AP Poll Released- Cal-9 Vols-23

[VolinArizona]

West Virginia was a top 5 team just a couple of years ago, but they disappointed big time. I think this year's team is better, but they could easily screw it up again. South Florida or Louisville might be able to trip them up. There will be some controversy if a team like LSU or Auburn finishes with 1 loss and don't get a spot in the BCS championship, but an undefeated WV team does. The Big East is going to have to take some steps to gain more credibility or else their teams will always be considered as the beneficiaries of soft schedules.

I have WVU losing to Louisville, and penciled in a loss to Pitt. Pitt will rebound in 2006.

 

[kptvol]

I have WVU losing to Louisville, and penciled in a loss to Pitt. Pitt will rebound in 2006.

I don't have a lot of confidence in Dave Wandstedtt. I guess if Tyler Palko returns to form they might be alright. I think WVU pulled a fast one on UGA last year, but that doesn't change the fact that they beat one of the best teams in the country last year and should really be a good team again this year. I don't think Pitt will rebound enough to take on a teeam like the Mountaineers.

 

[texas_vol]

Preseason

1. USC (60 first place votes)
2. Texas (4 first place votes)
3. Tennessee
4. Michigan
5. LSU
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma
8. Virginia Tech
9. Miami (FL)
10. Florida
11. Iowa
12. Louisville (1 first place vote)
13. Georgia
14. Florida State
15. Purdue
16. Auburn
17. Texas A&M
18. Boise State
19. Cal
20. Arizona State
21. Texas Tech
22. Boston College
23. Pittsburgh
24. Fresno State
25. Virginia

Post

1. Texas
2. Southern Cal
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. West Virginia
6. Louisiana State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Alabama
9. Notre Dame
10. Georgia
11. Texas Christian
12. Florida
12. Oregon
14. Auburn
15. Wisconsin
16. UCLA
17. Miami-Florida
18. Boston College
19. Louisville
20. Texas Tech
21. Clemson
22. Oklahoma
23. Florida State
24. Nebraska
25. California

just goes to show u that any team can go down and any team can come up in the rankings.

 

[Bobby Dodd]

Anyone remember the last time Ohio State was preseason #1?

1998.

Get ready for a great Big Orange season.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

The thing that will hurt WVa this year is strength of schedule, but I am not sure that alone will keep them out of the BCSNCSG if they are the only undefeated team, or one of two undefeated teams, from a BCS conference.

It is ridiculous that the Big East is still a BCS conference. There should be a clause that allows the BCS membership committee to review a conference's continued participation every time a school joins or leaves a conference.

 

[bigdaddy]

Not sure that the strength of schedule is in the new formula anymore for the BCS. I need to check that out. I like WVU but would like to see them play in a better con. I agree the Big East is a joke for football BCS con. I would like to see it go to another at large team.

 

[Biggie]

1. Ohio St.
2. Notre Dame
3. Texas
4. Auburn
5. West Virginia
6. Southern Cal
7. Florida
8. LSU
9. California
10. Oklahoma
11. Florida St.
12. Miami
13. Louisville
14. Michigan
15. Georgia
16. Iowa
17. Virginia Tech
18. Clemson
19. Penn St.
20. Nebraska
21. Oregon
22. TCU
23. Tennessee
24. Arizona St.
25. Texas Tech

We can't do much worse than we did last year. Last year we were ranked #3. This year we're 23. Just how much farther can we fall.