Sept. 18, 2016
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State is ranked 22nd in the latest Associated Press poll released Sunday. It is the first time that the Aztecs (3-0) have been ranked in the AP poll since coming in at No. 25 on Nov. 7, 1995 (341 polls since been ranked).
SDSU has 183 points, ahead of No. 23 Ole Miss (172 points), No. 24 Utah (154) and No. 25 Oklahoma (139), and just behind No. 20 Nebraska (420) and No. 21 Texas (196). San Diego State had 51 points last week, which was the 28th most in the poll.
The Aztecs are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2011 and for just the second time in the last 35 seasons. SDSU, which is coming off its first unbeaten September since the 1981 squad went 2-0, has won 13 consecutive games, outscoring the opposition, 482-189 (37.1-14.5) over the streak. It is the second-longest active win streak in the nation behind the defending national champion Alabama (15) and is the longest in school history since a 21-game streak from 1968-70. Eleven of the 13 San Diego State wins during the streak have come by at least 14 points.
The Aztecs are coming off a 42-28 win at Northern Illinois Saturday, handing the Huskies just their third loss over their last 38 home games. SDSU also has wins over New Hampshire (31-0) and California (45-40).
San Diego State has a bye this week and returns to action Oct. 1 at South Alabama in Mobile, Ala.
Associated Press Top 25 Poll
Week 4 – September 18, 2016
1. Alabama (3-0) (50 first-place votes) - 1,510 points
2. Ohio State (3-0) (4) - 1,442
3. Louisville (3-0) (6) - 1,406
4. Michigan (3-0) (1) - 1,277
5. Clemson (3-0) - 1,258
6. Houston (3-0) - 1,245
7. Stanford (2-0) - 1,195
8. Michigan State (2-0) - 1,084
9. Washington (3-0) - 1,040
10. Texas A&M (3-0) - 890
11. Wisconsin (3-0) - 828
12. Georgia (3-0) - 726
13. Florida State (2-1) - 722
14. Tennessee (3-0) - 707
15. Miami (3-0) - 565
16. Baylor (3-0) - 529
17. Arkansas (3-0) - 528
18. LSU (2-1) - 517
19. Florida (3-0) - 479
20. Nebraska (3-0) - 420
21. Texas (2-1) - 196
22. San Diego State (3-0) - 183
23. Ole Miss (1-2) - 172
24. Utah (3-0) - 154
25. Oklahoma (1-2) - 139