2012 NCAA College Football Top 25 Preseason Rankings
The LSU Tigers Are Ranked No. 1 Heading Into the 2012 NCAA College Football Season
Football is in the air, especially if you’re a fan of the New York Mets (ahem) or another baseball team on the outside of the playoff picture. The Olympics are done, the NBA free agent frenzy has died down, the majors are over (well, we still have the U.S. Open) and the NHL‘s in a tenuous labor dispute.
Bring on the NFL and the NCAA.
Hurry.
The NCAA football season starts Thursday, August 30th and the NFL less than a week later on Wednesday, September 5th.
Today, Sports List of the Day ranks the preseason top 25 college football teams according to the latest USA Today poll*, and it’s LSU, despite not getting the most first place votes, that is the No. 1 school in the land. Alabama, last year’s final No. 1 and BCS champion, had the most first place votes but finished just four preseason points behind LSU.
And how do they come up with those points anyway? Here’s and explanation from the man himself, Jeff Sagarin. Not for the mathematically faint of mind.
For more on the upcoming college football season, and the best in preview and commentary, check out Bleacher Report’s College Football Hub.
Tomorrow, we’ll check out the NFL’s preseason favorites.
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| RANK | SCHOOL (1st Place Votes) | POINTS | FINAL 2011 RANK |
| 1. | LSU (18) | 1403 | 2 |
| 2. | Alabama (20) | 1399 | 1 |
| 3. | USC (19) | 1388 | 6 |
| 4. | Oklahoma | 1276 | 16 |
| 5. | Oregon | 1258 | 4 |
| 6. | Georgia | 1061 | 19 |
| 7. | Florida State | 1055 | 23 |
| 8. | Michigan | 1023 | 12 |
| 9. | South Carolina | 981 | 9 |
| 10. | Arkansas | 948 | 5 |
| 11. | West Virginia | 833 | 17 |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 743 | 10 |
| 13. | Michigan State | 717 | 11 |
| 14. | Clemson | 598 | 22 |
| 15. | Texas | 549 | 30 |
| 16. | Nebraska | 501 | 24 |
| 17. | TCU | 499 | 14 |
| 18. | Stanford | 497 | 7 |
| 19. | Oklahoma State | 476 | 3 |
| 20. | Virginia Tech | 461 | 21 |
| 21. | Kansas State | 398 | 15 |
| 22. | Boise State | 271 | 8 |
| 23. | Florida | 250 | No Votes |
| 24. | Notre Dame | 166 | No Votes |
| 25. | Auburn | 66 | 27 |
* AP Poll not available yet.
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Posted on August 14, 2012, in NCAA Football and tagged 2012, alabama, college, football, List, lsu, ncaa, preseason, rankings, school, usc. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.
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