Deion Sanders, Colorado Get 1 Vote in Week 6 AP College Football Poll After UCF Win

Colorado's third straight win earned the attention of the voters from the Associated Press Poll.

The Buffs earned one vote in Sunday's Week 6 poll, though they remained unranked, following Saturday's 48-21 blowout over UCF. It was the first time since the Week 2 poll that Colorado received any votes. The team has not cracked the top-25 this season, though it is certainly tending in the right direction.

Colorado now has a pair of Big 12 wins and is tied with BYU and Texas Tech atop the conference. Those two victories couldn't have been more different for the Buffs—the team needed a final play Hail Mary just to force overtime against the Bears before blowing out UCF despite coming into the contest as double-digit underdogs.

"I feel like we're trending in the right direction," head coach Deion Sanders told reporters after Saturday's win. "I feel like you guys are seeing the fruit of a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication, great hires. Bringing the right guys in with the right attitude, the right work ethic. I love where we are as a program. I really do. Could we be better? Of course, I think everyone can, but I know we're trending in the right direction."

The Buffs now have a bye week before continuing their Big 12 schedule, with matchups against Kansas State, Arizona, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Utah, Kansas and Oklahoma State to close the season.

Another consecutive win or two will make it hard for AP voters to justify keeping Colorado out of the Top 25.