2011 Preseason Consensus

See the "notes" file for information on the preseason consensus.

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National Top 25

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Steele Rogers

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siders 1 Alabama 410 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 Oklahoma 400 2 1 2 2 7 1 1 4 1 3 5 1 2 2 3 Oregon 369 5 3 3 4 9 3 5 3 5 5 3 8 1 8 4 Florida State 355 7 5 4 10 3 5 7 1 4 4 2 9 8 10 5 Louisiana State 354 1 4 8 7 13 4 3 5 3 7 4 6 10 5 6 Boise State 340 6 6 5 3 2 7 6 6 6 6 - 3 4 3 7 Stanford 301 4 8 13 16 17 6 4 8 9 2 14 20 5 7 8 Virginia Tech 282 13 12 7 5 23 13 11 9 10 16 9 5 13 6 9 Oklahoma State 271 12 7 12 19 10 8 12 11 7 10 18 17 6 14 10 Notre Dame 267 18 19 6 6 5 18 19 7 12 8 7 11 12 19 11 Arkansas 263 11 10 16 13 8 14 14 14 11 15 8 21 7 9 12 Texas A&M 254 9 13 11 8 6 9 8 15 17 23 12 7 11 - 13 Nebraska 246 10 9 10 12 11 11 9 13 8 - 20 4 9 - 14 South Carolina 213 19 11 21 14 14 12 10 19 14 24 21 15 14 13 15 Ohio State 210 8 14 9 15 16 16 18 18 18 18 10 - 18 15 16 Texas Christian 185 20 15 15 11 15 15 17 17 15 21 - - 15 11 17 Wisconsin 184 25 17 23 23 12 10 13 10 13 17 - 14 20 22 18 Georgia 174 - 16 14 9 - 22 16 16 16 14 6 - 17 21 19 Missouri 147 - 23 25 - 4 21 24 12 22 12 - 10 24 17 20 Michigan State 122 17 22 22 - - 17 15 20 21 - 13 16 25 - 21 Florida 109 - 20 18 - - 23 - 21 19 20 15 - 22 12 22 Southern Cal 102 - - 20 17 25 - 22 - - 9 19 - 16 18 23 West Virginia 98 23 18 17 - 20 - 23 - 20 - 16 24 - 20 24 Mississippi State 91 15 21 - - 21 20 21 - 24 22 - 25 19 - 25 Auburn 76 21 24 - - - 19 - - - 19 - - 23 4

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USA Today didn't have a national top 25 in their college football publication, but they do publish a poll prior to the season, was was used here.

Conference predictions

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Phil Steele predicted a tie between Pittsburgh and South Florida for 1st-2nd in the Big East.

predicted a tie between Pittsburgh and South Florida for 1st-2nd in the Big East. Phil Steele predicted a tie between Cincinnati and West Virginia for 3rd-4th in the Big East.

predicted a tie between Cincinnati and West Virginia for 3rd-4th in the Big East. Phil Steele predicted a tie between Louisville and Rutgers for 6th-7th in the Big East.

predicted a tie between Louisville and Rutgers for 6th-7th in the Big East. Steve Wrathell's CPA Rankings predicted a tie between Connecticut and Louisville for 6th-7th in the Big East.

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Phil Steele predicted a tie between Oregon State and Washington for 3rd-4th in the PAC-12 North.

predicted a tie between Oregon State and Washington for 3rd-4th in the PAC-12 North. Phil Steele predicted a tie between UCLA and Utah for 3rd-4th in the PAC-12 South.

predicted a tie between UCLA and Utah for 3rd-4th in the PAC-12 South. Rogers Poll predicted a tie between Arizona and Arizona State for 3rd-4th in the PAC-12 South.

predicted a tie between Arizona and Arizona State for 3rd-4th in the PAC-12 South. The Fort Heresy Model predicted a tie between Arizona and Utah for 4th-5th in the PAC-12 South.

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Phil Steele predicted a tie between Arkansas State and Middle Tennesee for 4th-5th in the Sun Belt.

predicted a tie between Arkansas State and Middle Tennesee for 4th-5th in the Sun Belt. College Football Poll predicted a three-way tie between Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Wester Kentucky for 5th-7th in the Sun Belt.

predicted a three-way tie between Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Wester Kentucky for 5th-7th in the Sun Belt. Steve Wrathell's CPA Rankings predicted a tie between Florida International and Troy for 1st-2nd in the Sun Belt.

predicted a tie between Florida International and Troy for 1st-2nd in the Sun Belt. Steve Wrathell's CPA Rankings predicted a tie between Louisiana-Lafayette and North Texas for 7th-8th in the Sun Belt.

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