Preseason Sagarin Ratings

[The Judge]

1 Southern California
2 Texas
3 Ohio State
4 Oklahoma
5 Virginia Tech
6 Miami-Florida
7 LSU
8 Florida State
9 Auburn
10 Michigan
11 Georgia
12 Texas Tech
13 Florida
14 Iowa
15 Penn State
16 Louisville
17 Notre Dame
18 West Virginia
19 Boston College
20 California
21 Wisconsin
22 Boise State
23 UCLA
24 Oregon
25 Purdue

 

[AR182]

judge..

just curious..is this rating before or after the bomar suspension ?

 

[The Judge]

AR, I think a better question might be whether or not these the ratings from last season but sadly, they were updated as recently as today at 4:53:56 PM.

Sagarin?s list is based on power rankings and not a prediction of how the teams will finish the season but I have to say that USC at #1 is a joke. Oklahoma at #4 is also very suspect considering Bomar?s dismissal and Auburn at #9 is too low in my opinion.

Texas Tech gets a lot of respect at #12 which I think is somewhat deserved but Louisville?s offense may be comparable this year and will field a much better defense but they are only ranked at #16. As far as power offenses go, Hawaii will put up some sick numbers this season but are conspicuously absent in Sagarin?s Top 25.

As I see it, other teams that deserve better are Alabama, Nebraska and Tennessee, none of which made the cut. I give Sagarin a 3.5 out of a possible 10 for this effort.

 

[AR182]

thanks judge...

i never put much stock in these preseason ratings..but i guess they're good just to talk about..

 

[The Judge]

I think that preseason polls and ratings are somewhat useful as they are primarily based on the various teams' percevied ability and chance for sucess against their particular schedules and not based on any recent performance. Obviously opinions begin to change once we see these teams in action.

 

[Roger Baltrey]

Scott4USC is gonna love this.

 

[The Judge]

Scott4USC is gonna love this.

I doubt that we will be hearing from Scooter this season.