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Who is No. 90? The name of the city housing this university doubles as a fictional cigarette brand.

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No. 90: Wyoming

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Who is No. 89? This university's first football game came against a school with multiple Final Four berths in the last half-decade.

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Who is No. 89? This university's first football game came against a school with multiple Final Four berths in the last half-decade.

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No. 89: Purdue


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Who is No. 88? The founder of this university was dismissed from military service after being found deserting his post during wartime.

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Who is No. 88? The founder of this university was dismissed from military service after being found deserting his post during wartime.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

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At first I thought Rice? But the ranking is just too low for Rice.

Temple? Gotta be Temple.

It's Temple

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

At first I thought Rice? But the ranking is just too low for Rice.

Temple? Gotta be Temple.

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Rice was #94.

Which does seem a little low.

But, yeah, it's a different Owl I'm refering to there.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

Rice was #94.

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Wow. I'm surprised at that. I would probably rank Rice somewhere in the 60's or 70's this year.

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Correct.

No. 88: Temple

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Who is No. 87? A store that shared its name with this university's home city went out of business the same year this program reached a third bowl game in a row for the first time.

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Who is No. 87? A store that shared its name with this university's home city went out of business the same year this program reached a third bowl game in a row for the first time.

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No. 87: Iowa St.

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Who is No. 86? This team's coach shares his first name with three FBS defensive coordinators.

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No. 87: Iowa St.

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Who is No. 86? This team's coach shares his first name with three FBS defensive coordinators.

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Well, I doubt it will be "Skip" and Louisiana Tech. :laugh:

Duke.

We might be next.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

Duke.

We might be next.

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— Who is No. 85? This team set a school record last fall for points in a single season, besting the previous high by 126 points.

Nope, we scored 618 points last season, and our next best point total was 493. A difference of 125, not 126.

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— Who is No. 85? This team set a school record last fall for points in a single season, besting the previous high by 126 points.

Nope, we scored 618 points last season, and our next best point total was 493. A difference of 125, not 126.

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Whew.

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— Who is No. 85? This team set a school record last fall for points in a single season, besting the previous high by 126 points.

Nope, we scored 618 points last season, and our next best point total was 493. A difference of 125, not 126.

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Marshall?

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Wow. I'm surprised at that. I would probably rank Rice somewhere in the 60's or 70's this year.

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I agree with this. Rice will probably be one of the four toughest teams that we play this year. They went to a bowl game last year and return 18-19 starters including their quarterback.