UConn Huskies Football: Impact of the College Football Polls

First things first, one fact that can be gathered from the national polls is that the Big East Conference gets very little respect.  That's why it is important to remember these are preseason polls.

Somebody voted Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country.  Wow.  In the AP poll, Pittsburgh was ranked 15th and West Virginia was ranked 25th.

UConn was 31st and received 32 points, which ironically was one more than Notre Dame.

It's hard to expect UConn to be ranked going into the season, because of the type of football program they have.  Yes, they have experience and finished last season on a four-game winning streak, but there are a lot bigger factors that go into the pollsters' equation.

Bottom line here is that UConn will be ranked if it goes out on the field and proves to the rest of the country that they deserve to be ranked by beating quality football programs. 

Last year's five losses by a combined 15 points signal an alarming trend.

The Huskies lost almost all of their games in the final minutes, and to compete for a Big East title, that is going to have to change.

Randy Edsall has to lead his team to decisive victories that show they are a legitimate college football program.

For starters, UConn was predicted to finish fourth in the Big East.  Many people would assume that is a slap in the face.

Not necessarily, it is actually UConn's best prediction since joining the Big East.

The national attention will grow if this team is able to go out on the field and execute the game plan.  In college football, it is all about winning week in and week out.

That's what makes Saturdays so exciting.  Every game can have major implications and the stakes are always high.

UConn will be ranked in time, especially if it can start the season hot and continue with how they ended last season.