Where Football Polls and Metrics Have Nebraska Placed Going Into Week 10 - Sports Illustrated
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Going into Week 10? Where did the season go?
For Nebraska, maybe the season got here too soon. The Huskers lost their third consecutive game Saturday night, to Washington, 17-10. It also was the third consecutive game in which the Huskers lost a lead in the fourth quarter.
One such loss — blowing a fourth-quarter lead — is brutal enough. But three? Unthinkable. Each one was different, each one had the same finality.
As expected, Nebraska (5-3, 2-3 Big Ten) took a tumble in the ratings we monitor. The Huskers’ largest drop was 12 places in the Sagarin Ratings, going from 16 to 28.
Nebraska returns to action Friday night at Illinois (7 o’clock, CT, FOX). Illinois is 5-3, 3-2, and a tough out.
Each Wednesday, we look at where seven national polls and rankings place Nebraska.
The seven polls and rankings we monitor are:
* Associated Press Top 25* The Athletic 138* CBS Sports 138* USA Today Coaches Poll* ESPN’s Football Power Index* Massey Ratings* Sagarin Ratings
The Huskers rank 32.3 this week in an average of the polls and rankings we monitor. Last week, it was 25.0.
Nebraska’s best ranking is 17 by ESPN’s Football Power Index (last week it was 13), and its worst ranking remains by The Athletic at 42 (last week it was 34). Nebraska’s best ranking all season was 12 with ESPN’s FPI. That ranking was after the 20-17 loss to Indiana on Oct. 10, after the Huskers held a 17-6 lead. Nebraska’s worst ranking by ESPN’s FPI was 30 in the first two rankings of the season.
After four weeks of “others receiving votes,” Nebraska received zero votes for the third consecutive week. Thirty-five teams received votes.
The Huskers haven’t been ranked in the AP Top 25 all season.
Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the Top 25. Undefeated UCLA is the highest-ranked conference team at…
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