NCAA Football

The AP Preseason College Football Top 25 Rankings Are Out

Posted Aug 20, 2007 5:42PM By Brian Grummell (RSS feed)

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No surprise, USC is #1 to start the season. I consider the AP poll a bit more reliable than the USA Today/Coaches poll, so it's interesting to see Florida dropped from third in the coaches to sixth with the press. Everything else is fairly similar. This is the preseason we're talking about, remember.

Teams who finished the 2006 season unranked but earned mention in this year's first poll: #14 UCLA, #19 Florida State, #20 Nebraska, #23 Hawaii and #25 Texas A&M.

Last five in? Arkansas (last year's SEC runner-up), TCU, Hawaii, Boise State (last year's WAC champs) and Texas A&M.

Almost made the cut: Missouri, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Oregon, South Carolina.

Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Top 10 reproduced below.

Tags: Associated+Press, AssociatedPress, preseason, rankings

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

8-20-2007 @ 6:35PM

Brendan B said...

I agree that the AP is closer than the USA today poll. There is a good blog article, detailing the preseason rankings for 2006, and who ended up finishing in the top 25. The article has a lot of info, but it is worth a look - pretty interesting.

http://www.newsfromnosebleeds.blogspot.com

8-20-2007 @ 11:38PM

jay said...

florida-lsu winner to play usc for championship?????/

8-21-2007 @ 12:35AM

rowefork said...

No Jay, I think UF has another loss in there somewhere.

8-21-2007 @ 1:16AM

James said...

If WVU goes undefeated, I can almost gaurentee a title game apperance. Notice, I didn't say "win." I'm hardcore Mountaineer, and I know that a)WVU's chances revolve around our pass defence, which was horrible last year, and b) that in the title game, all bets are off.

8-21-2007 @ 5:09PM

rick said...

off topic, can anyone tell me how many of the 11 or so national championships usc has had to play away from home, meaning outside of california? thanks

8-21-2007 @ 5:37PM

David Wilson said...

How can sports writers and poll voters know more about football than coaches? I dont understand that, but both polls are always about the same......wish my CornHuskers were ramked higher.........Go Big Red!

8-21-2007 @ 6:17PM

Drb said...

What West Virginia is not #1, it has to be fixed

8-28-2007 @ 2:42PM

Dedrick Donnell said...

Okay! Let's just be honest for a second. You usually see the same teams in the top 10. One of them, Michigan always chokes when it comes time to show something. Also, WVU...I'm sorry but, who in the hell do they play? They beat up on other schools that have the talents of high school level kids and everyone jumps on their bandwagon! Get a DEFENSE AND THEN MAYBE I WILL THINK ABOUT TAKING YOU SERIOUS! I'm not saying my team is the greatest but, I must say we bring our "A" game everytime it's time for the "Big Game!" GO BENGAL TIGERS OF LSU! Might I add, you're not a dominant team unless you can have a winning season in the hardest conference, SEC!