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**** USA Today preseason coaches poll is out

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9 months ago

Look for more later:
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points
Final 2011 rank
1. LSU (18) 13-1 1,403 2
2. Alabama (20) 12-1 1,399 1
3. Southern California (19) 10-2 1,388 NR
4. Oklahoma 10-3 1,276 15
5. Oregon 12-2 1,258 4
6. Georgia 10-4 1,061 20
7. Florida State 9-4 1,055 23
8. Michigan 11-2 1,023 9
9. South Carolina 11-2 981 8
10. Arkansas 11-2 948 5
11. West Virginia 10-3 833 18
12. Wisconsin 11-3 743 11
13. Michigan State 11-3 717 10
14. Clemson 10-4 598 22
15. Texas 8-5 549 NR
16. Nebraska 9-4 501 24
17. TCU 11-2 499 13
18. Stanford 11-2 497 7
19. Oklahoma State 12-1 476 3
20. Virginia Tech 11-3 461 17
21. Kansas State 10-3 398 16
22. Boise State 12-1 271 6
23. Florida 7-6 250 NR
24. Notre Dame 8-5 166 NR
25. Auburn 8-5 66 NR
Others receiving votes (with 2011 records)
Washington (7-6) 64; Louisville (7-6) 46; Georgia Tech (8-5) 35; Cincinnati (10-3) 32; Texas A&M (7-6) 28; Baylor (10-3) 23; Utah (8-5) 22; Mississippi State (7-6) 21; South Florida (5-7) 12; N.C. State (8-5) 11; BYU (10-3) 10; Louisiana Tech (8-5) 10; Virginia (8-5) 9; Houston (13-1) 7; Southern Mississippi (12-2) 6; Central Florida (5-7) 5; Rutgers (9-4) 5; Florida International (8-5) 3; Missouri (8-5) 3; Tennessee (5-7) 3; Northern Illinois (11-3) 2; Texas Tech (5-7) 1.

This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Chris Walsh on 8/2/2012 at 11:06 AM
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Auburn top 25 = joke
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color me surprised being ahead of usc...and VERY close to lsu
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Wow - Alabama received the most first-place votes.
Alabama vs. Michigan 2 vs. 8
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From USA Today:
The Southeastern Conference, whose teams have won the last six Bowl Championship Series titles, has five of the top 10 teams and leads all conferences with seven teams ranked in the top 25.
This the first time since USA TODAY Sports began administering the coaches' poll in 1991 that the No. 1 team in the preseason had fewer first-place votes than the runner-up. The 15-point spread between first and third is also the tightest of any preseason poll in that span.
This marks only the second time in the BCS era, which began with the 1998 season, that teams that played in the previous BCS title game began the season Nos. 1 and 2 in the coaches' poll. The other time was 1999 with Florida State opening No. 1, followed by Tennessee. FSU was No. 1 every week that season en route to the national title.
Five teams in this year's preseason top 10 — Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Oregon and Florida State — were in the top 10 to start last season. Alabama, LSU and Oregon still were in the top 10 when the 2011 season ended.
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Golf clap for Auburn please
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We beat Michigan by more than the point spread and we probably jump to #1. I know it doesn't matter but I like to have that #1 beside our name
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE....like NO other
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"let's go be champions, boys!"
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Notre Dame won't be in the top 50 by then end of the year! So 24th is a joke!
My mom and Paul "Bear" Bryant's mom had something in common....They didn't raise anything but a winner!
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Chris Walsh said...
From USA Today:
The Southeastern Conference, whose teams have won the last six Bowl Championship Series titles, has five of the top 10 teams and leads all conferences with seven teams ranked in the top 25.
This the first time since USA TODAY Sports began administering the coaches' poll in 1991 that the No. 1 team in the preseason had fewer first-place votes than the runner-up. The 15-point spread between first and third is also the tightest of any preseason poll in that span.
This marks only the second time in the BCS era, which began with the 1998 season, that teams that played in the previous BCS title game began the season Nos. 1 and 2 in the coaches' poll. The other time was 1999 with Florida State opening No. 1, followed by Tennessee. FSU was No. 1 every week that season en route to the national title.
Five teams in this year's preseason top 10 — Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Oregon and Florida State — were in the top 10 to start last season. Alabama, LSU and Oregon still were in the top 10 when the 2011 season ended.

Interesting poll. We go from all the outrage of 2 teams from the same conference playing for the title to that same conference making up half the top 10.
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We beat Michigan by more than the point spread and we probably jump to #1. I know it doesn't matter but I like to have that #1 beside our name

agreed and i think we handle michigan
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am i the only one looking at this list of teams thinking "wow, georgia on down sucks"? get the feeling only 3-4 teams might could beat us.
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Tight point totals for the top 3
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Start at number 2 and end at number 1. I'm feeling it. Let's go guys. Roll tide roll!!!!!!!!!!
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Auburn top 25. And msu not is a travesty. Mullen will get his payback on auburn this year. MSU will likely be 5 - 1 to start the season.
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Roll Tide!
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The ENTIRE SEC West (save pitiful Ole Miss) is in the Top 33!!
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shawnboy said...
Start at number 2 and end at number 1. I'm feeling it. Let's go guys. Roll tide roll!!!!!!!!!!

thats what she said!!!
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