Syracuse football: what’s college football saying about the Orange heading into Bye Week U?
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The Syracuse Orange football team enters its lone bye week of the season searching for answers after dropping its first two ACC games.
The result: another week of trending down in the national rankings. Here’s how the college football world feels about the Orange going into Week 4.
ESPN
Syracuse moved down four spots in ESPN’s College Football Power Index. It went from No. 60 to No. 64.
FPI now has the Orange with a projected win total of 4.2 to 7.8, and a 20.2% chance to reach six wins. Of note, Syracuse’s current strength of schedule ranks No. 59 heading into Week 4. Its remaining strength of schedule sits at No. 45, according to FPI.
ESPN’s SP+ rankings dropped the Orange from No. 67 to No. 69. They currently rank 92nd on offense, 55th on defense, and 43rd on special teams.
CBS Sports
The Orange moved out of the top 70 in CBS Sports’ Rankings, now sitting at No. 74.
The Athletic
Syracuse is now No. 81, down from No. 77, in The Athletic’s most recent rankings.
College Football News
This is the biggest change in standing for the Orange. The team fell from No. 72 to No. 82, according to the latest rankings from College Football News.
Syracuse.com
Javon Edmonds of Syracuse.com has the Orange at No. 13 in the conference this week after being No. 11 before the Pittsburgh game. That’s between NC State and North Carolina, two opponents Syracuse has on its schedule later this year.
AP and Coaches Poll
No votes in the AP or coaches’ poll.
ACC Week 3 Scores
- Syracuse 13, Pittsburgh 27
- Miami 33, Wake Forest 20
- Florida State 36, Alabama 50
- SMU 31, Louisville 41
- West Virginia 38, Virginia 27
- Mercer 11, Georgia Tech 44
- North Carolina 20, Clemson 28
- NC State 31, Vanderbilt 35
- Maine 16, Boston College 22
- Wagner 7, California 49
- Stanford 7, Duke 35
- Virginia Tech 35, Maryland 26
ACC Week 4 Schedule
- Clemson vs. California (Friday)
- Wake Forest vs. Louisville (Saturday)
- Bucknell vs. Pittsburgh (Saturday)
- Virginia Tech vs. Boston College (Saturday)
- Central Arkansas vs. Florida State (Saturday)
- William & Mary vs. Florida State (Saturday)
- Delaware vs. Virginia (Saturday)
- Central Michigan vs. Miami (Saturday)
- App State vs. NC State (Saturday)
- Missouri State vs. SMU (Saturday)
- Georgia Tech vs. Stanford (Saturday)
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