Nebraska\u2019s victory at UCLA meant positive movement for the Huskers in five of the polls and rankings we monitor.<\/p>\n
Nebraska\u2019s 28-21 victory over the Bruins on Saturday night helped fuel a jump of eight spots in the CBS Sports 136 rankings. The Huskers moved to 30 from 38.<\/p>\n
The Huskers rejoined the Coaches Poll at 35th after not being ranked the week before.<\/p>\n
Nebraska\u2019s best ranking is 25th in ESPN\u2019s SP+ poll. The Huskers were 28th last week, also their best ranking. The Huskers\u2019 worst ranking is 37th in The Athletic\u2019s ranking of all FBS teams. Last week, the Huskers’ worst ranking was 38 in the CBS Sports 136 rankings.<\/p>\n
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Nebraska quarterback TJ Lateef started in place of an injured Dylan Raiola and led the Huskers over UCLA. \/ Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Each Wednesday, we\u2019ll take a look at where national polls and rankings place Nebraska\u2019s football team. Nebraska ranks 31.3 in an average of six polls and rankings, an improvement from last week\u2019s average of 33.4.<\/p>\n
The Huskers (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) are on a bye week and return to action at Penn State on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n
The polls and rankings we monitor are:<\/p>\n
* Associated Press
* The Athletic
* CBS Sports
* US LBM Coaches Poll
* ESPN\u2019s Football Power Index
* ESPN\u2019s SP+ rankings
* Massey Ratings<\/p>\n
Nebraska was not ranked for the fourth consecutive week in the gold-standard AP Top 25 Poll. Its last appearance was Oct. 12, when the Huskers were ranked 25th after defeating Maryland.<\/p>\n
Since then, Nebraska has lost to Minnesota and USC, and defeated Northwestern and UCLA. Eleven teams were among \u201cothers receiving votes\u201d in the AP Poll this week but not the Huskers. At No. 36 was Memphis, which earned one vote.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati (7-2), a 20-17 loser to Nebraska in Week One, moved up three spots to 22 from 25. The Bearcats were on a bye last week. Two other Nebraska opponents are ranked: USC at 17, and Michigan at 18. Nov. 28 opponent Iowa is 29th. <\/p>\n
Nebraska went down one place, going to 37 from 36, the only ranking in which the Huskers dropped. For four consecutive weeks in October, the Huskers ranked in the 20s \u2014 22, 22, 29 and 28. In The Athletic\u2019s preseason rankings, Nebraska was 39th.<\/p>\n
Nebraska improved eight places, going to 30 from 38.<\/p>\n
The Huskers returned to this poll in the \u201cothers receiving votes\u201d category. Nebraska was 35th with six votes.<\/p>\n
The Huskers improved to 31 from 32. Nebraska\u2019s seven previous rankings: 21, 21, 22, 23, 31, 34, 32.<\/p>\n
Nebraska\u2019s win-loss projection is 7.7 wins and 4.3 losses, a slight improvement over last week\u2019s 7.5 wins and 4.5 losses. The Huskers remained the same in the other five FPI odds.<\/p>\n
Here are the FPI odds for Nebraska (with last week\u2019s odds in parentheses):<\/p>\n
* 100 percent chance of winning six games (same as last week; Nebraska is bowl eligible)
* 7.7 projected wins to 4.3 projected losses (7.5 wins and 4.5 losses last week)
* 0.0 percent chance of winning the Big Ten (same as last week)
* 0.0 percent chance of making the College Football Playoff (same as last week)
* 0.0 percent chance of making the national championship game (same as last week)
* 0.0 percent chance of winning the national championship (same as last week)<\/p>\n
The Huskers went to 25 from 28.<\/p>\n
As ESPN writer Bill Connelly says about his SP+ ratings: \u201cIt\u2019s a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency \u2026 SP+ is intended to be predictive and forward-facing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you\u2019re lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you\u2019re strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably rise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Massey Ratings are a compilation of 40 different college football rankings. In the consensus of the 40 rankings, the Huskers ranked 30, an improvement of three places from last week\u2019s ranking of 33.<\/p>\n
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