Illini just miss cracking Top 25 poll

Sep. 8—CHAMPAIGN — An upset of Kansas left Illinois just outside today’s AP Top 25 poll.

The unbeaten Illini received 101 votes from the national panel, including The News-Gazette’s Bob Asmussen. That left Bret Bielema’s team at No. 26 behind Northern Illinois, which upset Notre Dame on Saturday.

The Illini host Central Michigan on Saturday.

Today’s poll (first-place votes):

1. Georgia (54)

2. Texas (4)

3. Ohio St. (5)

4. Alabama

5. Mississippi

6. Missouri

7. Tennessee

8. Penn St.

9. Oregon

10. Miami

11. Southern Cal

12. Utah

13. Oklahoma St.

14. Kansas St.

15. Oklahoma

16. LSU

17. Michigan

18. Notre Dame

19. Louisville

20. Arizona

21. Iowa St.

22. Clemson

23. Nebraska

24. Boston College

25. Northern Illinois

Others receiving votes: Illinois 101, Boise St. 77, Texas A&M 68, Syracuse 63, Memphis 38, Washington 27, Iowa 24, Kansas 22, Vanderbilt 18, South Carolina 10, Liberty 9, Wisconsin 9, UNLV 7, North Carolina 7, California 3, BYU 2, UCF 1, TCU 1.

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/illini-just-miss-cracking-top-035900611.html

Author : The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

Publish date : 2024-09-09 03:59:00

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