Post by Thomas on Jul 28, 2013 9:03:59 GMT -5
Alright here’s your top 25 for the preseason. This is where I believe the teams stand on day one, not necessarily where they will end up. Each week there are upsets, injuries, and just plain failures. At the college level it’s not a question of when a team will slip up but how bad and how many times. It’s been proven that getting through an entire season without a loss is a right given to only the legends of the game (Alabama) and those with a joke for a schedule (Notre Dame). Okay, enough of my biased judgments. I don’t like to have Alabama at the number one spot, especially the beginning of the season. However after consulting with five different polls I realized everyone had Alabama at the top of the list. This hardly ever happens. There’s usually a contender for first place, last year it was USC the year before LSU, and before that Oklahoma. This season it seems everyone has simply given Alabama the championship already and it’s a fight for second place. So I look at it this way. The top ten are those with the best chance of making it all the way. The last fifteen are those with an outside shot this season. If you look at the poll under that lens I’m sure the rankings will seem more appropriate. Enjoy and Roll Tide Roll!
1. Alabama
2. Stanford
3. Ohio State
4. Oregon
5. A&M
6. Georgia
7. South Carolina
8. Clemson
9. Florida
10. Louisville
11. OSU
12. Notre Dame
13. Boise State
14. LSU
15. Michigan
16. Texas
17. Florida State
18. Nebraska
19. Baylor
20. Oklahoma
21. TCU
22. UCLA
23. Miami
24. Northwestern
25. Michigan State
1. Alabama
2. Stanford
3. Ohio State
4. Oregon
5. A&M
6. Georgia
7. South Carolina
8. Clemson
9. Florida
10. Louisville
11. OSU
12. Notre Dame
13. Boise State
14. LSU
15. Michigan
16. Texas
17. Florida State
18. Nebraska
19. Baylor
20. Oklahoma
21. TCU
22. UCLA
23. Miami
24. Northwestern
25. Michigan State