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Preseason Rankings Comparison

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2006 Preseason Comparison
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2008 Preseason Comparison

2006 Preseason Rankings Comparison
Updated 8/18/06 7:35 pm edt

The AP poll, though no longer a part of the BCS, still releases a preseason poll and regular weekly rankings. It could determine a number one team independent of the BCS. The Harris Interactive Poll, which replaced the AP in the BCS in 2005, will continue in that roll this year. Harris does not release its first college football rankings until September 24.

There are often amazing similarities between the preseason "voter polls" (coaches, Harris, AP) and the "computer rankings". Those similarities would seemingly defy logic. After all, there is an inherent difference between a "poll" and a "preseason magazine prediction". The magazines are picking where they think the teams will be at the end of the year. The polls are determining where the teams should be ranked to begin the year. The Congrove Computer Rankings (CCR) actually release one of each method. The CCR Preseason Rankings are the "projections" of what the rankings will look like at the end of the regular season, and the CCR Current Rankings are how the teams supposedly stack-up on day one of the season.

Here is a sampling of some of the preseason rankings, listed in alphabetical order of the teams that appeared on at least one published Top 25 list.

Only four teams received number one nods with Oklahoma and Ohio State each garnering three mentions to lead Texas and Notre Dame.

Abbreviation descriptions
S&S - Street & Smith's.
CCR Proj - Congrove Computer Rankings - Projected Final Regular Season Rankings.
CCR Wk. 1 - Congrove Computer Rankings - Opening Week Rankings.
Cons. Rank - Consensus rankings exclude both Congrove Computer Rankings to allow for comparison to the CCR.

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Team Coach AP Athlon Lindy's Phil Steele Gold Sheet S&S Cons. Rank CCR (Proj.) CCR (Wk.1)
Alabama
24
*
*
*
*
18
18
27
21
17
Arizona State
*
24
24
19
*
22
16
24
*
*
Arkansas
*
*
*
*
13
*
*
28
*
*
Auburn
6
4
9
8
2
2
8
6
10
14
Boise State
*
*
*
*
19
*
*
29
16
*
Boston College
*
*
*
*
*
24
*
31
*
18
California
12
9
8
9
16
10
6
9
14
24
Clemson
18
18
12
18
18
*
23
18
24
15
Florida
8
7
5
5
20
5
5
8
*
21
Florida State
10
11
17
12
10
8
11
10
13
23
Fresno State
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
12
29
Georgia
14
15
15
14
14
14
19
15
8
11
Georgia Tech
*
*
*
*
*
25
*
33
*
*
Iowa
17
16
16
25
15
13
21
17
*
25
Louisville
13
13
10
13
3
15
13
12
4
8
LSU
9
8
11
19
21
11
9
10
6
6
Memphis
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
23
*
Miami (Fla.)
11
12
14
16
6
16
14
13
17
7
Michigan
15
14
13
11
11
17
12
14
15
5
Navy
*
*
*
*
*
20
*
30
20
*
Nebraska
22
20
25
22
22
*
17
19
*
*
Notre Dame
3
2
2
1
7
9
4
2
19
13
Ohio State
1
1
4
2
8
4
1
1
5
4
Oklahoma
5
10
1
7
1
1
10
4
*
22
Oregon
20
21
19
23
25
*
24
21
25
16
Penn State
19
19
*
21
*
*
20
25
18
10
Purdue
*
*
*
*
24
*
*
31
*
*
TCU
21
22
18
17
*
*
25
23
11
19
Tennessee
23
23
20
*
12
23
*
22
*
*
Texas
2
3
7
4
5
6
3
3
1
1
Texas Tech
25
25
22
24
*
12
22
20
7
9
Toledo
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
20
*
USC
3
6
3
6
4
7
7
5
2
2
Utah
*
*
23
15
23
21
*
26
*
*
Virginia Tech
16
17
21
20
9
19
15
16
3
3
West Virginia
7
5
6
3
17
3
2
7
9
12