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College football rankings preview: How high will Rutgers climb?

Rutgers remained unbeaten Saturday with a 19-3 victory over UConn. How will the win help the Scarlet Knights in the latest college football rankings?

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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeated the Connecticut Huskies, 19-3, Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium. The question being asked after the convincing win is: How high will the No. 22 Scarlet Knights (5-0) climb in the latest college football rankings, which will be released Sunday afternoon?

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On Saturday, a few top 20 programs lost: The No. 21 Nebraska Cornhuskers were downed by No. 12 Ohio St. Buckeyes; No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs fell to the Iowa St. Cyclones, 37-23; and No. 11 Texas Longhorns lost to No. 8 West Virginia Mountaineers, 48-45. Meanwhile, the No. 19 Louisville Cardinals did not play this week. All of those factors could help Rutgers climb higher in the rankings.

As for upsets this week, No. 3 Florida St. Seminoles, No. 4 LSU Tigers and No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs all lost. This should help No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks, who earned a decisive 35-7 victory over Georgia, while No. 7 Kansas St. Wildcats, No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 10 Florida Gators will likely all move up.