| # |
Team (Record) |
Preseason |
CBS |
| 1 |
Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) |
10-1 |
11 |
1 |
| Oklahoma came out of nowhere, but the Sooners are undoubtedly
a quality national champion. Once again, the BCS is saved. |
| 2 |
Washington Huskies (11-1) |
9-2 |
14 |
2 |
| Washington was a victim of low preseason expectations. A loss to a good Oregon team is nothing to be ashamed of; wins over Oregon State, Miami, and Purdue make them worthy of #2. |
| 3 |
Miami Hurricanes (11-1) |
9-2 |
10 |
3 |
| They didn't get a chance at #1, but they could've earned the right to lose to a ferocious Sooner team by beating Washington. |
| 4 |
Oregon State Beavers (11-1) |
4-7 |
65 |
4 |
| If losing to Washington is excusable, Miami, then why not OSU for the Orange Bowl? The Beavers played well in what may be a stronger conference than the Big East. |
| 5 |
Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1) |
10-2 |
13 |
5 |
| Not any huge wins, but the only loss was without Vick. Another fine coaching job by Frank Beamer. |
| 6 |
Oregon Ducks (10-2) |
8-3 |
20 |
9 |
| Handed Washington its loss and lost only to Wisconsin and Oregon State on the road. Mike Belotti! |
| 7 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) |
10-1 |
2 |
7 |
| Losses only to Kansas State on the road and Oklahoma. Big win over Northwestern. |
| 8 |
Florida State Seminoles (11-2) |
12-0 |
1 |
8 |
| No "better" losses than OU and Miami, but seemingly impressive wins over Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Florida seemed less impressive after the bowls. |
| 9 |
Kansas State Wildcats (11-3) |
10-2 |
9 |
6 |
| For all the complaints about weak scheduling, the Wildcats had the misfortune of playing the #1 team twice. Loved watching their dismantling of Tennessee in the bowl game. |
| 10 |
Michigan Wolverines (9-3) |
10-1 |
4 |
13 |
| All of their losses were by razor-thin margins, and all were on the road. |
| 11 |
Florida Gators (10-3) |
11-1 |
3 |
10 |
| Six of their wins came against bowl teams. |
| 12 |
Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (9-3) |
7-5 |
33 |
15 |
| Looked reborn during midseason 7 game win streak but fizzled with loss to LSU. |
| 13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) |
8-3 |
23 |
14 |
| Claim to fame was only losing narrowly to Nebraska, but real legacy was lack of any quality opponents in the second half of the season when the media began to talk them up. |
| 14 |
Colorado State Rams (10-2) |
8-3 |
32 |
21 |
| Two narrow losses prevented a perfect season for the unexpectedly-good Rams. |
| 15 |
Clemson Tigers (9-3) |
10-1 |
8 |
16 |
| My preseason faith not quite justified; Tigers never seemed to recover from Bobby taking Tommy out to the woodshed. |
| 16 |
Texas Longhorns (9-3) |
10-1 |
7 |
11 |
| Longhorns got the first dose of OU magic in an upset correctly predicted by the Webmaestro. |
| 17 |
Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) |
8-3 |
18 |
17 |
| Know your enemy: Webmaestro nails Tennessee's regular season mark and postseason rank to within 1 place. |
| 18 |
South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) |
3-8 |
70 |
27 |
| Narrow loss to Clemson prevented a thoroughly satisfying season in Columbia. |
| 19 |
Iowa State Cyclones (9-3) |
3-8 |
63 |
19 |
| Lost in blowouts to the tough teams on their schedule, but took care of business against the middle and lower-division Big 12 teams. |
| 20 |
Louisiana State Tigers (8-4) |
7-4 |
30 |
28 |
| Nick Saban out-coaches Michigan State's Bobby Williams. |
| 21 |
Purdue Boilermakers (8-4) |
8-3 |
19 |
12 |
| Generated a lot of excitement in Pasedena, and played exactly as well as I predicted. |
| 22 |
Toledo Rockets (10-1) |
9-2 |
77 |
22 |
| A shame that a 10-1 team--no matter from where--doesn't get to test their mettle in a bowl game. |
| 23 |
Texas Christian Horned Frogs (10-2) |
10-1 |
22 |
26 |
| Another good preseason forecast as TCU fell short of the perfection many expected. |
| 24 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4) |
4-7 |
52 |
23 |
| Dogs seemed to fall apart with 3 more losses after the emotional win over Florida, but salvaged the year with a good bowl win. |
| 25 |
Northwestern Wildcats (8-4) |
1-10 |
96 |
25 |
| Note my pick: 1-10! Tremendous season for Damien Anderson and Co., but how unfulfilling it must seem after the humiliation at the hands of the Cornhuskers. |
| |
| 26 |
Auburn Tigers (9-4) |
6-5 |
38 |
18 |
| 27 |
Wisconsin Badgers (9-4) |
10-2 |
6 |
31 |
| 28 |
Air Force Falcons (9-3) |
7-4 |
56 |
32 |
| 29 |
North Carolina State Wolfpack (8-4) |
4-7 |
62 |
33 |
| 30 |
Texas A&M Aggies (7-5) |
6-5 |
39 |
30 |
| 31 |
Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) |
9-2 |
12 |
20 |
| 32 |
East Carolina Pirates (8-4) |
7-4 |
49 |
38 |
| 33 |
Louisville Cardinals (9-3) |
6-5 |
64 |
24 |
| 34 |
Boise State Broncos (10-2) |
5-6 |
82 |
36 |
| 35 |
Western Michigan Broncos (9-3) |
6-5 |
84 |
49 |
| 36 |
Ohio State Buckeyes (8-4) |
5-6 |
45 |
29 |
| 37 |
Missippi Rebels (7-5) |
6-5 |
36 |
39 |
| 38 |
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (8-4) |
10-1 |
15 |
34 |
| 39 |
Marshall Thundering Herd (8-5) |
7-4 |
76 |
56 |
| 40 |
West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) |
2-9 |
89 |
44 |
| 41 |
Boston College Eagles (7-5) |
9-2 |
21 |
35 |
| 42 |
Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) |
7-4 |
44 |
40 |
| 43 |
UCLA Bruins (6-6) |
6-5 |
37 |
41 |
| 44 |
Nevada Las Vegas Rebels (8-5) |
5-7 |
67 |
43 |
| 45 |
North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) |
5-6 |
50 |
37 |
| 46 |
Cincinatti Bearcats (7-5) |
5-6 |
74 |
57 |
| 47 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) |
8-3 |
25 |
44 |
| 48 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-6) |
7-5 |
28 |
45 |
| 49 |
Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) |
6-5 |
40 |
52 |
| 50 |
Arizona State Sun Devils (6-6) |
6-5 |
42 |
54 |
| 51 |
Texas El Paso Miners (8-4) |
3-8 |
93 |
51 |
| 52 |
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (7-4) |
2-9 |
102 |
50 |
| 53 |
San Jose State Spartans (7-5) |
3-9 |
92 |
64 |
| 54 |
Bringham Young Cougars (6-6) |
9-3 |
24 |
69 |
| 55 |
Virginia Cavaliers (6-6) |
5-6 |
47 |
46 |
| 56 |
Ohio Bobcats (7-4) |
7-4 |
80 |
84 |
| 57 |
Tulane Green Wave (6-5) |
2-9 |
107 |
67 |
| 58 |
Syracuse Orangemen (6-5) |
6-5 |
48 |
47 |
| 59 |
Michigan State Spartans (5-6) |
9-2 |
16 |
59 |
| 60 |
Stanford Cardinal (5-6) |
5-6 |
58 |
48 |
61 |
Arizona Wildcats (5-6) |
7-4 |
27 |
54 |
| 62 |
Southern Cal Trojans (5-7) |
7-5 |
29 |
68 |
| 63 |
Fresno State Bulldogs (7-5) |
6-5 |
54 |
53 |
| 64 |
Maryland Terrapins (5-6) |
7-4 |
35 |
60 |
| 65 |
Penn State Nittany Lions (5-7) |
9-3 |
17 |
58 |
| 66 |
Kansas Jayhawks (4-7) |
4-7 |
61 |
76 |
| 67 |
Central Florida Golden Knights (7-4) |
6-5 |
81 |
65 |
| 68 |
Illinois Illini (5-6) |
7-4 |
26 |
61 |
| 69 |
Washington State Cougars (4-7) |
3-8 |
95 |
63 |
| 70 |
Temple Owls (4-7) |
3-8 |
79 |
71 |
71 |
Alabama Crimson Tide (3-8) |
10-2 |
5 |
66 |
| 72 |
Colorado Buffaloes (3-8) |
6-5 |
41 |
62 |
| 73 |
California Golden Bears (3-8) |
3-8 |
69 |
70 |
| 74 |
Indiana Hoosiers (3-8) |
5-6 |
51 |
74 |
| 75 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-7) |
2-9 |
98 |
88 |
| 76 |
Iowa Hawkeyes (3-9) |
2-10 |
90 |
72 |
| 77 |
Northern Illiois Huskies (6-5) |
9-2 |
75 |
83 |
| 78 |
Akron Zips (6-5) |
9-2 |
55 |
87 |
| 79 |
Miami Red Hawks (6-5) |
5-6 |
86 |
92 |
| 80 |
Utah State Aggies (5-6) |
4-7 |
104 |
85 |
81 |
Idaho Vandals (5-6) |
5-6 |
87 |
86 |
| 82 |
Middle Tennesse State Blue Raiders (6-5) |
3-8 |
105 |
82 |
| 83 |
Memphis Tigers (4-7) |
7-4 |
57 |
77 |
| 84 |
New Mexico Lobos (5-7) |
3-8 |
91 |
81 |
| 85 |
Missouri Tigers (3-8) |
3-8 |
78 |
73 |
| 86 |
New Mexico State Aggies (3-8) |
7-4 |
73 |
102 |
| 87 |
San Diego State Aztecs (3-8) |
1-10 |
97 |
79 |
| 88 |
Rice Owls (3-8) |
5-6 |
68 |
98 |
| 89 |
Vanderbilt Commodores (3-8) |
7-4 |
31 |
75 |
| 90 |
Southern Methodist Mustangs (3-9) |
8-3 |
43 |
97 |
91 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-8) |
5-6 |
60 |
78 |
| 92 |
Houston Cougars (3-8) |
5-6 |
66 |
91 |
| 93 |
Utah Utes (4-7) |
8-3 |
34 |
80 |
| 94 |
Ball State Cardinals (5-6) |
2-9 |
113 |
95 |
| 95 |
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (3-9) |
7-5 |
46 |
96 |
| 96 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-8) |
4-7 |
71 |
93 |
| 97 |
Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-8) |
2-9 |
110 |
99 |
| 98 |
Buffalo Bulls (2-9) |
1-10 |
114 |
106 |
| 99 |
Kentucky Wildcats (2-9) |
3-8 |
59 |
89 |
| 100 |
Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6) |
4-7 |
81 |
105 |
101 |
Connecticut Huskies (3-8) |
4-7 |
112 |
112 |
| 102 |
Baylor Bears (2-9) |
1-10 |
94 |
100 |
| 103 |
Nevada Wolfpack (2-10) |
1-11 |
109 |
104 |
| 104 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-9) |
3-8 |
72 |
90 |
| 105 |
Bowling Green Falcons (2-9) |
2-9 |
111 |
103 |
| 106 |
Louisiana Tech (3-9) |
6-6 |
83 |
94 |
| 107 |
North Texas Eagles (3-8) |
4-7 |
100 |
101 |
| 108 |
Wyoming Cowboys (1-10) |
6-5 |
53 |
110 |
| 109 |
Navy Midshipmen (1-10) |
2-9 |
101 |
107 |
| 110 |
Arkansas State Indians (1-10) |
1-10 |
115 |
111 |
111 |
Army Cadets (1-10) |
2-9 |
103 |
108 |
| 112 |
Duke Blue Devils (0-11) |
1-10 |
88 |
109 |
| 113 |
Kent Golden Flashes (1-10) |
3-8 |
108 |
113 |
| 114 |
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-10) |
3-8 |
106 |
114 |
| 115 |
Louisiana-Monroe Indians (1-10) |
5-6 |
85 |
115 |
