Monday, October 31, 2011

Boise State Soccer Team Will Face UNLV in MWC Quarterfinals

The Boise State soccer team, winners of three of its last four matches, will take on #4 seed UNLV in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals.


The Broncos and Rebels will take to the field Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Albuquerque.  Good luck Lady Broncos!

Moore Named To Maxwell Award Semifinal List

Record-setting Boise State senior quarterback Kellen Moore was named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award today, given annually to the nation's top collegiate player.


Moore, who became a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award last week, is one of 16 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award.  Three finalists will be named in three weeks (November 21) with the winner announced on the College Football Awards Show December 8.

Moore is tied for the most wins as a starting quarterback in the history of college football with 45, and also holds two NCAA records for the fewest interceptions in a season.  He is #4 on the NCAA career list for touchdown passes (123) and currently ranks 10th for career passing yards (12,877).  This season, Moore leads the nation in completion percentage (76.3%) and is fourth in passing efficiency (180.72).



The complete list of semifinalists:

Matt BarkleyJRQBUSC
Justin BlackmonJRWROklahoma State
Tajh BoydSOQBClemson
Ryan BroylesSRWROklahoma
Robert Griffin IIIJRQBBaylor
LaMichael JamesJRRBOregon
Landry JonesJRQBOklahoma
Case KeenumSRQBHouston
Andrew LuckJRQBStanford
Kellen MooreSRQBBoise State
Chris PolkJRRBWashington
Trent RichardsonJRRBAlabama
Brandon WeedenSRQBOklahoma State
Russell WilsonSRQBWisconsin
David WilsonJRRBVirginia Tech
Robert WoodsSOWRUSC

Boise State #5 in Official Billingsley Ratings, Week Nine

The Top 7 exactly as projected Saturday night..Tulsa, Georgia, TCU and Nevada in the Top 40:


http://www.cfrc.com/Ratings_2011/WK_9.htm

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Boise State #5 in Harris Poll, Week Nine


Harris Poll
No.SchoolRecordPointsPrev
1LSU (93)8-028531
2Alabama (21)8-027752
3Oklahoma State8-025943
4Stanford (1)8-025524
5Boise State7-024385
6Oregon7-122667
7Oklahoma7-121588
8Arkansas7-120159
9Nebraska7-1191813
10Clemson8-116976
11South Carolina7-1169614
12Virginia Tech8-1159415
13Michigan7-1142616
14Houston8-0132018
15Kansas State7-1112610
16Penn State8-1111719
17Michigan State6-2104911
18Wisconsin6-296012
19Arizona State6-282520
20Georgia6-272422
21Georgia Tech7-246626
22West Virginia6-245623
23Cincinnati6-133524
24Texas5-232325
25Auburn6-319930
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Mississippi(7-1) 186; TCU(6-2) 101; Texas A&M(5-3) 94; Washington(6-2) 48; Ohio State(5-3) 39; Virginia(5-3) 9; Florida State(5-3) 4; Brigham Young(6-3) 3; North Carolina(6-3) 2; Illinois(6-3) 2; Notre Dame(5-3) 2; Syracuse(5-3) 1; Temple(5-3) 1; Texas Tech(5-3) 1

Boise State Still in Statistical Tie for 4th in Projected BCS Standings, Week Nine

Very tight between Stanford and Boise State and Oregon & Arkansas.  Remember, a difference of 12 or less is within the margin of error.


1.    LSU 98.78% + 99.23 + 93.00 = 291.01
2.    Alabama 97.22% + 96.52 + 95.00 = 288.74
3.    Oklahoma State 89.08% + 90.23 + 100.00 = 279.31
4.    Stanford 89.97% + 88.77% + 79.00 = 257.74
5.    Boise State 83.86% + 84.80% + 86.00 = 254.66
6.    Oklahoma 75.73% + 75.06 + 82.00 = 232.79
7.    Oregon 79.66% + 78.82 + 59.00 = 217.48
8.    Arkansas 70.92% + 70.09 + 74.00 = 215.01
9.    South Carolina 62.31% + 58.99 + 64.00 = 185.30
10.  Virginia Tech 59.00%% + 55.44 + 67.00 = 181.44
11.  Nebraska 65.97% + 66.71 + 48.00 = 180.68
12.  Clemson 52.81% + 59.03% + 56.00 = 167.84
13.  Michigan 49.76% + 49.60% + 42.00 = 141.36 
14.  Houston 46.03% + 45.91% + 48.00 = 139.94
15.  Kansas State 29.83% + 39.17% + 64.00 = 133.00
16.  Penn State 43.80% + 38.85% + 38.00 = 120.63
17.  Georgia 27.80% + 25.18% + 35.00 = 87.98
18.  Michigan State 35.80% + 36.49 + 7.00 = 79.29
19.  Arizona State 30.17% + 28.70 + 20.00 = 78.87
20.  Wisconsin 31.39% + 33.39 + 0.00 = 64.78
21.  Auburn 2.78% + 6.92 + 44.00 = 53.70
22.  Texas 8.27% + 11.23 + 31.00 = 50.50
23.  West Virginia 18.31% + 15.86% + 7.00 = 41.17
24.  Georgia Tech 13.08% + 16.21 + 8.00 = 37.29
25.  Cincinnati 15.73% + 11.65% + 0.00 = 27.38




26.  Southern Mississippi 10.85% + 6.47 + 5.00 = 22.22
27.  Texas A&M 2.03% + 3.27 + 9.00 = 14.35
28.  TCU 3.73% + 3.51 + 0.00 = 7.24
29.  Washington 2.58% + 1.67 + 2.00 = 6.27

Boise State #5 in AP Poll, Week 9


AP Top 25
No.SchoolRecordPointsPrev
1LSU (47)8-014391
2Alabama (10)8-014012
3Oklahoma State8-013053
4Stanford8-012784
5Boise State (1)7-012415
6Oregon7-111487
7Oklahoma7-1109611
8Arkansas7-110358
9Nebraska7-197613
10South Carolina7-186114
11Clemson8-18516
12Virginia Tech8-175515
13Michigan7-171817
14Houston8-061118
15Michigan State6-25869
16Penn State8-155321
17Kansas State7-153610
18Georgia6-244622
19Wisconsin6-242012
20Arizona State6-238423
21Southern California6-232320
22Georgia Tech7-223030
23Cincinnati6-112824
24West Virginia6-211125
25Auburn6-310726
Others Receiving Votes: Texas(5-2) 99; Southern Mississippi(7-1) 67; Washington(6-2) 52; Ohio State(5-3) 37; TCU(6-2) 26; Texas A&M(5-3) 25; Florida State(5-3) 4; Notre Dame(5-3) 1