The season-end AP Top 25 dropped on Tuesday morning, placing a 9-5 Northwestern team at No. 21. According to Matt Brown of The Athletic, NU’s inclusion in the Top 25 marked only the third time in program history where the Wildcats have finished in the Top 25 in back-to-back seasons (1940-41 and 1995-96).
The final AP Top 25’s release also means it’s #WayTooEarlySZN, as pundits dish out their piping hot 2019 college football takes nine months away from kickoff. Here’s where the experts have Northwestern:
Mandel, a NU grad, slotted the Wildcats in at the No.