ISU at # 15 in Final AP Poll

[Thomasrickj]

ISU is #11 in Way too Early 2025 Preseason poll. BYU is #9, ASU #14, KSU #16

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We are one good tackler away from being a solid top 10 team. Hopefully there's someone else that we get and we could be scary next season.

 

[CyTuT]

There is a lot of teams that don’t pass the smell test. Indiana, for one, but Oregon got smashed and they fell to #3? It’s all just so silly!

 

[CyberJJJ]

I actually thought Indiana was pretty good.

 

[Aclone]

We are one good tackler away from being a solid top 10 team. Hopefully there's someone else that we get and we could be scary next season.

We were a pile of LB injuries and a couple of OL ones from being a Top 10 team.

 

[Cyhig]

We were a pile of LB injuries and a couple of OL ones from being a Top 10 team.

On a positive note. the underclassmen players stepped in nicely at the LB position IMO. I feel a lot better about that position group heading into next year

 

[Chitowncy]

Somehow BYU (# 13) is again ranked behind SMU (# 12) in the final poll.

Looks like the AP pollsters kept all of the CFP teams in the Top 12 except for Clemson.

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Agreed. Baloney the voters on aggregate kept BYU behind SMU despite BYU beating them and BYU winning their bowl game and SMU losing. Just not very fair.

I'm ok with us at 15. Was hoping 14 or 13, but 15 is reasonable.

Where we start next year matters for perception and CFP bids. Hope they start us in the top 18. We will see....

 

[cyfanatic]

Off topic...and just curious...had we won the Texas Tech game...and everything else stayed the same...would we have still played ASU in the CCG?

 

[aeroclone]

I think my biggest concern with the KState game is the timing. Under Campbell we haven't been the fastest out of the starting blocks to the season.

This. We start the season slow even in years when we have a lot of experience coming back. With our track record I would be nervous to play Dowling in early September, let alone a neutral site game against a team in the top half of the B12. This game really gives me a bad feeling.

 

[StPaulCyclone]

BYU and ISU should be higher, particularly than SMU

Boise is too high. Crazy how much credit they’re still getting from a close loss in September

Agreed. Media still propping up a bad ACC too.

 

[alarson]

Off topic...and just curious...had we won the Texas Tech game...and everything else stayed the same...would we have still played ASU in the CCG?

Yes, per the mred generator.

 

[AlaCyclone]

Boise State (# 8) and SMU (# 12) stayed in exactly the same spots even though they both got blown out by Penn State.

But Arizona State finished ahead of both of them @ #7 and ahead of both Indiana and Tennessee. I think the Sun Devils earned some respect in their Bowl Game - even in defeat.

 

[GetAwesome]

Is this the first time an ESPN preseason poll including Iowa State actually did their homework for who we have coming back and coming in?

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...oo-early-college-football-top-25-ranking-2025

 

[nfrine]

I actually thought Indiana was pretty good.

Indiana was upset they didn't get to play the hoks. Would have really enhanced their resume...

 

[qwerty]

Off topic...and just curious...had we won the Texas Tech game...and everything else stayed the same...would we have still played ASU in the CCG?

Yes, you can unhide completed games on MReds generator and change the outcome of those games.

 

[motorcy90]

I would have taken 9th through 12th really, 15th seams disrespected, but can work into next season with that.

 

[ExCyment]

Boise State (# 8) and SMU (# 12) stayed in exactly the same spots even though they both got blown out by Penn State.

Both those are ridiculous