***Official Preseason Polls Thread***

[GSG]

10. Wisconsin

11. Nebraska

 

16. Ohio State

17. Michigan State

 

25. Penn State

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm

[ADS]

Can't complain to much about that list. But it really grinds my gears to see 3 Big 12 schools in the top 9.

[knapplc]

Sagarin's pre-season ratings are out, too. Notables:

 

1. Alabama

3. Ohio State

5. Oklahoma

11. Texas

16. Oklahoma State

17. Wisconsin

18. Nebraska

19. Iowa

21. Missouri

24. Penn State

 

LINK

[Ratt Mhule]

I see a match up of top 5 teams for the Wisconsin/Nebraska game! The loser of Oregon/LSU will be knocked out and the loser of FSU/Oklahoma will be knocked out.

[redbeerman]

Seriously, A&M in the top 10? Last year they lost to everyone with a pulse. That is excluding a not so great OU team. Also excluding a Husker team with pretty much no offense and the refs helping A&M any way they could short of actually tackling Husker players.

[OmahaPlaya]

With the Big 12 going round robin they will knock each other around real good and some of them will drop. Us at 11 is a nice spot.

[HuskerT]

#11 is perfect IMO not too high and not too low.

[Treand3]

11th is good

[HuskerMack]

USA Today Coaches' Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS

1 Oklahoma (42) 0-0 1454 6

2 Alabama (13) 0-0 1414 11

3 Oregon (2) 0-0 1309 3

4 LSU (2) 0-0 1296 8

5 Florida State 0-0 1116 16

6 Stanford 0-0 1101 4

7 Boise State 0-0 1065 7

8 Oklahoma State 0-0 933 10

9 Texas A&M 0-0 885 21

10 Wisconsin 0-0 829 8

11 Nebraska 0-0 814 19

12 South Carolina 0-0 779 22

13 Virginia Tech 0-0 767 15

14 Arkansas 0-0 750 12

15 TCU 0-0 687 2

16 Ohio State 0-0 631 5

17 Michigan State 0-0 536 14

18 Notre Dame 0-0 440 NR

19 Auburn 0-0 329 1

20 Mississippi State 0-0 301 17

21 Missouri 0-0 266 18

22 Georgia 0-0 260 NR

23 Florida 0-0 240 NR

24 Texas 0-0 162 NR

25 Penn State 0-0 161 NR

Others receiving votes: Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami (FL) 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawaii 8, Clemson 7, Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, Brigham Young 5, North Carolina State 4, NORTHERNIL 4, Oregon State 4, Pittsburgh 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1,

[NUpolo8]

I would put the deed to my house on the fact that Notre Dame will not finish the season in that poll. What a joke.

[ADS]

I would put the deed to my house on the fact that Notre Dame will not finish the season in that poll. What a joke.

You can add Auburn, and Texas to that list as well. No way those teams finish in the top 25.

[Hercules]

Texas A&M is definitely too high, and frankly Oklahoma hasn't proven anything yet, they shouldn't be in the top spot. I don't know why Oregon isn't #1 frankly, given the returning starters they have.

 

Either way, the poll does in some ways show why all of this talk about the Big Ten being a much stronger conference than the Big 12 doesn't really scare me. I don't really think it is tougher than the Big 12.

[Lyons in the Sea of Red.]

I would put the deed to my house on the fact that Notre Dame will not finish the season in that poll. What a joke.

You can add Auburn, and Texas to that list as well. No way those teams finish in the top 25.

I don't see how you think Texas doesn't finish in the top 25. They are loaded with talent, they are just headcases. Mack will turn them around I'm sure. Although it would be hilarious if you were right.

[HuskerFowler]

ND will be pretty good this year...you watch

 

edit: not a fan

[GMoose]

Texas A&M is definitely too high, and frankly Oklahoma hasn't proven anything yet, they shouldn't be in the top spot. I don't know why Oregon isn't #1 frankly, given the returning starters they have.

 

Either way, the poll does in some ways show why all of this talk about the Big Ten being a much stronger conference than the Big 12 doesn't really scare me. I don't really think it is tougher than the Big 12.

If Oklahoma (who overcame a 17 pt deficit to beat us) hasn't proven anything yet, we certainly don't deserve to be 11. And Tim DeRuyter (aTm's DC) might just be the next Bo. They might be the team that upsets OU.