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 hours to publish my 17th annual college football preview guide which will contain 18 entries in all.  Below, you will see my full ranking of every team 1-133. 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 Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Stele, and CFN and CBS Sports) 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 that will be posted within the hour.   One other thing you will notice is that the top four teams in the rankings have parentheses next to their names.  That number represents each team’s seeding in my predicted 2022-23 college football playoff.  These rankings intend to encapsulate the entire college football season, so I felt it necessary to differentiate between a team’s regular season finish/playoff seeding and their final ranking.

	Team	Experts
1	Ohio State (12-1, 8-1)- CFP # 1	3
2	Georgia (12-1, 8-0)- CFP # 2	1
3	Clemson (12-1, 7-1)- CFP # 3	8
4	Alabama (11-2, 7-1)- CFP # 4	4
5	Texas (11-2, 8-1)- NY6	11
6	Michigan (10-2, 7-2)- NY6	2
7	Washington (11-2, 7-2)- NY6	10
8	Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3)- NY6	19
9	Southern Cal (10-3, 7-2)- NY6	5
10	Boise State (12-1, 8-0)- NY6	37
11	Utah (10-2, 7-2)- NY6	12
12	Oklahoma (10-3, 7-2)	19
13	Tennessee (9-3, 5-3)	14
14	Oregon (9-3, 7-2)	15
15	LSU (9-3, 5-3)	6
16	Notre Dame (9-3)	13
17	Iowa (10-3, 7-2)	21
18	North Carolina (10-3, 7-1)- NY6	24
19	Wisconsin (9-3, 6-3)	16
20	Texas Tech (9-3, 6-3)	27
21	Maryland (9-3, 6-3)	35
22	Penn State (9-3, 6-3)	7
23	Coastal Carolina (11-2, 7-1)	72
24	SMU (11-2, 7-1)	59
25	Toledo (11-2, 7-1)	66
26	Florida State (8-4, 6-2)	9
27	Arkansas (8-4, 4-4)	31
28	TCU (8-4, 6-3)	22
29	Texas A & M (8-4, 4-4)	22
30	California (8-4, 5-4)	64
31	Air Force (10-3, 6-2)	53
32	App. State (9-3, 6-2)	79
33	Liberty (10-3, 6-2)	86
34	South Carolina (7-5, 4-4)	26
35	UTSA (9-4, 6-2)	33
36	Kansas State (7-5, 5-4)	18
37	Memphis (9-3, 6-2)	71
38	Kentucky (7-5, 3-5)	28
39	Troy (9-4, 7-1)	57
40	NC State (7-5, 4-4)	36
41	South Alabama (9-3, 6-2)	61
42	Pittsburgh (7-5, 5-3)	34
43	UCF (7-5, 5-4)	51
44	Miami-FL (7-5, 4-4)	29
45	Minnesota (7-5, 5-4)	39
46	Baylor (7-5, 5-4)	42
47	Louisville (7-5, 5-3)	45
48	Oklahoma State (7-5, 5-4)	44
49	Arizona (7-5, 5-4)	55
50	Miami-OH (9-3, 6-2)	93
51	Fresno State (8-4, 5-3)	63
52	Western Kentucky (8-5, 6-2)	67
53	Florida (6-6, 3-5)	32
54	Oregon State (6-6, 4-5)	17
55	Missouri (6-6, 3-5)	46
56	UCLA (6-6, 4-5)	25
57	Mississippi State (6-6, 2-6)	39
58	Purdue (6-6, 4-5)	55
59	West Virginia (6-6, 4-5)	70
60	Illinois (6-6, 4-5)	41
61	Duke (6-6, 3-5)	43
62	Nebraska (6-6, 3-6)	58
63	Boston College (6-6, 3-5)	76
64	Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5)	47
65	Tulane (7-5, 6-2)	30
66	San Diego State (7-5, 5-3)	68
67	Ohio (7-6, 6-2)	83
68	Georgia Southern (7-5, 5-3)	97
69	Buffalo (7-5, 5-3)	111
70	Georgia State (7-5, 4-4)	98
71	Louisiana Tech (7-5, 5-3)	106
72	Eastern Michigan (7-5, 4-4)	99
73	East Carolina (6-6, 4-4)	90
74	BYU (5-7, 3-6)	54
75	Marshall (6-6, 4-4)	81
76	Iowa State (5-7, 3-6)	60
77	Wyoming (6-6, 5-3)	86
78	Auburn (5-7, 2-6)	38
79	Florida Atlantic (6-6, 4-4)	85
80	Michigan State (5-7, 3-6)	50
81	Southern Miss (6-6, 4-4)	96
82	Virginia Tech (5-7, 3-5)	73
83	North Texas (6-6, 4-4)	95
84	Vanderbilt (5-7, 2-6)	69
85	Utah State (6-6, 4-4)	102
86	Kansas (5-7, 2-7)	48
87	UAB (6-6, 3-5)	101
88	Syracuse (5-7, 2-6)	52
89	Central Michigan (6-6, 5-3)	112
90	Arizona State (5-7, 2-7)	75
91	Middle Tennessee (6-6, 4-4)	100
92	Bowling Green (6-6, 5-3)	120
93	UTEP (6-6, 4-4)	103
94	Colorado (4-8, 3-6)	80
95	Rutgers (4-8, 2-7)	78
96	Georgia Tech (4-8, 2-6)	74
97	Navy (5-7, 3-5)	107
98	Army (5-7)	94
99	Tulsa (5-7, 4-4)	113
100	UConn (5-7)	104
101	Temple (5-7, 3-5)	109
102	James Madison (5-7, 3-5)	77
103	Rice (5-7, 2-6)	110
104	New Mexico State (6-7, 3-5)	115
105	UL-Lafayette (5-7, 3-5)	92
106	San Jose State (5-7, 3-5)	91
107	Northern Illinois (5-7, 3-5)	105
108	Nevada (5-7, 3-5)	118
109	FIU (5-7, 4-4)	126
110	Hawaii (5-8, 2-6)	121
111	Washington State (3-9, 2-7)	49
112	Houston (3-9, 2-7)	65
113	Virginia (3-9, 2-6)	84
114	Indiana (3-9, 1-8)	82
115	Cincinnati (3-9, 2-7)	62
116	Northwestern (3-9, 1-8)	88
117	South Florida (4-8, 3-5)	116
118	New Mexico (4-8, 3-5)	128
119	Texas State (4-8, 3-5)	124
120	Colorado State (4-8, 2-6)	107
121	Arkansas State (4-8, 2-6)	117
122	Akron (4-8, 3-5)	125
123	Stanford (2-10, 1-8)	89
124	UNLV (3-9, 2-6)	113
125	Sam Houston (3-9, 2-6)	130
126	UMass (3-9)	133
127	Jacksonville State (3-9, 2-6)	131
128	Western Michgian (2-10, 2-6)	122
129	Charlotte (2-10, 1-7)	126
130	Ball State (2-10, 1-7)	119
131	Old Dominion (2-10, 1-7)	123
132	Kent State (2-10, 1-7)	129
133	UL-Monroe (2-10, 0-8)	132

 I think this has all the makings of a magical redemption season in which the Buckeyes capture both the Big Ten title and national title.  Keep in mind, this squad was just a few bad breaks away from beating the almighty Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve.  Now they bring back 14 including starters including their Heisman trophy contending running back (Treveyon Henderon) and receiver (Marvin Harrison Jr.).  They do have to find a new quarterback, but I feel like they are ahead of the SEC’s national title contenders (Georgia and Alabama) in that department no matter who starts between Kyle McCord and Devin Brown.  Heck, they also have an extremely talented third string QB in former Oregon State starter Tristan Gebbia.  They will also be a lot more battle tested than Georgia entering the playoff this season, as the Bulldogs cakewalk through the regular season may come back to haunt them when they have to make a huge step up in competition for postseason play.  The time just seems right for the Buckeyes to claim the national title this year, so they are my pick to win it all in 2023!