Preseason AP Poll Released; Boston College Receives One Vote
by Brian Favat on Aug 21, 2010 1:53 PM EDT
in Boston College Football
Email
PrintThe big college football news this Saturday was the release of the preseason AP Top 25. Five ACC teams landed in the poll, the most teams the conference has placed in the preseason 25 since the first year after BC joining the conference. Here are the five ACC teams in:
No. 10 Virginia Tech 973
No. 13 Miami Fla. 785
No. 16 Georgia Tech 511
No. 18 North Carolina 397
No. 20 Florida State 379
Clemson received just 15 votes while the Eagles received just 1 vote, which, if you're keeping track at home, puts BC in a three-way tie with UCF and Southern Methodist for 46th place.
It should really come as no surprise that Boston College is once again under-appreciated by the Associated Press. In fact, BC has been ranked in the preseason Top 25 just four times in program history -- in 1984 (19), 1993 (21), 1995 (22) and 2005 (22).
There's probably not another program in the country that demonstrates how meaningless preseason polls are than BC. While BC has only been ranked in the AP Top 25 four times in the preseason, the Eagles have found themselves on the final poll 14 times, the most recent being a Top 10 finish in 2007.
In only one season in program history have the Eagles not beaten the AP's preseason expectations. In 1995, the Eagles, coming off a 7-4-1 season, started the season ranked 22. BC would lose their opener to Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic and never recover, finishing the season at 4-8.
So BC once again gets no love in the preseason AP poll. The question is do you expect the Eagles to make the AP's Top 25 at season's end. And if so, where?
9 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
11-15
A loss against VT, win against FSU, sneaky win over GT in the ACCCG, win over ND in the Orange Bowl
Bold
The rare doubleheader against Notre Dame? The Irish in the Orange Bowl? How many wins you have for ND? 9? 10?
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
ND does well with new head coaches
I just think ND will surprise based on past history from when they get a new coach. And voters always love when the Irish do well. They get to the Orange Bowl because of bowl tie-ins and the thought that ND will pick up the slack from the lack of BC ticket sales. I’m also assuming the ND @ BC game will be a close game.
Let’s hope history is not a guide and BC beats Notre Dame in a bowl then. I don’t know if I could take finally getting to the Orange Bowl and then losing to Notre Dame.
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
Fair enough
I don’t doubt Brian Kelly’s abilities. The guy has won everywhere he’s gone. But I think this year will be different under a first-year Irish head coach. The cupboard seems more bare than it has been in the past when coaches like Weis and Willingham took over.
In a few years will the Irish get back to the BCS? Maybe. But I don’t think this is the year for ND.
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
Kirk Herbstreit
Seems like the most unlikely AP voter to give BC that one 25th place vote. Well, second most unlikely behind the Courant’s AP voter.
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
Domers...
Still lack the overall talent to make any kind of serious run at a BCS bid. BC is going to punk them by at least 2 scores. Especially given that BC left 21 points on the field in South Bend last year and still almost beat them.
Left 21 points on the field ...
.. and still almost beat them when they had an offense that featured Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate. The ND defense couldn’t stop anyone last year. Two scores might be a little much but I agree I think the Eagles get the W.
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
