornell
22. Portland State
23. San Diego State
24. American
25. Cleveland State
Others Considered: Dayton, Charlotte, UTEP, Western Michigan, Cal State Northridge, Mount St. Mary’s, Tennessee-Martin, Old Dominion, New Mexico
As I’ve mentioned several times before on this site, I don’t like the term “mid-major” at all—there is too much gray area when people want to know which conferences and teams it is referring to. Therefore, when discussing the teams outside of the major conferences, I like to use the term “Non-BCS.” Yes, it’s a football term, but it’s much easier than calling the poll the “Every Conference but the Big Six Top 25.” As a result, this is what I have done. Every team and conference that is not the ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10, and SEC is eligible for this poll. The easy way out? Sure. But there was certainly nothing easy about ranking the Top 25 teams outside the Big Six conferences.
1. Gonzaga
2. Memphis
3. Saint Mary’s
4. UNLV
5. Davidson
6. Xavier
7. Siena
8. San Diego
9. UAB
10. Creighton
11. VCU
12. Nevada
13. BYU
14. Temple
15. Massachusetts
16. Tulsa
17. Saint Joseph’s
18. Illinois State
19. Kent State
20. Southern Illinois
21. Cornell
22. Portland State
23. San Diego State
24. American
25. Cleveland State
Others Considered: Dayton, Charlotte, UTEP, Western Michigan, Cal State Northridge, Mount St. Mary’s, Tennessee-Martin, Old Dominion, New Mexico
posted by Jeff at 5:05 PM
2 Comments:
You really think Dayton is worse than SAN DIEGO STATE...and AMERICAN....wow
stephen f. austin
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