[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[washingtonismoney]

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has us at #20: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...=hp_t12_a1

Bill Connelly of SB Nation has us at #21: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/20...-preseason

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[Farm93]

8 regular season win teams usually end up just at the edge of the top 25, so that seems reasonable.

Most analysts believed Auburn was Cam Newton, and yet without Cam the team will still at the edge of the Top 25 despite playing in the all mighty SEC.

Stanford without Andrew probably can get to at least a similar place.  I think the pieces around Andrew are more able to thrive without him AND Stanford competes in the less ruthless Pac-12.

[BostonCard]

I was looking for the 2016 version of this thread, but it is nonetheless fun to revisit it, in light of what actually happened.  Our final AP ranking after the 2012 season #7, and of course we won the Rose Bowl.

By the way, I was looking for the 2016 version of the thread to post SI's pre-season ranking.

http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/...nl_siextra

BC

[BostonCard]

I was looking for the 2016 version of this thread, but it is nonetheless fun to revisit it, in light of what actually happened.  Our final AP ranking after the 2012 season #7, and of course we won the Rose Bowl.

By the way, I was looking for the 2016 version of the thread to post SI's pre-season ranking.

http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/...nl_siextra

BC