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 11th annual college football preview guide. Here are my rankings of teams 1-130 (UAB and Costal Carolina are new). 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 Street & Smith, Mike Desimone, 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 | Alabama | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 3 | Southern California | 6 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 16 |
| 5 | Louisville | 16 |
| 6 | Florida | 12 |
| 7 | Washington | 7 |
| 8 | Florida State | 3 |
| 9 | Georgia | 15 |
| 10 | Clemson | 5 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 4 |
| 13 | Washington State | 27 |
| 14 | South Florida | 33 |
| 15 | Stanford | 13 |
| 16 | Auburn | 11 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 9 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 32 |
| 19 | Michigan | 13 |
| 20 | Houston | 53 |
| 21 | Miami-FL | 18 |
| 22 | LSU | 10 |
| 23 | TCU | 22 |
| 24 | Oregon | 26 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 23 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 24 |
| 27 | UCLA | 28 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 46 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 72 |
| 30 | Brigham Young | 45 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 20 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 36 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 30 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 39 |
| 35 | Toledo | 68 |
| 36 | Kansas State | 21 |
| 37 | UCF | 74 |
| 38 | Army | 79 |
| 39 | San Diego State | 60 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 76 |
| 41 | Western Kentucky | 66 |
| 42 | NC State | 25 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 31 |
| 44 | Texas | 19 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 54 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 84 |
| 47 | Ohio | 86 |
| 48 | Memphis | 49 |
| 49 | Boise State | 50 |
| 50 | Tulsa | 71 |
| 51 | UTSA | 97 |
| 52 | Miami-OH | 82 |
| 53 | Troy | 75 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 86 |
| 55 | New Mexico | 94 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 80 |
| 57 | Colorado State | 61 |
| 58 | Southern Miss | 93 |
| 59 | Hawaii | 101 |
| 60 | Arkansas State | 83 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | 43 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 40 |
| 63 | Missouri | 47 |
| 64 | Baylor | 34 |
| 65 | Colorado | 38 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | 44 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 51 |
| 68 | Iowa | 35 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 41 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | 94 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 73 |
| 72 | SMU | 89 |
| 73 | Marshall | 99 |
| 74 | UNLV | 107 |
| 75 | Old Dominion | 90 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 116 |
| 77 | Idaho | 111 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 113 |
| 79 | Texas A & M | 28 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 52 |
| 81 | Maryland | 63 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 62 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 57 |
| 84 | Navy | 68 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 42 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | 59 |
| 87 | Utah | 37 |
| 88 | Indiana | 55 |
| 89 | Texas Tech | 56 |
| 90 | Boston College | 65 |
| 91 | Purdue | 88 |
| 92 | Virginia | 78 |
| 93 | Temple | 77 |
| 94 | Arizona State | 48 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 96 |
| 96 | Duke | 58 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 105 |
| 98 | Arizona | 64 |
| 99 | Akron | 106 |
| 100 | Illinois | 84 |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | 102 |
| 102 | California | 68 |
| 103 | UL-Lafayette | 108 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 67 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 109 |
| 106 | Rutgers | 91 |
| 107 | Air Force | 81 |
| 108 | Kansas | 97 |
| 109 | Georgia State | 113 |
| 110 | Florida International | 114 |
| 111 | UMass | 122 |
| 112 | Nevada | 104 |
| 113 | Ball State | 110 |
| 114 | UL-Monroe | 121 |
| 115 | Buffalo | 126 |
| 116 | North Texas | 118 |
| 117 | UConn | 117 |
| 118 | East Carolina | 102 |
| 119 | Utah State | 100 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 115 |
| 121 | Tulane | 92 |
| 122 | Fresno State | 112 |
| 123 | Rice | 119 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 129 |
| 125 | UTEP | 127 |
| 126 | UAB | 128 |
| 127 | Texas State | 130 |
| 128 | Coastal Carolina | 120 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | 124 |
| 130 | Kent State | 123 |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 