By Dave Reardon

The University of Hawaii football team is ranked No. 15 today in the coaches poll (administered by USA Today), representing the highest rating in a major poll in the program’s history.
UH was No. 16 in the UPI poll in 1981, which was then the coaches’ poll.
The Warriors (5-0) are ranked 16th in the weekly Associated Press media poll, also released today. It is also UH’s highest ranking in that poll, surpassing a No. 18 ranking in 1981.
Hawaii is 16th in the Harris poll, also a high for the Warriors in that ranking.
UH beat host Idaho 48-20 on Saturday.
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Please submit your picks (no pun intended) for plays of the game for Warrior Replay.
T’anks.
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Ryan Grice-Mullins said today his knee is OK. “Just a bruise.”

John Fonoti has bruised ribs. No prognosis yet.
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By Dave Reardon

Star-Bulletin sports editor Paul Arnett voted 5-0 Hawaii at No. 16 in the Associated Press poll after Saturday’s action. It will be interesting to see where the Warriors (19th last week) show up after some attrition in the top 10 this week.

We’ll try to keep you posted between planes home today.

By Cindy Luis

#1 Nebraska (H) def. Baylor 3-0
#3 Penn State def. Purdue 3-0
#9 Wisconsin def. Michigan State 3-1
#15 San Diego (H) def. San Francisco 3-0
#16 Dayton def. Fordham 3-0
#17 Ohio (H) def. Bowling Green 3-0
#19 St. Johns (H) def. Pittsburgh 3-1
#20 Cal Poly lost to Pacific 1-3
#23 BYU def. Air Force 3-0
#24 New Mexico State (H) def. Idaho 3-1
#25 Oklahoma lost to Missouri 2-3

WAC
Utah State def. Fresno State 3-1
Louisiana Tech won a WAC match for the first time in nearly 2 years, def. Boise State 25-30, 28-30, 30-23, 30-23 and 15-13.
Nevada def. San Jose State, 30-25, 30-18, 31-29,

By Cindy Luis

sorry i’m late. wasn’t on the computer yesterday. Stunning, I know.
#2 Stanford (H) def. #5 UCLA 3-0
#3 Penn State def. Indiana 3-0
#4 USC def. #10 California 3-1
#5 UCLA lost to #2 Stanford 0-3
#6 Florida def. Mississippi State 3-0
#7 Texas (H) def. Colorado 3-0
#8 Washington def. Washington State 3-0
#9 Wisconsin def. Northwestern 3-1
#10 California (H) lost to #4 USC 1-3
#11 Michigan lost to Iowa 2-3
#14 Duke def. Florida State 3-0
#16 Dayton def. Rhode Island 3-0
#17 Ohio (H) lost to Miami-OH 1-3
#18 Kansas State def. Texas A&M 3-1
#20 Cal Poly def. UC Davis 3-0
#21 Oregon def. Arizona 3-0
#22 LSU def. Auburn 3-1
#23 BYU def. Wyoming 3-0

By Dave Reardon

The team has left Lewiston, headed to Moscow and the Kibbie Dome — scene of Colt Brennan’s first win as a Warrior starter, two years ago. Hawaii won 24-0.

Anybody think this will be as close?
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Jason Rivers is suited up, returning kicks and running routes. He looks a little tentative.
On the other side of the field, Deonte Jackson is also in full gear and going through warm-ups. Looks like he might be able to play despite the high ankle sprain.
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Keoni Steinhoff, Adam Leonard and Ryan Mouton are game captains. Idaho wins the toss and elects to receive.

The place isn’t as full as we thought it would be, but it is rocking. One thing about Idaho, they know how to rock. The band does Emerson Lake and Palmer, AC/DC is a staple, and right now we’re getting Red Hot Chile Peppers.
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By Dave Reardon

LEWISTON, Idaho >> Practicing in the rain at a high school grass field isn’t the most ideal warm-up for a game under a dome the next day, but the Warriors seemed to come out of it unscathed.

Quarterback Colt Brennan looks ready to play, but receiver Jason Rivers did not suit up.

By Cindy Luis

New Mexico State def. Boise State, 30-20, 30-18, 30-20
Idaho def. Louisiana Tech, 34-32, 30-25, 30-22
Nevada def. Fresno State, 30-20, 30-23, 30-28
Utah State def. San Jose State 30-25, 30-28, 30-28

elsewhere
#2 Stanford (H) def. #4 USC 3-0
#5 UCLA def. #10 California (H) 3-2
#21 Oregon def. Arizona State 3-1

By Dave Reardon

LEWISTON, Idaho >> The Hawaii flight was a little late; Ben Yee and I are sitting in the lobby of the Red Lion Hotel, and we’re told the bus is “right around the corner.”

And here they are, all accounted for. Colt Brennan is not limping.

A few minutes after the Warriors arrive, five young adult fans arrive — Jerel Hight, Michael Rux, Jason Rodger, Kayla Cervantes and Nick Simons.

“I live by the airport and saw them coming in,” Rux said.

They are all genuine fans, not just trying to get autographs to sell on ebay. Warrior Nation is indeed growing.

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PULLMAN, Wash. >> One of our more frequent posters, who goes by the crazy handle of “Kyle,” just walked into the Pullman Starbuck’s that I’m camping out at right now and introduced himself.

Kyle is a Ph.D. candidate at Washington State. He’s wearing his Cougars colors right now, but promises to be in green, including face paint, at the Kibbie Dome on Saturday. He says hello to his family and friends on Maui.
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Also forgot to mention earlier that I bumped into Derrick Low’s dad, Ken, while coming out of traffic court on Tuesday. Ken said Derrick will also trade Cougs red for Warrior green on Saturday night in Moscow.

By Dave Reardon

From Jimmy Shapiro of Riptown Media

Darren McFadden 3/1
Tim Tebow 7/2
John David Booty 5/1
Mike Hart 5/1
Colt Brennan 6/1
Steve Slaton 7/1
Brian Brohm 12/1
Ray Rice 12/1
Andre’ Woodson 15/1
DeSean Jackson 15/1
Chase Daniel 25/1
Pat White 25/1
Percy Harvin 35/1
Jonathan Stewart 40/1
Matt Grothe 40/1
Colt McCoy 50/1
Matthew Stafford 50/1
Stephen McGee 90/1
Tashard Choice 90/1
Anthony Morelli 100/1
Mike Goodson 100/1
Two or more share Heisman Award 15/1
Field (Any Other Player) 8/1

By Dave Reardon

According to the individual stats, the biggest play of the University of Hawaii football season so far never happened.

I was doing some stat research last night when I saw that the space next to Gerard Lewis’ name for passes broken up was empty. Didn’t he bat one down in overtime to give UH a 45-44 win at Louisiana Tech on Sept. 8?

He certainly did of course, but it doesn’t count in the individual stats … the reason? Because the play was made on a point-after attempt.

Thanks to Derek Inouchi of the UH media relations department for the explanation.

And yes, I have nothing better to do than this right now. … It’s after midnight and I’m sitting at a gate at Honolulu Airport waiting to start a trip to Idaho that is already more than an hour behind schedule because of a flight delay.