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| RushRank (Points) | Team | Record | Last Week Result |
Week 9 Schedule (TV) (Mountain Time) | Last Week's Rankings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. (198) 9 first place votes | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 5-3, 3-1 | W: 59-24 vs ODU | Saturday, 1:30 PM, @ FAU (ASN) | #1 |
| 2. (190) 3 first place votes | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 5-2, 2-1 | W: 51-45 @ Mizzou | Saturday, 5 PM, @ FIU (ESPN3) | #3 |
| 3. (187) 4 first place votes | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 5-3, 3-1 |
W: 44-24 @ FIU |
Saturday, 5 PM, vs. Rice (Campus Insiders) | #2 |
| 4. (156) | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 4-3, 2-1 |
BYE |
Saturday, 5 PM. vs. Marshall (ASN) | #4 |
| 5. (140) | North Texas Mean Green | 4-3, 2-1 |
W: 35-18 @ Army |
Saturday, 5 PM, @ UTSA (CUSATV) | #8 |
| 6. (121) | Old Dominion Monarchs | 4-3, 2-1 |
L: 59-24 @ WKU |
Saturday, 6 PM, @ UTEP (CUSATV) | #5 |
| 7. (111) | FIU Golden Panthers | 3-5, 3-1 |
L: 44-24 vs LA Tech |
Saturday, 5 PM, vs Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) | #7 |
| 8. (94) | UTSA Roadrunners | 3-4, 2-2 |
L: 52-49 (5OT) vs UTEP |
Saturday, 5 PM, vs North Texas (CUSATV) | #6 |
| 9. (78) |
UTEP Miners |
2-5, 1-3 |
W: 52-49 (5OT) @ UTSA |
Saturday, 6 PM, vs Old Dominion (CUSATV) | #12 |
| 10. (74) | Charlotte 49ers | 3-5, 2-2 | W: 27-24 @ Marshall | BYE | T10 |
| 11. (49) | Marshall Thundering Herd | 2-5, 1-2 |
L: 27-24 vs Charlotte |
Saturday, 5 PM, @ Southern Miss (ASN) | #9 |
| 12. (32) | FAU Owls | 1-6, 0-3 |
BYE |
Saturday, 1:30 PM, vs WKU (ASN) | T10 |
| 13. (21) | Rice Owls | 1-6, 0-4 |
W: 65-44 vs Prairie View A&M |
Saturday, 5 PM, @ LA Tech (Campus Insiders) | #13 |
***This week's voting comprised of 16 C-USA beat writers, and bloggers.
Miner Rush C-USA players of the Week
Offense: I'Tavious Mathers, MTSUDefense: Alex Dale, MTSUSpecial Teams: Alan Luna, UTEP
SB Nation's Underdog G5 Poll Ballot from MinerRush
| Rank | Team |
| #1 | Boise State |
| #2 | Western Michigan |
| #3 | Navy |
| #4 | San Diego State |
| #5 | Toledo |
| #6 | Troy |
| #7 | South Florida |
| #8 | Houston |
| #9 | Tulsa |
| #10 | Wyoming |