# Let's predict the AP Preseason Top 25 CFB Rankings **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 25, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-the-ap-preseason-top-25-cfb-rankings/626243 "2012-06-25T14:18:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-the-ap-preseason-top-25-cfb-rankings/626243/1 "2012-06-25T14:18:35Z")
Using whatever source(s) you like, or just your own sense of things, what’s your best guess as to how AP will see the upcoming year? ================= > **[Predicting the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1233522-predicting-the-associated-press-preseason-top-25-college-football-poll)** > > The 2012 Associated Press Preseason poll should be released on or near Saturday, Aug. 18, which is a mere 55 days away... Predicting the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll By Amy Daughters(Featured Columnist) on June 24, 2012 > [@](#): > > The 2012 Associated Press Preseason poll should be released on or near Saturday, Aug. 18, which is a mere 55 days away. > > Though we all know that the early polls aren’t really indicative of how teams will actually perform in-season, they do give us a fairly good idea of who will be in the championship mix when November and December roll around. > > To illustrate this point, of the 10 teams who ultimately played in the 2011-12 BCS, eight of them were listed in the AP Preseason Top 25, and seven were among the top 13. > > The following slideshow boldly forecasts the AP’s earliest ranked survey, and therefore serves as the opening salvo in what will soon become a firestorm of debate over which teams will rise above the rest in the glorious 2012 edition of > college football. > > As a note, the returning starter/experience ratings in this presentation come via Phil Steele and the recruiting stats com from [Rivals.com](http://Rivals.com)’s comprehensive rankings. > > 1. Auburn > 2. Virginia Tech > 3. Kansas State > 4. Oklahoma State > 5. Florida > 6. Notre Dame > 7. Stanford > 8. Clemson > 9. TCU > 10. Nebraska > 11. Wisconsin > 12. Michigan State > 13. Ohio State > 14. Texas > 15. South Carolina > 16. West Virginia > 17. Michigan > 18. Arkansas > 19. Florida State > 20. Oregon > 21. Georgia > 22. Oklahoma > 23. Alabama > 24. LSU > 25. USC Earlier SDMB threads: > **[Is there anything to be gained by talking about 2012's College Football this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=645482)** > > I need a CFB fix! What makes sense to talk about here in March? The NFL Draft? Recruiting? The new conferences? The 2012 schedules? Surely there’s something we can get into for all us die-hard CFB fans… Is there anything to be gained by talking about 2012’s College Football this early? > **[Bleacher Report Articles: Speeding up the process](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655614)** > > Over the past few weeks I have enjoyed the majority of the articles at B/R Bleacher Report College Football with one exception: waiting for pages to load seems to become a major hassle. But I figured a way around that issue that may not have occurred... Bleacher Report Articles: Speeding up the process Other preseason predictions: > **[2012 Preseason College Football Polls](http://www.lsufootball.net/articles/2012-preseason-polls.htm)** > > 2012 Preseason College Football Polls > 10 polls), Last updated: 02/10/2012 2012 Preseason College Football Polls 06/12/12: Page is way out of date; I’ll try to update by Thursday > **[College Football Poll.com](https://www.collegefootballpoll.com/)** > > College football rankings and accurate weekly picks. Exclusive content, features, and analysis. 2012 College Football Season Preview Preseason Rankings Comparison 2012 Preseason Rankings Comparison Updated 6/7/12 > **[Yahoo Sports: News, Scores, Video, Fantasy Games, Schedules & More -...](https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--preseason-1-124-countdown--nos--66-70.html;_ylt=Al33A15u7etLKLWhH.MeD7UcvrYF)** > > Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games Preseason 1-124 countdown: Nos. 66-70 By Mike Huguenin | Yahoo! Sports - Sat, Jun 23, 2012 8:23 AM EDT ================================== ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-the-ap-preseason-top-25-cfb-rankings/626243/2 "2012-06-25T17:40:29Z")
It would appear that Bleacher Report is going after this idea: > **[Ranking All 124 College Football Teams, Summer Edition](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1233825-ranking-all-124-college-football-teams-summer-edition)** > > Everybody loves (or hates) looking at where their beloved teams are projected to start and finish each college football season... Ranking All 124 College Football Teams, Summer Edition By Dan Vasta(Featured Columnist) on June 24, 2012 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-predict-the-ap-preseason-top-25-cfb-rankings/626243/3 "2012-06-26T03:32:19Z")
A source that’s beginning to be filled in is: > **[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#Preseason_polls)** > > Three human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Two additional polls are released midw... It might be fun to compare this with last year’s > **[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#Preseason_polls)** > > Three human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Two additional polls are released midw... and how that compared with > **[2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings | AP Poll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll)** The guesswork would all hinge on how this year’s AP Voters think like last year’s. A fun measure of that sort of thing can be seen at > **[Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2011)](https://stassen.com/preseason/prediction-accuracy/2011.html)** > > Accuracy of preseason college football magazines (comparison of magazines' predicted conference standings, to actual results), for 2011.