NCAA Football Preseason Poll

Yesterday, USA Today posted its annual NCAA football Top 25 preseason poll.

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Florida

4. Texas

5. Boise State

6. Virginia Tech

7. Texas Christian

8. Oklahoma

9. Nebraska

10. Iowa

11. Oregon

12. Wisconsin

13. Miami

14. Penn State

15. Pittsburgh

16. LSU Tigers

17. Georgia Tech

18. North Carolina

19. Arkansas

20. Florida State

21. Georgia

22. Oregon State

23. Auburn

24. (tie) Utah

24. (tie) West Virginia

I'm always interested in preseason rankings, because so many sports enthusiasts take it so seriously. This list will spark debates about what teams are too high, what teams are too low, and what teams shouldn't even be on the list. All the while, this poll is completely based on the hypothesis of some coaches. Yes, a person can take an educated guess. They can look at the teams schedule, how many players are back from previous seasons, locations of the games, conferences of the teams, etc. So while there vote is based on those attributes, they can never really tell how any team is going to do when the season comes. Injuries, suspensions, unknown stars, upsets, can all happen rendering this list virtually irrelevant once the season starts.

So for the next 3 weeks, I'll be reading articles about why Boise State is number 5, why Florida is still in the top 5 after losing so many seniors, and many more arguments that I can only imagine.

Let the discussions begin!