Big Four Pre-season Top 25

[BamaDude]

This is a synthesis of the four primary pre-season magazine's ratings (Street & Smith, Athlon, Lindy's, Phil Steele's):

Ranking/Team * Total points * (1st. place votes) * Highest/Lowest Ranking

1. Alabama 99 (3) 1/2
2. Clemson 97 (1) 1/2
3. Ohio St. 91 -- 3/4
4. Georgia 88 -- 3/5
5. Wisconsin 78 -- 5/9
6. Washington 77 --4 /8
7. Miami (FL) 76 -- 6/8
8. Oklahoma 74 -- 5/10
9. Michigan 61 -- 5/18
10. Penn St. 60 -- 10/12
11. Michigan St. 58 -- 10/13
12. Auburn 57 -- 7/19
13. Notre Dame 55 -- 8/15
14. Stanford 45 -- 13/18
15. Florida St. 39 -- 13/18
16. Boise St. 36 -- 14/21
17. USC 33 -- 15/21
18. Mississippi St. 30 -- 14/21
19. Virginia Tech 29 -- 16/NR
20. Texas 25 -- 10/NR
21. West Virginia 19 -- 15/NR
22. Florida 18 -- 17/NR
23. TCU 13 -- 20/NR
24. (tie) LSU 9 -- 17/NR
-- UCF 9 -- 20/NR
-- Oregon 9 -- 22/NR

Also receiving votes: Utah 4 -- 22/NR, South Carolina 4 -- 24/NR, Boston College 3 -- 23/NR, Arkansas St. 1 -- 25/NR, Georgia Tech 1 -- 25/NR, Kansas St. 1 -- 25/NR, Texas A&M 1 -- 25/NR.

 

[BamaDude]

I'm going to try to provide unofficial updates as the season progresses by moving up the teams that each publisher had listed next in line as the teams above them lose, and vice-versa.

 

[rfjeff9]

Hell yeah, Tech got a mention. Already over-achieving.