College Football Playoff Rankings Appalachian State, also ranked 24th in this week's Amway Coaches powered by USA Today Sports Top 25 Poll, is the first team in conference history to pull off two wins against Autonomy Five conference schools in the same season. The Mountaineers' wins over North Carolina and South Carolina with Georgia State's victory at Tennessee and Coastal Carolina's victory at Kansas give the Sun Belt a conference-record four wins against Autonomy Five schools in the same season.
IRVING, Texas – Appalachian State's historic football season added another milestone as the Mountaineers became the first Sun Belt Conference program to earn a College Football Playoff Top 25 ranking, coming in at 25th in the Nov. 12 release.
Appalachian State Earns First CFP Ranking in Football History
