Final: T1B Preseason Top 25

[SunCoastSooner]

I know I was a day behind and stuff. My friend got back from deployment Sunday and we went out and yesterday was hectic to say the least.

1. Oklahoma (246)
2. Alabama (239)
3. Louisiana State (225)
4. Oregon (224)
5. Stanford (209)
6. Florida State (182)
7. Wisconsin (179)
8. Boise State (165)
9. Texas A&M (160)
10. Texas Christian (155)
11. Oklahoma State (137)
12. Michigan State (122)
13. South Carolina (113)
14. Nebraska (110)
15. Ohio State (94)
16. Mississippi State (88)
17. Virginia Tech (84)
18. Arkansas (73)
19. Florida (70)
20. Auburn (63)
21. Missouri (60)
22. West Virginia (58)
23. Notre Dame (53)
24. Penn State (35)
25. Texas (28)

Others Receiving Votes: Miami (20), Southern California (15), Utah (14), Arizona (11), Iowa (5), Air Force (3), Arizona State (2), BYU (2), Houston (2), Central Florida (1), Georgia (1).

Discuss.

[SunCoastSooner]

The only WTF happened here thing I see: I realize it was due mostly to one persons ballot but how in the blue blazes of Hades does a team who only has six starters returning (Auburn) get ranked ahead of a team who went 10-2 last season and has 15 starters returning (Missouri)? Seriously guys? The SEC doesn't have its cock that balls deep in the college football world's collective mouth does it?

[Cicero]

I didnt have auburn in my Top 25 either. I think overall the list looks good. We probably did a better job than the voters will in a few weeks.

[SunCoastSooner]

I didnt have auburn in my Top 25 either. I think overall the list looks good. We probably did a better job than the voters will in a few weeks.

I didn't even really consider them; best case scenario I see for Auburn is 5th in the west and an even the possibility of finishing dead last I am really not even convinced they can get bowl eligible.

Wins: Utah State, Samford, Florida Atlantic
Toss Ups: Clemson, Ole Miss
Games I favor the other team but they could pull: Mississippi State, Arkansas, Georgia
Losses: South Carolina, Florida, LSU, Alabama

Truth be told if I had to call Auburn's record I'd say 4-8.

[Cicero]

I think they return only 7 starters. They lost a ton and they play in the harder SEC Division.

[Dinsdale]

Valid points, but Auburn currently has a grip on the hardware, and while I don't agree, I don't fault the "They're champs until someone knocks them off" logic, either.

[Cicero]

USA Today Poll is out:


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ ... atpoll.htm

1. Oklahoma (42) 12-2 1,454 6
2. Alabama (13) 10-3 1,414 11
3. Oregon (2) 12-1 1,309 3
4. LSU (2) 11-2 1,296 8t
5. Florida State 10-4 1,116 16
6. Stanford 12-1 1,101 4
7. Boise State 12-1 1,065 7
8. Oklahoma State 11-2 933 10
9. Texas A&M 9-4 885 21
10. Wisconsin 11-2 829 8t
11. Nebraska 10-4 814 19
12. South Carolina 9-5 779 22
13. Virginia Tech 11-3 767 15
14. Arkansas 10-3 750 12
15. TCU 13-0 687 2
16. Ohio State 12-1 631 5
17. Michigan State 11-2 536 14
18. Notre Dame 8-5 440 NR
19. Auburn 14-0 329 1
20. Mississippi State 9-4 301 17
21. Missouri 10-3 266 18
22. Georgia 6-7 260 NR
23. Florida 8-5 240 NR
24. Texas 5-7 162 NR
25. Penn State 7-6 161 NR

Others receiving votes
Arizona State (6-6) 158; West Virginia (9-4) 149; Utah (10-3) 50; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 49; Iowa (8-5) 41; Northwestern (7-6) 30; Arizona (7-6) 28; Central Florida (11-3) 22; Michigan (7-6) 19; Air Force (9-4) 15; North Carolina (8-5) 14; Houston (5-7) 13; South Florida (8-5) 9; Hawaii (10-4) 8; Clemson (6-7) 7; Tennessee (6-7) 7; Southern Miss (8-5) 6; Brigham Young (7-6) 5; North Carolina State (9-4) 4; Northern Illinois (11-3) 4; Oregon State (5-7) 4; Pittsburgh (8-5) 3; Washington (7-6) 3; Georgia Tech (6-7) 1; Nevada (13-1) 1.

[indyfrisco]

Pretty damn solid picks by T1B from a closeness perspective. T1B picked 24/25 the same as the coaches. The only difference was the coaches (assistants) picked WVU at 22 and T1B picked Georgie at 22. The rest were the same teams with some slight variations in where they were ranked.