Opportunity awaits this weekend
Each week, we’ll take a look at what other college football media sites are saying about the Syracuse Orange.
The local writers keep the Orange 6th in their ACC Power Rankings. Syracuse slides in between Louisville and Clemson this week.
ESPN
In this week’s SP+ rankings Syracuse moves up five spots to 30th with the offense 34th while the defense ranks 26th. The Orange are ranked between Louisville and UCF. SP+ has Clemson 16th this week (21st on offense and 16th on defense).
Syracuse drops four spots in the Football Power Index to 20th between UNC and Kansas State. FPI predicts the Orange for 9 wins now and gives them an 99% chance of making a bowl game, a 7.4% chance to win the ACC and a 3% chance to make the CFP. Clemson is 17th in the FPI this week.
CBS Sports
In the CBS Sports power rankings Syracuse is up ten to 31st this week between Fresno State and Clemson.
The Athletic
The Orange are up three spots to 36th in The Athletic’s Top 131 Power Rankings placing them in between Texas A&M and Fresno State. Clemson is 30th this week.
AP and Coaches Poll
Syracuse got eight points in the AP Poll and thirty-two points in this week’s Coaches Poll.
Award Winners
No Orange selected by the ACC this week. It’s fair to give other teams a chance once in a while.
ACC Week Four Scores
NC State 24 Virginia 21
Virginia Tech 17 Marshall 24
Army 16 Syracuse 29
Florida State 31 Clemson 24
Miami 41 Temple 7
Duke 41 UConn 7
BC 28 Louisville 56
Georgia Tech 30 Wake Forest 16
UNC 41 Pitt 24
ACC Week Five Schedule
Louisville vs NC State
Clemson vs Syracuse
Virginia vs Boston College
Bowling Green vs Georgia Tech
Notre Dame vs Duke
Pitt vs Virginia Tech