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Who is No. 22? This university was co-founded by an individual who would go to serve as the governor of a U.S. territory roughly a decade before it gained statehood.

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No. 22: Northwestern

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Who is No. 21? This program's first coach also owns the fifth-highest winning percentage in program history, counting interim coaches.

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Who is No. 21? This program's first coach also owns the fifth-highest winning percentage in program history, counting interim coaches.

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No. 21: Northern Illinois

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Who is No. 20? This program has had five quarterbacks throw for at least 1,000 yards in a season since 2009.

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Who is No. 20? This program has had five quarterbacks throw for at least 1,000 yards in a season since 2009.

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No. 20: Oklahoma St

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Who is No. 19? This program is 3-8 since the start of the 2010 season when allowing 35 or more points.

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Who is No. 19? This program is 3-8 since the start of the 2010 season when allowing 35 or more points.

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No. 19: USC

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Who is No. 18? This university's softball program has never suffered a losing season under its current coach.

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Who is No. 18? This university's softball program has never suffered a losing season under its current coach.

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No. 18: Michigan

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Who is No. 17? This team's offensive coordinator holds a career record of 19-52 as a head coach on the college and NFL levels.

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Who is No. 17? This team's offensive coordinator holds a career record of 19-52 as a head coach on the college and NFL levels.

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No. 17: LSU

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Who is No. 16? This team has outscored the opposition by a combined 96 points during the last six seasons.

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Who is No. 16? This team has outscored the opposition by a combined 96 points during the last six seasons.

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No. 16: Louisville

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Who is No. 15? This university was founded about 18 years before its home state received statehood.

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Who is No. 15? This university was founded about 18 years before its home state received statehood.

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Correct

No. 15: Oklahoma

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Who is No. 14? This team's director of strength and conditioning got his start at an FBS school that plays three automatic-qualifying opponents during non-conference play in 2013.

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Who is No. 14? This team's director of strength and conditioning got his start at an FBS school that plays three automatic-qualifying opponents during non-conference play in 2013.

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No. 14: Florida

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Who is No. 13? This program has reached at least two January bowls in a row four times in its history.

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Who is No. 13? This program has reached at least two January bowls in a row four times in its history.

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No. 13: Notre Dame

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Who is No. 12? This program is 3-10 during the last three seasons when allowing 30 or more points.

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Who is No. 12? This program is 3-10 during the last three seasons when allowing 30 or more points.

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Has to be Texas.

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Has to be Texas.

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No. 12: Texas

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Who is No. 11? This program's first win came on Thanksgiving. (Not last Thanksgiving.)

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Who is No. 11? This program's first win came on Thanksgiving. (Not last Thanksgiving.)

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No. 11: Nebraska

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Who is No. 10? The last coach to lead this program to the national championship was born on the same day, though a different year, as a former commissioner of Major League Baseball.

Breakdown by conference

AAC	ACC	Big 12	Big Ten
No. 16: Louisville	TBA: Clemson	No. 12: Texas	TBA: Ohio St
No. 34: Cincinnati	TBA: Florida St	No. 15: Oklahoma	No. 11: Nebraska
No. 42: UCF	No. 23: Virginia Tech	No. 20: Oklahoma St	No. 18: Michigan
No. 54: Rutgers	No. 28: Miami	No. 24: Kansas St	No. 22: Northwestern
No. 71: Houston	No. 35: Georgia Tech	No. 29: TCU	No. 27: Michigan St
No. 80: South Florida	No. 45: North Carolina	No. 33: Baylor	No. 31: Wisconsin
No. 88: Temple	No. 53: NC St	No. 57: West Virginia	No. 37: Penn St
No. 92: UConn	No. 66: Maryland	No. 68: Texas Tech	No. 69: Iowa
No. 99: SMU	No. 72: Wake Forest	No. 87: Iowa St	No. 73: Indiana
No. 116: Memphis	No. 78: Virginia	No. 96: Kansas	No. 77: Minnesota
	No. 81: Syracuse		No. 89: Purdue
	No. 84: Pittsburgh		No. 110: Illinois
	No. 86: Duke
	No. 100: Boston College

C-USA	Indy	MAC	MWC
No. 26: Tulsa	No. 13: Notre Dame	No. 21: N Illinois	TBA: Boise St
No. 40: Marshall	No. 32: BYU	No. 39: Ohio	No. 25: Fresno St
No. 50: East Carolina	No. 60: Navy	No. 44: Toledo	No. 48: San Diego St
No. 63: Louisiana Tech	No. 106: Army	No. 46: Ball St	No. 59: Utah St
No. 79: Middle Tenn	No. 121: New Mexico St	No. 52: Bowling Green	No. 67: Air Force
No. 82: Southern Miss	No. 123: Idaho	No. 74: Buffalo	No. 70: San Jose St
No. 91: UAB		No. 85: Kent St	No. 76: Nevada
No. 94: Rice		No. 98: Western Michigan	No. 90: Wyoming
No. 109: Tulane		No. 102: Central Michigan	No. 105: Hawaii
No. 111: FAU		No. 103: Miami (OH)	No. 107: Colorado St
No. 112: UTEP		No. 117: Eastern Michigan	No. 108: New Mexico
No. 113: North Texas		No. 120: Akron	No. 114: UNLV
No. 118: FIU		No. 124: UMass
No. 119: UTSA

Pac-12	SEC	Sunbelt
TBA: Oregon	TBA: Alabama	No. 49: ULL
TBA: Stanford	TBA: Georgia	No. 55: Arkansas St
No. 19: USC	TBA: South Carolina	No. 65: ULM
No. 30: UCLA	TBA: Texas A&M	No. 75: Western Kentucky
No. 36: Oregon St	No. 14: Florida	No. 97: Troy
No. 41: Washington	No. 17: LSU	No. 104: Texas St
No. 43: Arizona St	No. 38: Vanderbilt	No. 122: South Alabama
No. 51: Arizona	No. 47: Ole Miss	No. 125: Georgia St
No. 61: Utah	No. 56: Auburn
No. 93: Washington St	No. 58: Missouri
No. 95: California	No. 62: Tennessee
No. 115: Colorado	No. 64: Miss St
	No. 83: Arkansas
	No. 101: Kentucky

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Boise St
TBA: Clemson
TBA: Florida St
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford
TBA: Texas A&M

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The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Boise St
TBA: Clemson
TBA: Florida St
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford
TBA: Texas A&M

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My guess:

10. Boise State
9. South Carolina
8. Florida State
7. Stanford
6. Texas A&M
5. Oregon
4. Clemson
3. Georgia
2. Ohio State
1. Alabama

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Boise St
TBA: Florida St
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford
TBA: Texas A&M

No. 10: Clemson

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Who is No. 9? One of the 10 leading employers in this school's home city is a chain of stores founded in 1922.

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The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Boise St
TBA: Florida St
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford
TBA: Texas A&M

No. 10: Clemson

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Who is No. 9? One of the 10 leading employers in this school's home city is a chain of stores founded in 1922.

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That's Boise -

Albertson's was founded there

High praise for Boise, Clemson is supposed to be loaded this year and the ACC favorite.

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Boise St
TBA: Florida St
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford
TBA: Texas A&M

No. 9: Boise St

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Who is No. 8? The mayor of this university's home city earned two degrees from the school itself.

No. 10: Clemson

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford
TBA: Texas A&M

No. 8: Florida St

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Who is No. 7? This program has one season with double-digit wins during the last 14 years.


No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

Pretty sure its Texas A&M, last year they were 11-2 and were 11-3 in 1998

The beat goes on for Boise. Amazing.

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Originally Posted by Tech77

The beat goes on for Boise. Amazing.

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Minimal jucos helps, which helps being able to fill all available scholarships every year.

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Originally Posted by maddawg

Minimal jucos helps, which helps being able to fill all available scholarships every year.

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Yep -

A down year for them is 8 wins every fourth year...

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Georgia
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford

No. 7: Texas A&M

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Who is No. 6? This team's leading returning receiver has one more letter in his last name than his first name.

No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford

No. 6: Georgia

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Who is No. 5? This team once went 0-11, scoring only 12 total points in the entire month of September (four games).

No. 7: Texas A&M
No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

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The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: South Carolina
TBA: Stanford

No. 6: Georgia

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Who is No. 5? This team once went 0-11, scoring only 12 total points in the entire month of September (four games).

No. 7: Texas A&M
No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

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I'm going to go out on a limb and say you've got the remaining rankings correct with the exception of Stanford and South Carolina.

Georgia is always overrated ever year.

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Originally Posted by Houston Techsan

Georgia is always overrated ever year.

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Georgia was only a couple seconds away from playing for the BCS Championship last year. They ran out of time on the 5-yard line against Bama in the SEC Championship game.

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Originally Posted by Dawg06

Georgia was only a couple seconds away from playing for the BCS Championship last year. They ran out of time on the 5-yard line against Bama in the SEC Championship game.

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And I was only a few numbers from winning the Powerball...

Georgia has rarely been able to win in a crucial game. I also think they are always overrated.

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Originally Posted by jellidawg

And I was only a few numbers from winning the Powerball...

Georgia has rarely been able to win in a crucial game. I also think they are always overrated.

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I'm not a Georgia fan, but 12 wins is 12 wins.

How high to you have to be ranked that 12 wins makes you overrated? Did someone predict they were going to win the championship last year?

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Originally Posted by inudesu

I'm not a Georgia fan, but 12 wins is 12 wins.

How high to you have to be ranked that 12 wins makes you overrated? Did someone predict they were going to win the championship last year?

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I agree. I always get disappointed with their seasons because I like Georgia and start to think they are always overrated until I realize the only teams they lose to are teams rated higher (generally). Of all the Big 5 schools, Georgia is the one I most would like to see win the NC. I always think South Carolina is overrated as well because they seem to struggle with seemingly weaker teams, but they have been winning too and deserve their rankings. It's funny how one moment's perspective can differ so drastically in a week's time.

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Originally Posted by jellidawg

And I was only a few numbers from winning the Powerball...

Georgia has rarely been able to win in a crucial game. I also think they are always overrated.

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Not remotely close to the same thing. Georgia had the football first and goal from inside the 5-yard line against Bama in the SEC championship game when time ran out on them. Given 10 more seconds or one more timeout, Georgia would have likely won the championship. Buy a couple more Powerball tickets, and you still wouldn't win the jackpot.

Richt has won 2 SEC championships and 4 more SEC East division titles (including the last 2). That means Richt has won the SEC East in 50% of his seasons at Georgia. In his 12 years as head coach, he has finished in the Top 25 in 10 of the 12 years and in the Top 10 in 50% of his seasons. He's 118-40 overall. That's a pretty dang good resume. He's done everything but win a mythical national title.

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Oregon
TBA: Stanford

No. 5: South Carolina

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Who is No. 4? This team's season-opening depth chart features 11 seniors, eight juniors and only three sophomores.

No. 6: Georgia
No. 7: Texas A&M
No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Ohio St
TBA: Stanford

No. 4: Oregon

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Who is No. 3? This team's coach has the 30th-most wins in NCAA history among coaches whose last name starts with the same letter as the coach in question. (So if we were hinting to Washington State and Mike Leach, it would be coaches whose last name starts with the letter 'L.')

No. 5: South Carolina
No. 6: Georgia
No. 7: Texas A&M
No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

The Top Ten

TBA: Alabama
TBA: Stanford

No. 3: Ohio St

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Who is No. 2? This team held 12 opponents to less than 25 points in 2012.

No. 4: Oregon
No. 5: South Carolina
No. 6: Georgia
No. 7: Texas A&M
No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

Tulsa, the top team in C-USA just got demolished by Bowling Green. LOL

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Originally Posted by supermel311

Tulsa, the top team in C-USA just got demolished by Bowling Green. LOL

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Yeah, bad rankings. That should make you question the unusually high rankings of the Sunbelt teams. Who was that team the Sunbelt's newest member played last night? NAIA?

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Originally Posted by supermel311

Tulsa, the top team in C-USA just got demolished by Bowling Green. LOL

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Actually we refer to them as future AAC member...

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Originally Posted by maddawg

Yeah, bad rankings. That should make you question the unusually high rankings of the Sunbelt teams. Who was that team the Sunbelt's newest member played last night? NAIA?

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To be fair, like the rest of the Sunbelt, South Alabama is fresh out of FCS and not much better.

The Top Ten

No. 1: Alabama

No. 2: Stanford

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Who is No. 1? The only team in the FBS to not get previewed in 2013 by Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports.

No. 3: Ohio St
No. 4: Oregon
No. 5: South Carolina
No. 6: Georgia
No. 7: Texas A&M
No. 8: Florida St
No. 9: Boise St
No. 10: Clemson

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Originally Posted by Blue Dawg

To be fair, like the rest of the Sunbelt, South Alabama is fresh out of FCS and not much better.

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I believe South Alabama might have a few more scholarships available and they might also have transfers that didn't have to sit out a year.

...to be fair.:icon_wink:

Final conference rankings

$EC--14/39.9
Big 12--10/44.1
Big Ten--12/47.3
Pac 12--12/49.2
ACC--14/54.9
AAC--10/69.2
MWC--12/73.2
Indy--6/75.8
MAC--13/78.9
C-USA--14/86.2
Sun Belt--8/86.5

Top 70 teams by conference

$EC--12
Pac 12--9
ACC--8
Big 12--8
Big Ten--8
MWC--6
MAC--5
AAC--4
C-USA--4
Indy--3
Sun Belt--3

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Originally Posted by supermel311

Tulsa, the top team in C-USA just got demolished by Bowling Green. LOL

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Drop Tulsa 20 spots and that is still ahead of the Sun Belt's #1.

C-USA is ahead of the Sun Belt at EVERY position comparing 1-8. And C-USA teams 9-14 are ahead of Sun Belt teams 7 and 8.

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Originally Posted by RealityCheck

Drop Tulsa 20 spots and that is still ahead of the Sun Belt's #1.

C-USA is ahead of the Sun Belt at EVERY position comparing 1-8. And C-USA teams 9-14 are ahead of Sun Belt teams 7 and 8.

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I wish you guys would quit worring about the Belch. I want to be compared to the Big-12 or at least the Mt. West. We ain't there yet, but look ahead not backwards.

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Originally Posted by Beaver-Dog

I wish you guys would quit worring about the Belch. I want to be compared to the Big-12 or at least the Mt. West. We ain't there yet, but look ahead not backwards.

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I'm not worrying about the Belch...just providing facts to our resident Belch flamer.:furious3::rifle: