Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for each upcoming season. This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few weeks to publish my 10th annual college football preview guide. Here are my rankings of teams 1-128. The column to the left of each team is my ranking of each squad, and the column to the right of each team is the experts ranking (average of Lindy’s, Campus Insiders, Athlon, ESPN FPI, College Football News, and Phil Steele) for that program. You will soon see that the teams in which I have the biggest disparities with the experts will be featured in my surprise/disappointment lists in the upcoming days.
Team | Experts | |
1 | Florida State | 5 |
2 | LSU | 2 |
3 | Ohio State | 7 |
4 | TCU | 22 |
5 | Alabama | 1 |
6 | Georgia | 12 |
7 | Clemson | 4 |
8 | Oklahoma | 2 |
9 | Notre Dame | 10 |
10 | Michigan | 8 |
11 | Washington State | 40 |
12 | Air Force | 62 |
13 | Oregon | 19 |
14 | Louisville | 11 |
15 | Iowa | 25 |
16 | Arizona | 45 |
17 | Michigan State | 17 |
18 | Tennessee | 6 |
19 | Texas A & M | 32 |
20 | Baylor | 15 |
21 | North Carolina | 26 |
22 | West Virginia | 38 |
23 | Minnesota | 53 |
24 | Miami-FL | 23 |
25 | Stanford | 15 |
26 | Florida | 24 |
27 | Boise State | 27 |
28 | UCLA | 13 |
29 | Northern Illinois | 65 |
30 | Oklahoma State | 21 |
31 | Houston | 20 |
32 | Southern Cal | 13 |
33 | San Diego State | 34 |
34 | Washington | 18 |
35 | Southern Miss | 66 |
36 | Penn State | 35 |
37 | Pittsburgh | 37 |
38 | Ole Miss | 9 |
39 | Wisconsin | 29 |
40 | Auburn | 31 |
41 | Nebraska | 30 |
42 | Memphis | 79 |
43 | Northwestern | 44 |
44 | South Florida | 39 |
45 | Georgia Tech | 46 |
46 | Temple | 55 |
47 | NC State | 51 |
48 | Ohio | 86 |
49 | Cincinnati | 58 |
50 | Arkansas State | 73 |
51 | Tulsa | 93 |
52 | Texas | 33 |
53 | Toledo | 75 |
54 | Virginia Tech | 42 |
55 | Marshall | 68 |
56 | Mississippi State | 41 |
57 | Western Kentucky | 67 |
58 | Missouri | 50 |
59 | Central Michigan | 82 |
60 | Utah | 36 |
61 | Western Michigan | 52 |
62 | Kansas State | 48 |
63 | Georgia Southern | 77 |
64 | Brigham Young | 49 |
65 | Appalachian State | 70 |
66 | Wake Forest | 78 |
67 | Arkansas | 28 |
68 | Bowling Green | 90 |
69 | Navy | 69 |
70 | California | 53 |
71 | Middle Tennessee | 76 |
72 | Colorado State | 88 |
73 | Louisiana Tech | 95 |
74 | UNLV | 98 |
75 | Rice | 103 |
76 | San Jose State | 91 |
77 | UL-Lafayette | 97 |
78 | Nevada | 87 |
79 | UTEP | 106 |
80 | Troy | 100 |
81 | Kentucky | 59 |
82 | Indiana | 61 |
83 | South Carolina | 57 |
84 | Boston College | 60 |
85 | Maryland | 72 |
86 | Texas Tech | 47 |
87 | Duke | 55 |
88 | Arizona State | 43 |
89 | Illinois | 79 |
90 | Iowa State | 81 |
91 | Rutgers | 84 |
92 | Vanderbilt | 64 |
93 | Colorado | 63 |
94 | Virginia | 74 |
95 | Syracuse | 71 |
96 | Utah State | 89 |
97 | East Carolina | 96 |
98 | New Mexico | 94 |
99 | UConn | 83 |
100 | Akron | 99 |
101 | SMU | 111 |
102 | Florida Atlantic | 103 |
103 | Buffalo | 110 |
104 | Idaho | 117 |
105 | Ole Dominion | 109 |
106 | UL-Monroe | 126 |
107 | UTSA | 121 |
108 | Georgia State | 113 |
109 | Miami-OH | 119 |
110 | Fresno State | 108 |
111 | Purdue | 91 |
112 | Oregon State | 85 |
113 | Army | 111 |
114 | UCF | 103 |
115 | Kansas | 100 |
116 | Hawaii | 120 |
117 | UMass | 128 |
118 | Kent State | 114 |
119 | South Alabama | 116 |
120 | Charlotte | 124 |
121 | Ball State | 115 |
122 | Florida International | 107 |
123 | Eastern Michigan | 122 |
124 | Texas State | 124 |
125 | Tulane | 118 |
126 | Wyoming | 100 |
127 | New Mexico State | 123 |
128 | North Texas | 127 |