Phil T’s Top 26
Creating a top 25 was WAY too difficult this year, so I made a top 26. Even then, I feel like there are a couple teams I left out and could finish in the top 25. The extra team didn’t help as much as I thought it would, but still a fun gimmick.
DISCLAIMER: This ranking is not a “preseason” top 25, I don’t believe in ranking the teams before they play. This is a projection of where I think the teams will end up in the polls after the regular season. Time permitting, I will put out a weekly top 25 after the season starts but not before.
1. USC
2. Virginia Tech
3. LSU
4. Texas
5. West Virginia
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Florida State
10. Louisville
11. Georgia
12. Wisconsin
13. Oklahoma State
14. Oregon
15. Hawaii
16. Nebraska
17. Missouri
18. Tennessee
19. Alabama
20. South Florida
21. Ohio State
22. Texas A&M
23. South Carolina
24. Florida
25. TCU
26. Iowa
just missing out….
The Next 10: (these are teams that I consider have a very good shot at winding up in the top 25 depending on the voters and how they play in their last 4 games. All of these teams should be in the top 25 at some point in the season, but may not end up there)
27. Notre Dame
28. Purdue
29. Wake Forest
30. Arizona St
31. Arkansas
32. Memphis
33. California
34. Miami, FL
35. UCLA
36. Rutgers