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Broncos move up to No. 15 in polls
Not only did Boise State beat the University of Idaho Saturday afternoon, the Western Athletic Conference leading Broncos also got some help elsewhere around the country. The University of Oregon, Georgia Tech and Nebraska were all previously ranked higher than Boise State in recent weeks, but all suffered losses Saturday.
Nebraska fell to No. 5 Texas at home, Georgia Tech slipped up against Clemson and adding to the Broncos’ great weekend. On the Palouse, Oregon was unexpectedly beaten by Washington State.
The Broncos jumped ahead of all three teams moving up to No. 15 in both the AP and the USA Today poll. Boise State has next weekend off before hosting Fresno State at home Wednesday Nov. 1. The game against Fresno will air on ESPN, marking Boise State’s third game played on national television this season.
Gymnastics ranks high in Academics
The Boise State Broncos gymnastics team finished No. 12 in the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Academic Team Championship, based on team grade point average.
The National Academic Team Champion is graded by using a standardized scale based on a maximum of 4.0 GPA and applied to all schools. Every student-athlete listed on the official NCAA squad list as of January 1 is required to be on the nomination form to qualify for the Academic Team award.
The mark is the highest academic national finish in Bronco gymnastics history, and surpassed all but one of the schools in the Western Athletic Conference, as well as each of the schools in the Pacific-10 Conference.
“I am so proud of this team,” head gymnastics coach Sam Sandmire said. “We were up against many institutions known nationally for their academics. It takes a tremendous amount of drive and discipline to excel in the classroom as well as in the gym."