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MRI2006: Week 2 - Early Losses Shake It Up
December 5, 2006 | By Benjamin Miraski
When the Clemson Tigers beat Minnesota in the ACC - Big Ten Challenge, it was expected. However, Clemson has won every other game they have played so far this season.
And that is enough to get them the #1 spot in the MRI this week.
They had some help. Big names, like last week's #1 Ohio State, #2 Marquette, #4 Florida, and #5 Illinois, all lost during the week, dropping them down the rankings. Meanwhile, Clemson just kept on winning.
They are joined in the top 5 by Missouri at #2 who is also without a loss early this season. However, like the football team, you have to wonder if they will be able to keep up this run once the Big XII season starts. Right now, the firing of Quin Snyder looks like a great move in Columbia.
Pittsburgh moves up three spots to #3 this week after again rolling through their week. Jumping huge into the top 25 is Providence. The Friars look like they could be a surprise leader within the Big East this season as some of the normal names we follow from that conference are struggling early.
Rounding out the top 5 is Duke, who won two sloppy games, but keeps doing what it is necessary to stay at the top of the MRI.
Check out all the ratings in Week 2 of the MRI.
| And Now the Rankings | |||||
| Teams Dropped From The Top 25: | |||||
| Old Dominion (LW #8, TW #37), Georgia Tech (LW #13, TW #32), New Mexico (LW #18, TW #72), Arkansas (LW #23, TW #40), Michigan State (LW #24, TW #31), | |||||
| Other Teams People Might Care About | |||||
| Last Place this week: Alcorn State (0-8) at -35.73. | |||||
| Biggest Gain this week: Liberty gained 42.37 points (Beat East Carolina) | |||||
| Biggest Loss this week: Elon lost 33.16 points (Lost to Virginia Commonwealth and Davidson) | |||||
| Conference rankings this week: ACC, PAC-10, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12, SEC, MVC, Mountain West, C-USA, Atlantic 10, WAC | |||||
The MRI Rankings are copyright 2006 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted December 5, 2006 12:00 PM
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