USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136

[UD '01 grad]

Hens, at No. 78, above the following schools in final "re-rank" of season. Take it for what it's worth.

SEC: Kentucky, Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas

ACC: Florida State, North Carolina, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Boston College,

Big 10: Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland, UCLA, Purdue

Also of note:

Virginia: No. 15
Vanderbilt: No. 18
Wake Forest: No. 39
Western Kentucky: No. 52
Kennesaw: No. 53
Jacksonville State: No. 55
UConn: No. 58
Coastal Carolina: No. 101
Colorado: No. 111

BOLD is 2026 nonconference opponent.

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[tenn hen]

as johnny mac screamed- u can't be serious

[Ramblinrec74]

Interesting that at #58 is UConn and # 67 is La Tech, who we beat, while we are at # 78!

[72 Hen]

Happy about the ranking but as we all know, any transfer or incoming freshman, will really be graded after they have contribution on the field.

[Info Hound]

We all know that these rankings mean nothing. But, I enjoy seeing them, and they are showing UD a level of respect.

I recently talked with a fellow fan, after the bowl win, that said "I just hope that we can compete at FBS".

LOL, we are competing!

[UD '01 grad]

Interesting that at #58 is UConn and # 67 is La Tech, who we beat, while we are at # 78!

Also, Sam Houston is No. 133.

[BlueHenBill]

Temple at #92 .

[Henny]

We all know that these rankings mean nothing. But, I enjoy seeing them, and they are showing UD a level of respect.

I recently talked with a fellow fan, after the bowl win, that said "I just hope that we can compete at FBS".

LOL, we are competing!

Absolutely Info!!

[UD '01 grad]

Hens were No. 99 on The Athletic's final list, just above No. 100 Colorado and No. 101 FIU.

Syracuse, Boston College, Purdue and Oklahoma State were the other Power 4 teams ranked below them.

Hens were No. 128 on their preseason list.

Note: Missouri State finished No. 92 after a preseason rating of No. 131.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/698823 ... kings-136/

[TimD]

Massey composite ranking lists the Hens at 104, 7th in CUSA:

https://masseyratings.com/ranks?s=cf

[93BlueHen]

Kennesaw above Clemson and LSU.

Seems legit!

[BigBlueRooster]

Not too shabby for year one.

[Caribbean Hen]

Massey composite ranking lists the Hens at 104, 7th in CUSA:

https://masseyratings.com/ranks?s=cf

So I’m counting about 43 different polls that go into the Massey Composite Index

Delaware highest ranking is # 79 on the CONGROVE COMPUTER RANKINGS

https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/ran ... /week/100/

Our our lowest ranking is #122 on Draft Ratings

https://www.dratings.com/sports/ncaa-fb ... l-ratings/

On the Massey poll Delaware finished # 111

All of this means nothing other than we were 7-6

[Bluewyn Gold]

I don't know. Reflecting on Season One, I'm just happy we're in the FBS conversation and even more so that we're getting placed above teams who've been at this level for a few decades.

[Caribbean Hen]

I don't know. Reflecting on Season One, I'm just happy we're in the FBS conversation and even more so that we're getting placed above teams who've been at this level for a few decades.

It certainly was the most interesting season in a long time

And although Delaware wasn’t playing at the FBS level before… Delaware has always been ranked higher than a lot of FBS teams, (Massey) and noticeably higher when Delaware is good.

Next year let’s see how high the CUSA champion could be ranked

Some historical Division 1 Massey rankings

2010 Delaware was ranked #75 on Massey
2007 # 90
2003 # 60 1AA champions

Bad years
2021 #168
2008 #135

Even during the bad FCS years the Hens finished higher than some FBS