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2011 Preseason Consensus


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National Top 25

Rank Team Total
Points
TSN Lindy Athlon Phil
Steele
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USA
Today
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F'ball
Out-
siders
1Alabama410 321112 222112 31
2Oklahoma400 212271 141351 22
3Oregon369 533493 535538 18
4Florida State355 7541035 714429 810
5Louisiana State354 1487134 353746 105
6Boise State340 665327 6666-3 43
7Stanford301 481316176 48921420 57
8Virginia Tech282 1312752313 119101695 136
9Oklahoma State271 1271219108 12117101817 614
10Notre Dame267 181966518 197128711 1219
11Arkansas263 11101613814 14141115821 79
12Texas A&M254 91311869 8151723127 11-
13Nebraska246 10910121111 9138-204 9-
14South Carolina213 191121141412 101914242115 1413
15Ohio State210 8149151616 1818181810- 1815
16Texas Christian185 201515111515 17171521-- 1511
17Wisconsin184 251723231210 13101317-14 2022
18Georgia174 -16149-22 161616146- 1721
19Missouri147 -2325-421 24122212-10 2417
20Michigan State122 172222--17 152021-1316 25-
21Florida109 -2018--23 -21192015- 2212
22Southern Cal102 --201725- 22--919- 1618
23West Virginia98 231817-20- 23-20-1624 -20
24Mississippi State91 1521--2120 21-2422-25 19-
25Auburn76 2124---19 ---19-- 234

Others receiving votes:

Rank Team Total
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26Arizona State63 2425-22-- 20--11-- 21-
27Texas53 --2418-24 -2223-22- --
28Penn State50 14--24-25 ----11- --
29Southern Miss43 ---20-- 2524---12 --
30Miami-Florida31 --19--- --25-25- -24
31Brigham Young24 ------ -25---13 --
32Utah22 22---18- ------ --
33Air Force21 ----22- -----19 --
34tMichigan20 ------ ----17- -25
34tN.C. State20 ----19- -----23 --
36Tennessee18 ------ ---13-- --
37Clemson16 ------ -23---- -23
38tNorthwestern15 16----- ------ --
38tPittsburgh15 ------ ------ -16
40tNorth Carolina13 ------ ---2524- --
40tToledo13 ------ -----18 --
42Houston10 ---21-- ------ --
43Miami-Ohio9 ------ -----22 --
44Rutgers8 ------ ----23- --
45Nevada7 ----24- ------ --
46South Florida6 ---25-- ------ --
47unranked0 ------ ------ --

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Conference predictions

Atlantic Coast

Rank Team Total
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Atlantic
1Florida State14 111111 111111 11
2Clemson43½ 424234 422425 3
3N.C. State45 552325 25432 2
4Maryland50 233542 53354 4
5Boston College57½ 345453 345543 5
6Wake Forest84 666666 666666 66
Coastal
1Virginia Tech14 111111 111111 11
2Miami-Florida31½ 22223 222323 22
3North Carolina38½ 33332 333232 33
4Georgia Tech60 544444 444645 44
5Virginia71 45556 65554 65
6Duke79 66665 56666 56

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Big East

Rank Team Total
Points
TSN Lindy Athlon Phil
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1West Virginia19½ 11112 111211 21
2Pittsburgh32½ 33333 322132 12
3South Florida39½ 22221 243445 34
4Cincinnati60½ 44547 434356 53
5Syracuse80 664874 556674 48
6Connecticut80½ 756565 665783 5
7Louisville90 57856 877567 6
8Rutgers101½ 88788 788828 87

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Big Ten

Rank Team Total
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Leaders
1Ohio State22 11122 222112 1
2Wisconsin24½ 322211 111241 2
3Penn State42½ 233243 43323 43
4Illinois53 55444 34434 34
5Purdue70 445555 565565 55
6Indiana82 666666 656656 66
Legends
1Nebraska20 11112 11131 13
2Michigan State30½ 32231 222312 24
3Iowa43½ 443323 33345 41
4Michigan52½ 53444 544424 32
5Northwestern63½ 25555 455553 55
6Minnesota84 666666 666666 66

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Big XII

Rank Team Total
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1Oklahoma16 111131 111111 11
2Texas A&M39 232223 243432 34
3Oklahoma State40½ 32342 322254 23
4Missouri50½ 445514 434343 2
5Texas67 55465 555527 5
6Texas Tech90 76656 776775 6
7Baylor96 677877 667767 78
8Kansas State107½ 88988 988787 67
9Iowa State124 99899 899999 9
10Kansas139½ 1010101010 101010101010 1010

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Conference USA

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East
1Southern Miss21 122132 11211 1
2Central Florida23 211211 22122 3
3East Carolina49½ 533323 543355 2
4UAB58½ 354455 335464 4
5Marshall60 445544 454533 55
6Memphis82 666666 666646 66
West
1Houston25 122131 131213 22
2Southern Methodist29½ 211312 213322 3
3Tulsa30 333223 322131 11
4Rice57 44444 454444 4
5Tulane72½ 555565 64655 55
6Texas-El Paso80 66666 56566 66

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Mid-American

Rank Team Total
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East
1Ohio26½ 32111 112233 32
2Temple28½ 13322 323122 21
3Miami-Ohio35½ 21243 231361 13
4Kent State61½ 74435 545454 44
5Bowling Green70 65564 45461 75
6Buffalo80½ 56656 666575 66
7Akron89½ 477777 77774 57
West
1Northern Illinois23½ 122311 11242 11
2Toledo30 21123 32121 34
3Western Michigan35 33332 23333 22
4Central Michigan53½ 444444 45415 43
5Ball State70 6555 545554 55
6Eastern Michigan82 5666 666666 66

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Mountain West

Rank Team Total
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1Boise State14½ 111111 111111 1
2Texas Christian29½ 222222 222224 2
3Air Force45 433333 333362 33
4San Diego State55 344544 444443 44
5Colorado State74½ 575455 655637 6
6Wyoming82½ 666677 566575 5
7Nevada-Las Vegas97 857866 877758 78
8New Mexico106 788788 788886 87

Pacific 12

Rank Team Total
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North
1Oregon18 211111 211211 12
2Stanford24 122222 122122 21
3Washington52½ 43353 353533 45
4Oregon State57½ 35445 544345 53
5California58 545534 435454 34
6Washington State84 666666 666666 66
South
1Southern Cal24 321122 221213 11
2Arizona State25½ 21221 112122 23
3Utah39 13313 43331 42
4Arizona56 44454 34454 34
5UCLA67½ 65565 555345 55
6Colorado82 566656 666666 66

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Southeastern

Rank Team Total
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East
1South Carolina24 113212 121421 12
2Georgia26 32113 212113 1
3Florida36 23231 333332 3
4Tennessee57 444454 444245 45
5Kentucky67 555545 555554 54
6Vanderbilt84 666666 666666 66
West
1Alabama15½ 211111 111111 1
2Louisiana State29 122232 222222 32
3Arkansas39½ 333323 333333 3
4Mississippi State60 444444 444564 45
5Auburn68 555655 555445 54
6Mississippi82 666566 666656 66

Sun Belt

Rank Team Total
Points
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1Troy20½ 211122 211212 1
2Florida Int'l21½ 122211 122121 2
3Louisiana-Monroe59 444334 534493 54
4Arkansas State59½ 83353 343368 33
5Middle Tennessee68½ 55545 465736 45
6North Texas92½ 386677 778956 6
7Western Kentucky93 797886 659546 67
8Florida Atlantic100 669768 886874 98
9Louisiana-Lafay.115½ 978999 997689 9

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Western Athletic

Rank Team Total
Points
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1Hawaii26 212321 122213 22
2Nevada27 431113 311151 11
3Fresno State38 123332 243324 33
4Louisiana Tech54½ 344344 434436 4
5Idaho75½ 765556 656572 6
6Utah State84 556765 575685 68
7San Jose State92 687678 767747 75
8New Mexico State107 878887 888868 87

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