All three major polls gave the nod to the Syracuse Orange this week as the number one team in the nation. That being said, SU did not pick up all of the first place votes. Last week the Orange came into a hostile environment and beat Hobart 17-11, then made the Statesmen clean the egg off of the bus. Syracuse is 8-1 on the year and leads the ACC with a 3-0 conference record.
Take a look below to see how the Media Poll’s number ones have faired this season in the week following the ranking:
Week 1: UNC (lost to Brown)
Week 2: Maryland (beat Yale)
Week 3: Maryland (lost to Notre Dame)
Week 4: Notre Dame (lost to Denver)
Week 5: Denver (lost to Ohio State)
Week 6: Rutgers (lost to Delaware)
Week 7: Notre Dame (lost to SU)
Week 8: Penn State (lost to Maryland)
Week 9: Syracuse (vs.