College Football Rankings 2012: Rutgers drops out of BlogPoll's top 25

After Saturday's 27-6 loss to Pitt, Rutgers fell out of the BlogPoll's top 25.

College Football Rankings 2012: Rutgers ranked No. 22 in BlogPoll

The Scarlet Knights gained two spots in the latest SB Nation BlogPoll.

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Despite not playing this week, Rutgers moved up in the latest Coaches' Poll, released Sunday.

2012 BCS rankings, Week 10: Rutgers falls from rankings

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights fell out of the BCS rankings after losing this weekend to the Kent State Golden Flashes.

NCAA football rankings: Rutgers drops out of AP Poll's top 25

Saturday's disappointing 35-23 loss to the Kent St. Golden Flashes had an impact on more than the win-loss columns for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program. On Sunday, Rutgers (7-1) was voted out of the AP Poll's top 25 after being ranked No. 19 last week. The Scarlet Knight remained in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.

Rutgers dropping out means only the Louisville Cardinals (No. 12) are the only Big East Conference member remaining in the rankings. The Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats, 34-31, at home. Both Louisville and Rutgers still remain unbeaten in Big East play.

Overall, four of the top five teams remained the same. The only changes made was the Kansas St. Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish moving up to No. 3 and 4, respectively. Both teams benefited from victories and the Florida Gators (No. 8) losing and falling out of the top 5. The Alabama Crimson Tide remained No. 1 while the Oregon Ducks are still No. 2.

A complete rundown of the AP Poll can be found here.

College football rankings: Rutgers ranked No. 25 in Coaches' Poll

Despite losing 35-23 to the unranked Kent St. Golden Flashes Saturday, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights remained in the top 25 of the USA Today Coaches' Poll as the voters slotted the Scarlet Knights 25th in the country on Sunday.

Rutgers dropped 10 spots from last week's No. 15 ranking.

Overall, Rutgers is one of two Big East Conference programs still ranked, as the Louisville Cardinals cracked the top 10 (No. 10) after earning a 34-31 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Cardinals and Scarlet Knights remain unbeaten in league play.

Meanwhile, the top team in the country remains the Alabama Crimson Tide, which earned all of the 59 first-place votes. The Oregon Ducks stayed at No. 2, but both the Kansas St. Wildcats (No. 3) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (No. 4) moved up after victories and a loss by the Florida Gators (No. 8).

A full recap of the Coaches Poll can be found here.

2012 BCS Rankings, Week 9: Rutgers steady at No. 15

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights come in at No. 15 for the second straight week in the BCS rankings.

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NCAA Football rankings, Week 9: Rutgers No. 15 in Coaches' Poll

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College football rankings 2012: Rutgers ranked 19th in SB Nation BlogPoll

Rutgers ranked No. 19 in the SB Nation BlogPoll.

BCS Rankings 2012, Week 8: Rutgers takes No. 15, tops in Big East

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights debuted in the BCS Standings at No. 15, the highest placement of the three Big East squads to make the poll.

NCAA football rankings, Week 8: Rutgers ranked 19th in AP Poll

The latest AP Poll has Rutgers ranked No. 19.

College Football Rankings, Week 8: Rutgers jumps to No. 17 in Coaches' Poll

The latest USA Today/Coaches' Poll was released Sunday, and Rutgers moved from No. 19 to 17.

NCAA College Football Rankings: Rutgers bumps up to 22nd in AP Top 25

The Scarlet Knights moved up one spot in the latest AP Top 25.

College football rankings: Rutgers lands in latest BlogPoll

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NCAA Football Rankings: Rutgers Cracks AP Top 25 For Sixth Time In School History

The latest Associated Press Top 25 poll is out, and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights find themselves in it for the first time since Nov. 15, 2009. Rutgers has managed a 4-0 start with three wins on the road for the first time since 1980, as noted by Scarlet Scuttlebutt. They broke in at No. 23 following their 35-26 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.

This marks just the sixth year in Rutgers history that they've been ranked. They enter the Top 25 ahead of Boise State and Baylor, the former of which maintains their place at No. 24 and the latter of which is also a newcomer at No. 25. It's a great start for Rutgers, which joins No. 19 Louisville to represent the Big East.

[Related: Rutgers QB Gary Nova honored by Big East]

As far as the rest of the poll is concerned, there's a new No. 2 as Oregon takes over No. 3 LSU's spot. Still, LSU managed a single first-place vote, with No. 1 Alabama snagging the other 59. The top five is rounded out by Florida State and Georgia. You can find the full Top 25 here.

For the latest on all things Rutgers, head over to On the Banks. Keep up on news and analysis for the season at SB Nation's main college football hub,

NCAA College Football Rankings Preview: Will Rutgers Crack Top 25?

The question was asked a week ago: Will Rutgers crack the Top 25? It was asked after Rutgers bested South Florida on Sept. 13, and it's being asked now that they've improved to 4-0 on the season with a 35-26 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. They received 19 votes in the AP rankings a week ago, but weren't able to crack the Top 25.

Louisville is the only Big East team in the Top 25 at this point, and they checked in at No. 20 last week. They're also 4-0 on the season, but do have some tougher wins than Rutgers at this point. Neither team has taken on a ranked opponent though, and Rutgers won't until the last game of the season in November, and there's no guarantee that Louisville will still be ranked at that time.

Still, if Rutgers doesn't crack the Top 25 this week, there's some slightly tougher matchups on the horizon, such as games against Syracuse and Connecticut over the next two weeks. Wins in those games could give them the record they need to make it into the rankings.

For the latest on all things Rutgers, head over to On the Banks. Keep up on news and analysis for the season at SB Nation's main college football hub,

AP College Football Top 25, Week 4: Rutgers Receiving Votes In Media Rankings

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are receiving votes for the first time this season in the Week 4 AP college football Top 25. Rutgers received 19 votes in the rankings after moving to 3-0 with a 23-13 victory over South Florida on Thursday.

The Louisville Cardinals are the only Big East team to appear in the rankings in Week 4. They check in at No. 20.

Alabama remains on top of the poll after a 52-0 win over Arkansas on Saturday. LSU moves up to the second spot after the USC Trojans fell to Stanford on Saturday night. The Cardinal rose twelve spots up to No. 9, while the Trojans fell back to No. 13.

Rutgers will try to win their way into the polls when they travel to Arkansas to face the Razorbacks at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Here's this week's entire AP Poll top 25:

For the latest on all things Rutgers, head over to On the Banks.

College Football Rankings: Rutgers Receives Votes After 2-0 Start

With their 26-0 win against Howard, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are off to a 2-0 start in 2012 and have been impressive enough to draw some recognition in the weekly college football rankings.

Rutgers isn't ranked in either the Associated Press Top 25 or the USA Today Coaches' Poll, but they did receive 12 votes in the coaches' poll. This, after they received just one vote in the coaches' poll last week. The 12 votes put the Scarlet Knights 38th overall.

Louisville is the only Big East team ranked in either poll this week. The Cardinals are No. 19 in the AP poll and No. 20 in the coaches' poll. South Florida is the only other Big East team to receive votes in the AP poll while four Big East teams received a vote in the coaches' poll. In addition to Louisville, Rutgers and South Florida, Cincinnati also received votes in the coaches' poll this week.

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The complete polls can be found at SportsIllustrated.com.

-- For the latest on all things Rutgers, head over to On the Banks.

2012 College Football Rankings: USC Drops To No. 2 In AP Poll

The Syracuse Orange will not play the No. 1 program in college football Saturday at MetLife Stadium; instead, the Orange will have to settle for playing No. 2. The USC Trojans, SU's New York's College Classic opponent, dropped down a spot in the latest AP Poll, which was released Tuesday.

Leapfrogging the Trojans were the Alabama Crimson Tide, who steamrolled the Michigan Wolverines, 41-14, on Saturday. USC's 49-10 rout of the Hawaii Warriors did not impress the pollsters as much.

Rounding out the poll's top five were the LSU Tigers, Oregon Ducks and Oklahoma Sooners.

A complete rundown of the AP Poll can be found here at SBNation.com.

For complete coverage of New York's College Classic featuring Syracuse vs. USC, check back to this SB Nation New York StoryStream. For in-depth coverage of the Orange visit Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician, while Conquest Chronicles is all about the Trojans.

College Football Preseason Rankings: Rutgers Scarlet Knights Receive Votes

Rutgers received votes in the USA Today Coaches' poll, but did not receive votes in the Associated Press' poll.