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This week I bring you a new format to our World Famous Weekly C-USA Power Rankings.
We will still bring you who we think are the creme de la creme each week, though now we are submitting our rankings as a ballot to our SB Nation bros over at Underdog Dynasty, combined with blogs and writers, from UTSA, Old Dominion, Marshall, LA Tech, North Texas.
Here is how we voted, and how everyone else did.
MinerRush Power Rankings Week One
| 1. | Marshall Thundering Herd | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: vs. Rhode Island, Saturday Last Week: W 42-27 @ Miami (OH) |
Last Week's Ranking: #1 |
| 2. | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: @ Minnesota, Saturday Last Week: W 61-7 vs. Savannah State |
Last Week's Ranking: #2 |
| 3. | UTSA Roadruners | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: vs Arizona, Thursday (Fox Sports 1) Last Week: W 27-7 @ Houston |
Last Week's Ranking: #4 |
| 4. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: @ Illinois, Saturday Last Week: W 59-31 vs. Bowling Green |
Last Week's Ranking #6 |
| 5. | Rice Owls | Record: 0-1, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: Bye Last Week: L 48-17 @ Notre Dame |
Last Week's Rankings: 3 |
| 6. | North Texas Mean Green | Record: 0-1, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: vs. SMU, Saturday Last Week: L 38-7 @ Texas |
Last Week's Rankings: #5 |
| 7. | UTEP Miners | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: vs. Texas Tech, Saturday Last Week: W 31-24 @ New Mexico |
Last Week's Rankings: #10 |
| 8. | Florida Atlantic Owls | 2013 Record: 0-1, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: @ Alabama, Saturday Last Week: L 55-7 @ Nebraska |
Last Week's Ranking: #7 |
| 9. | UAB Blazers | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: @ Mississippi State, Saturday Last Week: W 48-10 vs. Troy |
Last Week's Rankings: #11 |
| 10. | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Record: 0-1, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: @ Louisiana-Lafayette, Saturday Last Week: L 48-16 @ Oklahoma |
Last Week's Rankings: #8 |
| 11. | Old Dominion Monarchs | Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: @ NC State, Saturday Last Week: W 41-28 vs. Hampton |
Last Week's Rankings: #9 |
| 12. | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Record: 0-1, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: vs. Alcorn State, Saturday Last Week: L 49-0 @ Mississippi State |
Last Week's Rankings: #12 |
| 13. | Florida International Panthers | Record: 0-1, 0-0 C-USA |
This Week: vs. Wagner, Saturday Last Week: L 14-12 vs. Bethune-Cookman |
Last Week's Rankings: #13 |
Blogs of the C-USA Power Rankings
| #1 | Marshall |
| #2 | UTSA |
| #3 | Western Kentucky |
| #4 | Middle Tennessee |
| #5 | North Texas |
| #6 | Rice |
| #7 | UTEP |
| #8 | UAB |
| #9 | Louisiana Tech |
| #10 | Old Dominion |
| #11 | FAU |
| #12 | Southern Miss. |
| #13 | FIU |
MinerRush Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of The Week: Aaron Jones, UTEP
Defensive Player of The Week: Entire UTSA Defense
Special Teams Player of The Week: Entire UTEP Special Teams Unit
Since last season I have been voting in the now called Underdog Poll that was started by the Hustle Belt and is now featured every week on SB Nation.
It's a poll ranking the top fifteen teams from AAC, C-USA Sun Belt, Mountain West, MAC, Navy, Army, BYU and Bethune-Cookman.
Here was my ballot for this week:
| #1 | Marshall |
| #2 | Cincinnati |
| #3 | BYU |
| #4 | UCF |
| #5 | Boise State |
| #6 | Northern Illinois |
| #7 | East Carolina |
| #8 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| #9 | San Diego State |
| #10 | Middle Tennessee |
| #11 | UTSA |
| #12 | Toledo |
| #13 | Houston |
| #14 | Utah State |
| #15 | Western Kentucky |
Here is the final poll posted on the dot.com, notice UTEP is not on my ballot, people showing a little respect for the road win.
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU (6) | 254 | 5 |
| 2 | Marshall (9) | 236 | 1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati (2) | 194 | 4 |
| 4 | UCF | 184 | 3 |
| 5 | ECU (1) | 178 | 12 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 153 | 8 |
| 7 | NIU | 129 | 10 |
| 8 | UTSA | 120 | NR |
| 9 | WKU | 115 | NR |
| 10 | Boise State | 112 | 2 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 78 | NR |
| 12 | Navy | 72 | 13 |
| 13 | Toledo | 69 | 15 |
| 14 | SDSU | 60 | 14 |
| 15 | Temple (1) | 57 | NR |
| DROPPED OUT: Houston, Bowling Green, Utah State, Fresno State | OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Utah State (44), Tulsa (26), Fresno State (23), Houston (18), Ball State (17), Arkansas State (15), Nevada (13), Louisiana-Monroe (13), Bowling Green (12), UTEP (10), San Jose State (7), Middle Tennessee (6), Ohio (5), Rice (4), Akron (3), Memphis (3), Georgia Southern (2), UAAB (2), Wyoming (2). | |||
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