Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Have Highest-Ever Ranking at #15 in AP Poll
November 02, 2003 | Football
Nov 2, 2003
Bowling Green, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University football moved up to 15th in the latest Associated Press Poll giving the Falcons their highest NCAA IA national ranking ever. Last year, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll had the Falcons #16 at this time a year ago.
The Falcons who have been ranked for three straight weeks, remained #20 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. BGSU, 7-1 and 4-0 in the MAC West, faces a tough test on Tuesday evening when they travel to Miami, 7-1 and 4-0 in the MAC East, in a game that can be seen on ESPN2.
By The Associated Press
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (65) 9-0 1,625 1
2. Southern Cal 8-1 1,557 3
3. Florida St. 8-1 1,429 5
4. LSU 8-1 1,393 7
5. Virginia Tech 7-1 1,354 10
6. Miami 7-1 1,294 2
7. Ohio St. 8-1 1,286 8
8. Michigan 8-2 1,178 11
9. Georgia 7-2 1,000 4
10. Iowa 7-2 953 13
11. Texas 7-2 915 16
12. Washington St. 7-2 868 6
13. TCU 8-0 766 15
14. Michigan St. 7-2 742 9
15. Bowling Green 7-1 632 17
16. Purdue 7-2 623 18
17. Florida 6-3 615 23
18. Tennessee 6-2 484 19
19. Nebraska 7-2 442 12
20. Mississippi 7-2 414 20
21. Oklahoma St. 7-2 298 14
22. Missouri 6-2 288 21
23. N. Illinois 8-1 287 21
24. Minnesota 8-2 199 24
25. Pittsburgh 6-2 186 25
Others receiving votes: Miami (Ohio) 95, Auburn 69, Louisville 63, Boise St. 59, Kansas St. 5, Oregon St. 3, N.C. State 2, Washington 1.
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, team's records through Nov. 1, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (63) 9-0 1,575 1
2. Southern California 8-1 1,502 3
3. Florida State 8-1 1,412 5
4. LSU 8-1 1,337 8
5. Virginia Tech 7-1 1,281 11
6. Ohio State 8-1 1,263 7
7. Miami (Fla.) 7-1 1,208 2
8. Michigan 8-2 1,135 12
9. Georgia 7-2 951 4
10. Iowa 7-2 932 14
11. Texas 7-2 881 16
12. TCU 8-0 875 13
13. Washington State 7-2 827 6
14. Purdue 7-2 667 17
15. Michigan State 7-2 645 10
16. Nebraska 7-2 558 9
17. Tennessee 6-2 544 18
18. Minnesota 8-2 490 19
19. Florida 6-3 480 21
20. Bowling Green 7-1 369 20
21. Pittsburgh 6-2 268 23
22. Oklahoma State 7-2 240 15
23. Northern Illinois 8-1 211 12
24. Mississippi 7-2 181 NR
25. Louisville 7-1 155 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Missouri 153, Boise State 125, Miami (OHIO) 57, Auburn 40, Kansas State 38, N.C. State 25, Utah 21, Wisconsin 12, Georgia Tech 8, Arkansas 5, Marshall 2, Maryland 1, Oregon State 1.
