Showing posts with label Preseason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Preseason. Show all posts

8/9/11

Preseason Top 25

Here is my College Football preseason Top 25...


1. Alabama- Best defense in the nation and "defense wins championships"

2. Oklahoma- Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles lead a strong Sooners offense

3. Oregon- Darren Thomas, LaMichael James and Kenjon Barner lead the blazing fast Ducks offense

4. LSU- If Jordan Jefferson can run a successful offense then the Tigers will win. Big time.

5. Stanford- Andrew Luck.

6. Boise St- Kellen Moore and Doug Martin will anchor the always good Bronco offense

7. Florida St- FSU is a favorite to win their first ACC title since 2005

8. Wisconsin- Russell Wilson makes the Badgers the favorite in the reformed Big Ten

9. Texas A&M- Arguably the best running back duo in College Football, Cyrus Grey and Christine Michael

10. Oklahoma St- Brandon Weeden will throw to the best receiver in the nation, Justin Blackmon, early and often

11. South Carolina- Marcus Lattimore, Stephen Garcia, and Alshon Jeffery lead the Gamecocks

12. Arkansas- Tyler Wilson looks to bring the Razorbacks back another BCS Bowl

13. Nebraska- Jared Crick leads one of the best defenses in the nation

14. Michigan St- Spartans have a great backfield with Kirt Cousins, Edwin Baker, and Le'Von Bell

15. TCU- They lose four year starter Andy Dalton but another perfect season is possible

16. Mississippi St- Chris Relf looks to carry the Bulldogs through the SEC West

17. USC- They cant make the Pac 12 Championship game but they look to be the favorites in the Pac 12 South

18. Georgia- Aaron Murray looks to carry the Bulldogs to a SEC Championship game

19. Virginia Tech- David Wilson will try and make up for the loss of Ryan Williams and Darren Evans

20. Missouri- A questionable quarterback situation is holding the Tigers elite receivers back

21. Florida- John Brantley looks to flourish under Charlie Weis

22. Arizona St- The Sun Devils return 20 starters back to the roster

23. Notre Dame- Dayne Christ and Michael Floyd present problems for opposing secondaries

24. Ohio St- Luke Fickell enters the season with his top three players out for five games.

25. Penn St- Beaver Stadium and a strong O-Line could carry Joe Pa and the Nittnay Lions to success


10 Others
Auburn, West Virginia, Utah, Texas, Miami (FL), Arizona, Air Force, BYU, Iowa, Northwestern


Conference Previews:

8/4/11

Preseason Coaches Poll

Rank
Team (first-place votes)
2010 record
Points
Final 2010 ranking
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.
10-4
1,116
16
6.
12-1
1,101
4
7.
12-1
1,065
7
8.
11-2
933
10
9.
Texas A&M
9-4
885
21
10.
11-2
829
8t
11.
Nebraska
10-4
814
19
12.
9-5
779
22
13.
11-3
767
15
14.
10-3
750
12
15.
13-0
687
2
16.
12-1
631
5
17.
Michigan State
11-2
536
14
18.
Notre Dame
8-5
440
NR
19.
14-0
329
1
20.
9-4
301
17
21.
Missouri
10-3
266
18
22.
Georgia
6-7
260
NR
23.
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.
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