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Broncos close in on USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll
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Following an opening season 62-0 victory over Idaho State
University, the Boise State University football team has moved to
within two spots of cracking the top 25 for the first time this
year in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
The Broncos received 67 points in the coaches poll to move from
No. 34 to No. 27. The University of Virginia is ranked just ahead
of Boise State with 71 points. Texas A&M University holds the
25th spot with 120 points.
Boise State’s move in the Associated Press Top 25 poll was
smaller as the Broncos moved just one spot from No. 38 to No. 37
with 16 points. The Broncos had 11 points in last week’s
media poll. The University of Oklahoma remains No. 1 in both polls
with the Sooners receiving 1,543 points and 41 first place votes in
the coaches poll, and 1,549 points and 47 first place votes in the
AP rankings. The University of Miami, Ohio State University, and
Southern California round out the top four in both polls.
Boise State finished the 2002 season ranked 12th in the USA
Today/ESPN rankings, and 15th in the AP poll. The Broncos started
the 2003 season receiving votes in both top 25 polls.
Boise State is also the top ranked team among the WAC schools.
The University of Hawai’i is tied for No. 37 and Fresno State
is tied for 46th in the coaches poll, while Hawai’i is the
only other WAC team ranked in the AP poll with tie at No. 42.
The Broncos (1-0) are back in action Saturday in another
in-state rival game at the University of Idaho. Kickoff is set for
4:30 p.m. (PT), in Moscow, Idaho. The game will be broadcast in the
Boise area by KBCI-TV.
Max Corbet
Courtesy of Bronco Athletics
