Week 10 AP Football Poll: ECU #21, Duke #24
The Week 10 AP Football Poll has been released with the writers choosing to not punish the Ole Miss Rebels as much as the Coaches Poll did. They also chose to reward Utah and LSU at the expense of East Carolina, who has now fallen to twenty-one is the poll.
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More ominous for the Pirates is that the Thundering Herd of Marshall sits right there at twenty-three with only Clemson between them. Again perception might be everything and that unbeaten record Marshall is carrying around is far more noticeable than wins over the ACC Coastal, which is being derided as weak. I personally think that is shortsighted, as the teams in the Coastal are all approximately even not necessarily bad.
Oct 18, 2014; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Anthony Boone (7) congratulates tight end Erich Schneider (88) after a touchdown during the first half against the Virginia Cavaliers at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
The Duke Blue Devils also made it into the AP Poll of their bye week. None of the other schools received votes in the Poll.
Week 10 AP Football Poll
1. Mississippi State Bulldogs (46 first-place votes)
2. Florida State Seminoles (14)
3. Alabama Crimson Tide
4. Auburn Tigers
5. Oregon Ducks
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7. Ole Miss Rebels
8. Michigan State Spartans
9. Georgia Bulldogs
10. TCU Horned Frogs
11. Kansas State Wildcats
12. Baylor Bears
Oct 23, 2014; Greenville, NC, USA; East Carolina Pirates quarterback Shane Carden (5) looks on before the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The East Carolina Pirates defeated the Connecticut Huskies 31-21. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
13. Ohio State Buckeyes
14. Arizona Wildcats
15. Arizona State Sun Devils
16. LSU Tigers
17. Nebraska Conhuskers
18. Utah Utes
19. Oklahoma Sooners
20. West Virginia Mountaineers
21. East Carolina Pirates
22. Clemson Tigers
23. Marshall Thundering Herd
24. Duke Blue Devils
25. UCLA Bruins
Others receiving votes:
Colorado St. 29, Southern Cal 22, Wisconsin 14, Stanford 9, Louisville 8, Missouri 7, N. Dakota St. 3, Oklahoma St. 2