The Top 25
And without further adieu, here's my first top 25 poll of the season for the Associated Press.
1 USC
2 LSU
3 West Virginia
4 Florida
5 Michigan
6 Virginia Tech
7 Louisville
8 Wisconsin
9 Texas
10 Ohio State
11 California
12 Rutgers
13 Oklahoma
14 Arkansas
15 Hawaii
16 Georgia
17 BYU
18 Penn State
19 Boise State
20 Tennessee
21 TCU
22 Nebraska
23 Florida State
24 UCLA
25 South Carolina
Wow.... big improvement, Wolfie. Maybe you don't need to give up your ballot after all.
As a reminder, here was your pre-season Top 25 for 2006 that made FAR, FAR less sense:
Here's my first top 25 ballot for the Associated Press:
1. West Virginia (no. 1?!?)
2. Ohio State
3. Auburn (WTF!)
4. Notre Dame
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Florida
8. USC
9. Iowa (??????)
10. Florida State (?????????)
11. Georgia
12. Miami
13. Texas
14. Virginia Tech
15. Oklahoma
16. Nebraska
17. Penn state
18. Alabama
19. Clemson
20. Louisville
21. Oregon
22. South Carolina
23. Texas A&M
24. Tennessee
25. Arkansas
OK Scott...I know you didn't make this because it doesn't have West Virginia or a Florida school at #1...
will the real Scott please stand up?
OMG this seems ground in reality!
USC No. 1 Scott ? Seriously?
I thought for sure you were the A-hole that gave West Virginia a first place AP vote this morning? I kid, I kid.
It seems like ever since WV blew out Georgia in a bowl game, the Big East has been moving up in the polls. Why? Their non-league schedules are as bad as the SEC, but they don't play defense. Move every Big East team down 5 spots or more and the poll is as good as any.
Very good poll Scott.
Keep up the good work.
"Ado," Scott, not "adieu"....
With Cal at #11 and Tennesee at #20, can we take that as your early prediction for the Cal/Tenn game?
BYU at #17? Wow thats just wrong.
And what scorpion said is spot on. The big east gets way way too much respect.