2007 GATORS DEBUT AT #3!!
 2007 preseason poll | |||||
| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | 2006 Record | Points | Final 2006 rank | |
| 1. | Southern California (45) | 11-2 | 1,481 | 4 | |
| 2. | LSU (4) | 11-2 | 1,372 | 3 | |
| 3. | Florida (9) | 13-1 | 1,278 | 1 | |
| 4. | Texas | 10-3 | 1,231 | 13 | |
| 5. | Michigan (2) | 11-2 | 1,218 | 9 | |
| 6. | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1,205 | 10 | |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 12-1 | 1,114 | 5 | |
| 8. | Oklahoma | 11-3 | 1,026 | 11 | |
| 9. | 10-3 | 1,005 | 18 | ||
| 10. | Ohio State | 12-1 | 919 | 2 | |
| 11. | Louisville | 12-1 | 836 | 7 | |
| 12. | California | 10-3 | 763 | 14 | |
| 13. | Georgia | 9-4 | 604 | NR | |
| 14. | 11-2 | 595 | 8 | ||
| 15. | Tennessee | 9-4 | 583 | 23 | |
| 16. | Rutgers | 11-2 | 466 | 12 | |
| 17. | UCLA | 7-6 | 454 | NR | |
| 18. | Penn State | 9-4 | 440 | 25 | |
| 19. | 9-5 | 388 | NR | ||
| 20. | 10-4 | 360 | 16 | ||
| 21. | Florida State | 7-6 | 301 | NR | |
| 22. | 11-2 | 233 | 21 | ||
| 23. | Boise State | 13-0 | 222 | 6 | |
| 24. | 11-3 | 214 | 24 | ||
| 25. | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 209 | NR | |
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| The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 60 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. This season's board: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Mike Bellotti, Oregon; Bret Bielema, Wisconsin; Larry Blakeney, Troy; Bobby Bowden, Florida State; Tommy Bowden, Clemson; Jeff Bower, Southern Mississippi; Art Briles, Houston; Mack Brown, Texas; Bill Callahan, Nebraska; Neil Callaway, UAB; Lloyd Carr, Michigan; Mario Cristobal, Florida International; Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State; Bill Cubit, Western Michigan; Mark Dantonio, Michigan State; Butch Davis, North Carolina; Bill Doba, Washington State; Randy Edsall, Connecticut; Dennis Franchione, Texas A&M; Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee; Jeff Genyk, Eastern Michigan; Joe Glenn, Wyoming; Jim Grobe, Wake Forest; Dan Hawkins, Colorado; Pat Hill, Fresno State; Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville; Mike Leach, Texas Tech; Rocky Long, New Mexico; Sonny Lubick, Colorado State; Bill Lynch, Indiana; Doug Martin, Kent State; Les Miles, LSU; Shane Montgomery, Miami (Ohio); Hal Mumme, New Mexico State; Joe Novak, Northern Illinois; Houston Nutt, Arkansas; Tom O'Brien, North Carolina State; George O'Leary, Central Florida; Gary Patterson, TCU; Chris Petersen, Boise State; Mark Richt, Georgia; Mike Riley, Oregon State; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Greg Schiano, Rutgers; Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic; Mark Snyder, Marshall; Frank Solich, Ohio; Steve Spurrier, South Carolina; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee State; Bob Stoops, Oklahoma; Jeff Tedford, California; Joe Tiller, Purdue; Bob Toledo, Tulane; Dick Tomey, San Jose State; Jim Tressel, Ohio State; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn; Charlie Weis, Notre Dame; Tyrone Willingham, Washington; Ron Zook, Illinois. The AFCA prohibits coaches from voting for schools on major NCAA probation. | |||||
posted by Trader Rick @ 7:57 AM
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3 Comments:
I will never understand why they like USC so much in these polls. It is a weak conference, college football is played in the South and Mid-West. The SEC rules at this time as it always has. USC is all flash and no football, defense. Florida has combined the two best and should be #1. The press has never given the SEC the credit it deserves in its polls. Do the coaches just like to build up USC so they can be torn down?
We think the Gators are over-ranked, but we'll take it! UF lost it's defense, but Offensse should be even better--but team is VERY VERY YOUNG--Only a few seniors will start. And the younger ones need to stop getting arrested for smoking weed...
I always take these early polls with a tablespoon of salt, I usually start paying attention around mid-season when anything can happen any given saturday.
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