Colorado is back in the top 25 in college football!
The Buffs are listed 23rd in the ASSOCIATED PRESS polls after their 34-23 Big XII win on Saturday over Cincinnati at Folsom Field in Boulder. CU is tied for third in the league standings and is bowl-eligible, as the Bearcat victory was its sixth in eight games this season. Colorado is 26th in the coaches poll, one tally behind Memphis.
Colorado’s last appearance in the top 25 was in Week 3 of the 2023 season when the Buffs were 19th in the AP and coaches polls. This is the latest in a season since the COVID-shortened season of 2020 (21st, Week 13), and Colorado has been ranked this high in a season. In 2018, CU was ranked in Weeks 5 (21st) and Week 6 (19) in the AP polls. AP POLL HISTORY
The Buffs are idle this week and return to action on November 9 at Texas Tech in Lubbock. Ninth-ranked BYU (5-0) and 11th-ranked Iowa State (4-0) lead the Big XII. Colorado and 17th-ranked Kansas State are third at 4-1. CU, which does not play BYU or Iowa State during the regular season, lost 31-28 to Kansas State on October 12 in Boulder.
In the NCAA Division II poll, Western Colorado remained eighth, CSU Pueblo moved from 12th to 10th, and Colorado Mines fell from 10th to 18th in the rankings. Colorado Mesa received votes, and it’s listed 33rd in the coaches poll. AFCA RANKINGS
Western Colorado climbed from 10th to eighth in the D2Football.com poll, with CSU Pueblo up a notch from 11th to 10th. Colorado Mines fell from 12th to 20th in the D2Football.com rankings.
Western Colorado posted a 38-28 win at Colorado Mines on Saturday to tie CSU Pueblo for the RMAC leadership at 6-0. Mesa is third in the standings at 5-1, with defending champion Mines fourth at 4-2.
The Mountaineers host CSUP on Saturday in Gunnison and play at Mesa in the season finale. CSU Pueblo, which defeated Colorado Mesa 38-14 in Pueblo on September 21, hosts Colorado Mines on November 9 at the ThunderBowl.
