Pat Forde from ESPN has updated his preseason rankings...
Picking the 2006 Top 25 in January is dumber than an improvised lateral on the dead run to an unsuspecting teammate. (Was that really you, Reggie Bush?) But that's the job here, with a mild re-write after underclassmen have made their stay-or-go declarations for the NFL draft:
Here's the first word on next season [his previous rankings from a few weeks ago]:
1. West Virginia Mountaineers [3]
2. Ohio State Buckeyes [2]
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish [4]
4. LSU Tigers [6]
5. Florida Gators [7]
6. Oklahoma Sooners [8]
7. USC Trojans [5]
8. Michigan Wolverines [11]
9. Miami Hurricanes [9]
10. Oregon Ducks [10]
11. Texas Longhorns [1]
12. Louisville Cardinals [14]
13. Penn State Nittany Lions [13]
14. Auburn Tigers [12]
15. Cal Bears [15]
16. Georgia Bulldogs [17]
17. Alabama Crimson Tide [19]
18. Nebraska Cornhuskers [20]
19. TCU Horned Frogs [22]
20. Arizona State Sun Devils [23]
21. Iowa Hawkeyes [24]
22. Clemson Tigers [unranked]
23. Virginia Tech Hokies [16]
24. Iowa State Cyclones [unranked]
25. Florida State Seminoles [18]
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