What's next for each AP Top 25 team
The new AP Top 25 poll is out, and here's what's on the horizon for every ranked team.
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2019 Schedule
7-0, 1st in American Athletic - West
Buechele carves up Temple's defense with 6 TDs (1:20)
Buechele sets career marks as unbeaten SMU tops Temple 45-21
Shane Buechele set career highs with six touchdown passes and 457 passing yards as No. 19 SMU improved to 7-0 with a 45-21 win over Temple on Saturday.
Roberson scores his 3rd deep TD for SMU (0:34)
Buechele throws another TD before the half (0:25)
Buechele drops a dime for his 2nd TD to Roberson (0:41)
Buechele goes deep for the SMU touchdown (0:25)
How SMU returned to the Top 25 after the death penalty in 1987 (4:41)
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No Bama, no Clemson, no fun? SMU saves drama-free day with epic win
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SMU 6-0 for first time since 1982 after 3-OT win
Shane Buechele threw a 25-yard touchdown to James Proche in the third overtime and No. 24 SMU beat Tulsa 43-37, coming back from a three-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter Saturday night to win in its first game as a ranked team in 33 years.
Proche hauls in SMU's winning TD grab in 3OT (1:02)
Tulsa's Rainey misses game-winning FG in 2OT (0:47)
SMU answers Tulsa in OT with quick rushing TD by Jones (0:29)
Tulsa's Johnson dives to catch TD in OT (0:34)
SMU's Jones scores game-tying TD late in the 4th (0:34)
Smith connects with Johnson for 40-yard Tulsa TD (0:26)
SMU's miscues lead to Tulsa TD on kick return (0:48)
Stokes glides into the end zone for 58-yard Tulsa TD (0:19)
Tulsa's Smith throws pick-6 in the 1st (0:36)
AP poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team
Here's what's next for each team in the AP Top 25, from No. 1 Alabama to No. 25 Cincinnati.
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2019 American Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 3-0 | 6-1 |
| Temple | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| UCF | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| South Florida | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| East Carolina | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| UConn | 0-4 | 1-6 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| SMU | 3-0 | 7-0 |
| Navy | 3-1 | 5-1 |
| Memphis | 2-1 | 6-1 |
| Tulane | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| Houston | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Tulsa | 0-3 | 2-5 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards315.412th
Rushing Yards205.730th
Points For44.3
Points Against27.3
2019 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 16 | 17 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Smith | OT | Committed | 76 |
| Karl Taylor | S | Committed | 74 |
| Jay Bell | OLB | Committed | 74 |
| Mason Mastrov | OLB | Committed | 73 |
| Dalton Perdue | OT | Committed | 73 |
