What convinced me to rank Syracuse in the AP Top 25? It certainly wasn’t the schedule

The Syracuse Orange take on Wagner at the JMA Wireless Dome Oct. 1, 2022. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Syracuse Orange quarterback Garrett Shrader (6) runs for extra yardage. The Syracuse Orange take on Wagner at the JMA Wireless Dome Oct. 1, 2022. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — More than a dozen voters left Syracuse off their AP Top 25 ballots, unconvinced it has done enough to earn a spot in college football’s weekly beauty pageant.

There’s no regional bias at work here. They live on the West Coast, in the Deep South, Midwest, Rust Belt, Mid-Atlantic and for the Worldwide Leader.

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