The Colorado Buffaloes started the season just outside the Top 25, but they moved to #25 a season-opening win over Arizona State. Now after beating San Diego on Saturday night, the Buffs have risen to #23 in the polls.
The Buffs didn’t do much to move up, but they rose because of other team’s shortcomings. Florida (ranked 15th last week) lost to UConn, Saint Mary’s (18) lost to Winthrop, Washington (20) lost to Tennessee and LSU (23) lost to VCU. The irony here, however, is that Tennessee and VCU both pulled off a Top 25 upset, rose into the Top 25 and vaulted past CU.