Group of Five Power Rankings, Week 1: Temple makes a statement

Sep 5, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; Memphis Tigers wide receiver Jae

The downside to the Tiger’s opener were the nine penalties, which totaled 92 yards. Otherwise, Memphis remained free of turnovers and ran their offense very efficiently. It will be pretty tough for most of their competition to stop them.

And speaking of which, the Tigers face some stiff competition this year, including an out of conference game against Ole Miss and in conference games against Temple, Cincinnati and Navy. They face Kansas away next week, who had a rough start to the 2015 season Saturday, so that shouldn’t be difficult for Memphis.

Memphis could have a tough time maintaining their spot here in the rankings, but now they look like one of the top Non-P5 teams in the nation.

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Memphis Tigers (W Missouri State 63-0)

Last week: 1-0 record
Last rank: n/a

Can Memphis follow up 2014 with another impressive double-digit win season?

Memphis lost some players from last year, but the Tigers should still be strong once again. This was evident from the strong rushing performance that Memphis displayed last weekend vs Missouri State:

The downside to the Tiger’s opener were the nine penalties, which totaled 92 yards. Otherwise, Memphis remained free of turnovers and ran their offense very efficiently. It will be pretty tough for most of their competition to stop them.

And speaking of which, the Tigers face some stiff competition this year, including an out of conference game against Ole Miss and in conference games against Temple, Cincinnati and Navy. They face Kansas away next week, who had a rough start to the 2015 season Saturday, so that shouldn’t be difficult for Memphis.

Memphis could have a tough time maintaining their spot here in the rankings, but now they look like one of the top Non-P5 teams in the nation.

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