Boston College Makes First Appearance in AP Top 25, The Rundown: September 10, 2024
After a dominant 56-0 victory in their home opener against the Duquesne Dukes, the Eagles rose to No. 24 in this week’s AP Top 25. It's the team’s first Top 25 appearance since week four of the 2018 season.
This marks an ideal start to the O'Brien era, especially noting how poor the ACC looks. Although it's very early, BC looks like the clear second best team in the conference.
They have a unique opportunity to show themselves to be for real this weekend, traveling to Columbia, Missouri to face the sixth-ranked Tigers. Similar to week one against FSU, the Eagles open as a heavy road underdog - given just a 23-percent chance to knock off Missouri per ESPN's Matchup Predictor.
They already have won this season in a spot like this one, so time will tell if Bill O'Brien can pull off another shocker on the road in one of the marquee matchups of the weekend.
How to Watch: Saturday, Sept. 14; 12:45 p.m. ET; SEC Network
Did You Miss?
- Women's soccer moved to 7-1 after a one-to-zero victory at Newton Campus Field. It took one goal, 24 seconds into the game to be the deciding factor in another stellar defensive performance from the Eagles. The team opens conference play this Thursday, hosting ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7 p.m. ET. Fans can watch on ACC Network to see the ladies on TV live for the first time this season.
That's 7️⃣ WINS!!!! pic.twitter.com/e6e4TfclsR
— Boston College Women's Soccer (@BC_WSOC) September 8, 2024
- Field Hockey moved to 2-2 on the season in a 1-0 loss on the road against Northwestern in their Big 10/ACC Challenge match.
Tuesday's Athletics Schedule:
- 3rd day Men's Golf: Bryan National Collegiate Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 2nd day Women's Golf: Cougar Classic in Charleston, South Carolina
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Countdown to Boston College Men’s Hockey Season Opener:
31 Days
We’ll Leave You With This:
We are SOLD OUT for new season tickets!
— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) September 7, 2024
Single-game tickets will go on sale later this month! pic.twitter.com/w8Sd25XFL6
Peyton Davis is an intern with BamaCentral, covering football, basketball and baseball. He has also covered for the Miami and Boston College OnSI sites. He will graduate from Alabama in the spring of 2025 with a degree and news media. During his four years at UA, Peyton appeared on the radio for WVUA-FM as well as Tide 100.9, along with covering games for WVUA23 and beat reporting for both football and basketball. Born and raised in New Orleans, Peyton has also contributed for local sites such as Cresent City Sports, covering high school football and baseball as well as BootKrewe Media, where he covered the New Orleans Saints.