Since I'm never one to let my opinions go unheard, I decided to post up my predictions for this coming college football season. More than anything else, I just enjoy talking about college sports. Plus, if any of these are right, I can say I told you so. While if they're wrong-- like any other self-respecting sportswriter-- I'll just claim that preseason predictions mean absolutely nothing. Sound good?Below will be a list of the top four teams per conference (save MAC, Sun Belt & WAC), just so you can get a sense of how I see things panning out. I'll also list my top 25, as well as BCS bowl predictions.
ACC
1. Miami (FL) (8-0) (11-1)
2. Boston College (7-1) (11-1)
3. Georgia Tech (7-1) (10-2)
4. Virginia Tech (5-3) (8-4)
Big 12
1. Nebraska (8-0) (12-0)
2. Texas (7-1) (11-1)
3. Oklahoma (7-1) (11-1)
4. Missouri (6-2) (10-2)
Big East
1. Pittsburgh (7-0) (10-2)
2. West Virginia (6-1) (10-2)
3. Cincinnati (5-2) (9-3)
7. Syracuse (2-5) (5-7) *had to put my alma mater on here somewhere
Big Ten
1. Ohio State (8-0) (12-0)
2. Wisconsin (7-1) (11-1)
3. Penn State (7-1) (10-2)
4. Iowa (6-2) (10-2)
C-USA
1. Houston (8-0) (11-1)
2. ECU (7-1) (9-3)
3. SMU (7-1) (8-4)
4. UCF (6-2) (8-4)
Independents
Navy (10-2)
Notre Dame (8-4)
Army (6-6)
MAC
1. Temple (8-0) (10-2)
MWC
1. TCU (8-0) (12-0)
2. Utah (7-1) (11-1)
3. BYU (6-2) (10-2)
4. Air Force (5-3) (7-5)
Pac-10
1. Oregon State (9-0) (10-2)
2. Oregon (7-2) (10-2)
3. USC (7-2) (10-2)
4. Arizona (6-3) (8-4)
SEC
1. Georgia (8-0) (12-0)
2. Alabama (7-1) (11-1)
3. Florida (6-2) (10-2)
4. LSU (6-2) (10-2)
Sun Belt
1. Troy (8-0) (10-2)
WAC
1. Boise State (8-0) (12-0)
Predicted Final Top 25
1. Ohio State (Big Ten)
2. Boise State (WAC)
3. Alabama (SEC)
4. Miami (FL) (ACC)
5. Nebraska (Big 12)
6. Georgia (SEC)
7. Oklahoma (Big 12)
8. Wisconsin (Big Ten)
9. Boston College (ACC)
10. Texas (Big 12)
11. TCU (MWC)
12. Houston (CUSA)
13. LSU (SEC)
14. Florida (SEC)
15. Oregon State (Pac-10)
16. Penn State (Big Ten)
17. Pittsburgh (Big East)
18. Iowa (Big Ten)
19. West Virginia (Big East)
20. Utah (MWC)
21. Arkansas (SEC)
22. Oregon (Pac-10)
23. BYU (MWC)
24. Missouri (Big 12)
25. Cincinnati (Big East)
BCS Bowl Games
Rose- Wisconsin over Oregon State
Orange- Miami (FL) over Pittsburgh
Fiesta- Boise State over Texas
Sugar- Alabama over TCU
National Title- Ohio State over Nebraska
Heisman- Ryan Mallet, QB/Arkansas
