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College football rankings: Just one Power Five school ranked in Bottom 25, but Boston College making a push



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NCAA Football: Northern Illinois at Boston College
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The contingent of Power Five groups in the Bottom 25 gotten smaller from 4 to one this week, as Indiana, Northwestern and West Virginia every controlled to flee after profitable their Week 2 video games, leaving Virginia because the lone energy convention consultant. But the Cavaliers will have to quickly have corporate from some ACC brethren in our weekly score of school futility.

It all is determined by whether or not No. 3 Florida State can be keen to turn any mercy when it performs at Boston College on Saturday. The Eagles narrowly have shyed away from crisis in Week 2 with a 31-28 victory over FCS foe Holy Cross. Had BC dropped that recreation after dropping towards Northern Illinois in Week 1, you’ll be able to guess that it will have made this week’s Bottom 25.

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Even nonetheless, beating Holy Cross most probably simply behind schedule the inevitable for BC because the Eagles prep for a talk over with from red-hot Florida State. Just take a look at what FSU did to Southern Miss on Saturday in a 66-13 drubbing of a first rate Sun Belt program. The Golden Eagles by no means stood a likelihood. Now, after taking a beating from FSU, they’re in this week’s Bottom 25 at No. 16.

Apparently, the Seminoles don’t seem to be giant fanatics of Eagles, and that casts an ominous pall over Boston College’s Week 3 matchup. BC narrowly have shyed away from this week’s Bottom 25, but it will take one thing miraculous as Doug Flutie’s 1984 Hail Mary to stay BC out of the Bottom 25 subsequent week.

Bottom 25 scores

After years because the QB1 of the Bottom 25, Tom Fornelli has handed the baton to David Cobb this season. We’re nonetheless the usage of Fornelli’s energy scores to decide the order — with the No. 1 score belonging to the worst FBS crew — but the written jabs are from Cobb. 

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No longer ranked: Northwestern, West Virginia, Old Dominion, FIU, Hawaii, Indiana, Coastal Carolina, Rice, New Mexico



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