The Athletic - CFB Rankings (2024)

[Greg]

Unlike the NYT, there's no way to gift articles from The Athletic. Boo.

Ranking 134 college football teams entering 2024, from Ohio State to Kennesaw State

We ended at #120 last year and that's where we'll start. I was on the road when GT beat FSU, so I'm thinking we'll see a lot of "upsets" this year. If there are any "friends" we should track, just let me know.

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I just saw a listing the 25 worse football programs in the country and UCONN was not a part of it, however seven of the teams on the UCONN schedule are. D 1 only, seems like UCONN and UMASS have not played major college football long enough to be on this list.

 

[ZooCougar]

I just saw a listing the 25 worse football programs in the country and UCONN was not a part of it, however seven of the teams on the UCONN schedule are. D 1 only, seems like UCONN and UMASS have not played major college football long enough to be on this list.

This doesn't make any sense..

I can't see your list but for sure there are programs on it that have been FBS for not as long as us. There have been at least 20+ FBS additions since we upgraded.

Secondly, we're not on the list because we aren't one of the 25 worst.

 

[KryHavok]

I just saw a listing the 25 worse football programs in the country and UCONN was not a part of it, however seven of the teams on the UCONN schedule are. D 1 only, seems like UCONN and UMASS have not played major college football long enough to be on this list.

Well there's this article that came out today:
College football rankings: Bottom 25 powerhouse Kent State closing in on historic feat
And sure enough, it lists UAB, Temple, FAU, Georgia State, and UMass. From the Px class there are Stanford, Purdue, and FSU. Only teams with 3 wins or less are listed...really not surprising that we wouldn't be on this list (but you may be referring to another article).

 

[Greg]

This doesn't make any sense..

I can't see your list but for sure there are programs on it that have been FBS for not as long as us. There have been at least 20+ FBS additions since we upgraded.

Secondly, we're not on the list because we aren't one of the 25 worst.

Yeah UCONN is not bottom 25 this year but I thought UMASS would be. The article was about the bottom 25 and I would have bet my house UMASS would have been this year.

 

[ZooCougar]

Yeah UCONN is not bottom 25 this year but I thought UMASS would be. The article was about the bottom 25 and I would have bet my house UMASS would have been this year.

You sound disappointed that we didn't make the cut.

 

[BRS24]

Yesterday's results. Oregon remains the only unbeaten after Army and Indiana lose. These rankings are from last week and won't be updated until tomorrow.

 

[giddyup]

It’s a fair ranking IMO. Until we can beat a team in the next tier, we’ve hit a ceiling. But, it’s nice to be out of the cellar and in the land of competitive.

 

[UConn Dan]

Going into this season I thought our ceiling would be 9-3 (with Wake being a win) and floor being 6-6. Have so far overachieved with one game to go. Though I’ll say I’m still scratching my head about how bad we lost to Maryland.

Let’s beat UMass and hopefully get a good bowl.

 

[Stinger92860]

It’s a fair ranking IMO. Until we can beat a team in the next tier, we’ve hit a ceiling. But, it’s nice to be out of the cellar and in the land of competitive.

I disagree. You lose by one score on the road to #30, you are a higher than 71. We should have moved up this week.

 

[uconnfan68]

Yesterday's results. Oregon remains the only unbeaten after Army and Indiana lose.

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So #124 beats #79, and DROPS 5?

 

[huskymedic]

I disagree. You lose by one score on the road to #30, you are a higher than 71. We should have moved up this week.

So #124 beats #79, and DROPS 5?

FYI: The ranking is from last week - they are not updated for this weeks result’s yet. The new rankings normally comes out on Monday’s

 

[businesslawyer]

FYI: The ranking is from last week - they are not updated for this weeks result’s yet. The new rankings normally comes out on Monday’s

LOL. It’s not like we don’t go through this every week.

 

[RSTuthill]

I disagree. You lose by one score on the road to #30, you are a higher than 71. We should have moved up this week.

Wait until tomorrow. Those are last week's.