- Georgia Bulldogs (46)
- Ohio State Buckeyes (15)
- Oregon Ducks (1)
- Texas Longhorns
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ole Miss Rebels
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- Missouri Tigers
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Others Receiving Votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
Another year, another time A&M gets ranked low to boost SEC schedules.
At least WVU receiving votes tho! Neal gonna take us to the B12 championship game (he’s gonna go 7-5 and we’re gonna flame out after Pitt)
Preseason ranking are based on returning players and recruiting class. A&M always has a good recruiting class they just never manage to do anything with them.
Yeah, but at a certain point, that needs to be taken into account. Not that pre-season ranks necessarily matter, but it does play into what assumptions are made of other teams. This will presumably turn into a top 20 win for a conference opponent just based on “they had good recruiting”.