The first annual JFP Sports top 25 features nine teams from the SEC, five teams from the Big 12, four teams from the Big Ten, two from the ACC, two from the Pac-12, two from the Mountain West Conference and one independent.
Comment on who you felt we left out, who is ranked too high or low, or even if we got it all wrong and you’re mad as hell. We will update the Top 25 each week on the JFP Sports website (http://www.jfpsports.com).
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC)
2. Oklahoma Sooners (Big-12)
3. LSU Tigers (SEC)
4. Oregon Ducks (PAC-12)
5. Boise State Broncos (MWC)
6. Stanford Cardinals (PAC-12)
7. Texas A&M Aggies (Big-12)
8. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big-12)
9. Florida State Seminoles (ACC)
10. Arkansas Razorbacks (SEC)
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten)
12. South Carolina Gamecocks (SEC)
13. Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC)
14. Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten)
15. Mississippi State Bulldogs (SEC)
16. TCU Horned Frogs (MWC)
17. Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten)
18. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent)
19. Florida Gators (SEC)
20. Missouri Tigers (Big-12)
21. Georgia Bulldogs (SEC)
22. Texas Longhorns (Big-12)
23. Tennessee Volunteers
24. Auburn Tigers (SEC)
25. Ohio State Buckeyes
Sorry, Golden Eagle and Black Bear fans. You didn’t crack the Top 25, yet, but we have a whole season to go. Check back each week to see if you find your way into the poll.
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