SportsHoopla Top 25 Preseason 2015 voting

[theSabanator20]

Dude. It's the Sabanator.

What did you expect?

My rankings are unbiased. I base it off of what's returning, what's gone, how they finished the year before, how their schedule racks up, pretty much everything. I could see Alabama going 10-2 but beating Auburn with Auburn being 11-0 at game time. Or 10-1 with Alabama being 9-2. In that case Auburn would more than likely be top 4, and Alabama would be in the 8-15 range pending on who they lost to. I don't wear SEC Homer glasses. One other aspect I used in my ranking is how I think each team ranked in their conference by potential, and then go across the list and see who would be the best team to put here. Remember, last year UAB gave Miss State all they could handle. They found the weakness and exploited it. Some teams failed to do that against Miss State, or tried to but ended up abandoning their winning formula. Auburn did it last year. They tried to beat Miss State through the air in pouring rain, when they should've been running the HUNH read option. They shit themselves in the foot though.

 

[nddulac]

My rankings are unbiased. ... I could see Alabama going 10-2 but beating Auburn with Auburn being 11-0 at game time. Or 10-1 with Alabama being 9-2. In that case Auburn would more than likely be top 4, and Alabama would be in the 8-15 range pending on who they lost to.

And Alabama would win that game exactly why?

 

[theSabanator20]

And Alabama would win that game exactly why?

Because history decrees it.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Now again are we submitting our actual ballots or our FPI ballots?

Big difference there for me

 

[Archangel]

1. Ohio State
2. TCU
3. Alabama
4. Oregon
5. Michigan State
6. Baylor
7. Clemson
8. USC
9. Florida State
10. Auburn
11. Georgia
12. UCLA
13. Ole Miss
14. Notre Dame
15. Arizona
16. Wisconsin
17. Boise State
18. Stanford
19. Georgia Tech
20. Missouri
21. Arizona State
22. Tennessee
23. Oklahoma State
24. Louisville
25. Oklahoma

 

[nddulac]

Because history decrees it.

To the exclusion of all other facts that lead to a one-loss or undefeated Auburn and a two-loss Alabama?

Spoiler

That would be bias. Because history decrees nothing.

 

[theSabanator20]

Now again are we submitting our actual ballots or our FPI ballots?

Big difference there for me

It's definitely my actual ballot. That's how good I think each team is as of the time I posted my rankings.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

I'm confused as to why some people have Minnesota ranked. Did they find a quarterback who can actually throw a football or was Cobb given an extra year of eligibility while I wasn't looking?

 

[4down20]

Miss St isn't a top25 team.

 

[WhiteMamba]

1 ohio
2 Alabama
3 Oregon
4 TCU
5 Auburn
6 Michigan State
7 Arizona State
8 Georgia Tech
9 UCLA
10 Baylor
11 Clemson
12 Georgia
13 Southern Cal
14 Notre Dame
15 Ole Miss
16 Florida State
17 Wisconsin
18 LSU
19 Arizona
20 Boise St
21 Oklahoma
22 Utah
23 Stanford
24 Louisville
25 Oklahoma St

NR Misssouri

 

[4down20]

Nice to see the Bobcats getting the respect they deserve finally.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Al

Nice to see the Bobcats getting the respect they deserve finally.

Although I heard their fans hate it when you don't capitalize the "O" in Ohio

 

[Boise4Life]

1 ohio
2 Alabama
3 Oregon
4 TCU
5 Auburn
6 Michigan State
7 Arizona State
8 Georgia Tech
9 UCLA
10 Baylor
11 Clemson
12 Georgia
13 Southern Cal
14 Notre Dame
15 Ole Miss
16 Florida State
17 LSU
18 Arizona
19 Boise St
20 Oklahoma
21 Utah
22 Stanford
23 Louisville
24 Oklahoma St
25 Nebraska
NR Misssouri

You son of a bitch. Give Missouri the respect they deserve and put them in there before all hell breaks loose.

 

[Shanemansj13]

My rankings are unbiased. I base it off of what's returning, what's gone, how they finished the year before, how their schedule racks up, pretty much everything. I could see Alabama going 10-2 but beating Auburn with Auburn being 11-0 at game time. Or 10-1 with Alabama being 9-2. In that case Auburn would more than likely be top 4, and Alabama would be in the 8-15 range pending on who they lost to. I don't wear SEC Homer glasses. One other aspect I used in my ranking is how I think each team ranked in their conference by potential, and then go across the list and see who would be the best team to put here. Remember, last year UAB gave Miss State all they could handle. They found the weakness and exploited it. Some teams failed to do that against Miss State, or tried to but ended up abandoning their winning formula. Auburn did it last year. They tried to beat Miss State through the air in pouring rain, when they should've been running the HUNH read option. They shit themselves in the foot though.

Well apparently some of these aspects had nothing to do with their ranking lol. They lost 3 games including the bowl game. 5 points to Bama, 14 points to Ole Miss (looked like they had no motivation for the game after the Bama loss), and the GT bowl game they didnt want to be in, but looked like shit anyway. The fact is before they lost to Bama they were playoff contenders. Yes, they lost Robinson and some key defensive guys. But they have some talented receivers and viable backups at running back for Prescott. The offense should still be good, the defense could need some work.
UAB was at the beginning of the season last year lol. Really shouldnt have an impact on how good they are season. An opponents gameplan should not have an impact on how you rank the team. It just seems flawed lol. Really doesnt matter they could have 5 losses and I wouldnt be surprised but that still doesnt take them out of the top 50.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Miss St isn't a top25 team.

Yeah, but top 50

 

[Smart]

1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. TCU
4. Oregon
5. Georgia
6. Auburn
7. Michigan State
8. Baylor
9. UCLA
10. Notre Dame
11. USC
12. Ole Miss
13. Clemson
14. Arkansas
15. Boise State
16. LSU
17. Arizona
18. Wisconsin
19. Georgia Tech
20. Florida State
21. Arizona State
22. Stanford
23. TAMU
24. Oklahoma
25. Louisville

Dropped: NA

FFO: Missouri, Nebraska, Mississippi State, Kansas State, Tennessee

 

[WhiteMamba]

@Smart reminds me that I left out Wisconsin.

Editing my top 25.

 

[WhiteMamba]

Dang, where all the Wisky fans!!

 

[Boise4Life]

Well apparently some of these aspects had nothing to do with their ranking lol. They lost 3 games including the bowl game. 5 points to Bama, 14 points to Ole Miss (looked like they had no motivation for the game after the Bama loss), and the GT bowl game they didnt want to be in, but looked like shit anyway. The fact is before they lost to Bama they were playoff contenders. Yes, they lost Robinson and some key defensive guys. But they have some talented receivers and viable backups at running back for Prescott. The offense should still be good, the defense could need some work.
UAB was at the beginning of the season last year lol. Really shouldnt have an impact on how good they are season. An opponents gameplan should not have an impact on how you rank the team. It just seems flawed lol. Really doesnt matter they could have 5 losses and I wouldnt be surprised but that still doesnt take them out of the top 50.

I understand your points and you make some good ones, but please don't say they had no motivation for their rival who they hate more than anyone. The committee had them ranked #4 going into the Ole Piss game and a playoff spot was squarely on the line. They had no motivation? Come on man.

And I'm sorry, but it drives me crazy to hear the age old excuse "they didn't want to be there." I'm calling bullshit on that one too, Shane. It was their first BCS/Big 6 game in school history and a chance at a top 5/10 finish. They'd never been there before. I don't want to hear the "they didn't want to be there" excuse. This is the Orange Bowl we're talking about.

 

[Clayton]

1. Ohio St
2. TCU

3. Michigan St
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Oregon

7. Baylor
8. USC
9. Auburn
10. Notre Dame
11. Florida St
12. Ole Miss
13. UCLA
14. Arkansas
15. LSU
16. Arizona St
17. Oklahoma
18. Tennessee
19. Clemson
20. Wisconsin
21. Georgia Tech
22. Mizzou
23. Boise St
24. Nebraska
25. Stanford

edit: left off Auburn