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First AP Poll released

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Looks like we would be about #39 behind FSU (1), Nebraska (22), UNC (23), Duke (29), Louisville (31), VT (34).

Personally, I like us being the underdog...I want them to earn it.

1 Florida State (57) 0-0 1496
2 Alabama (1) 0-0 1361
3 Oregon (1) 0-0 1334
4 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1324
5 Ohio State 0-0 1207
6 Auburn 0-0 1198
7 UCLA 0-0 1106
8 Michigan State 0-0 1080
9 South Carolina 0-0 1015
10 Baylor 0-0 966
11 Stanford 0-0 885
12 Georgia 0-0 843
13 LSU 0-0 776
14 Wisconsin 0-0 637
15 USC 0-0 626
16 Clemson 0-0 536
17 Notre Dame 0-0 445
18 Ole Miss 0-0 424
19 Arizona State 0-0 357
20 Kansas State 0-0 242
21 Texas A&M 0-0 238
22 Nebraska 0-0 226
23 North Carolina 0-0 194
24 Missouri 0-0 134
25 Washington 0-0 130

Others receiving votes: UCF 94, Florida 87, Texas 86, Duke 71, Iowa 68, Louisville 48, Marshall 41, Oklahoma State 37, Virginia Tech 26, TCU 23, Mississippi State 22, Michigan 19, Texas Tech 19, Miami (FL) 16, Cincinnati 15, Boise State 10, Oregon State 10, Northwestern 8, Byu 8, Penn State 5, Vanderbilt 2, Navy 2, Nevada 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1, Utah State 1
 
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Ole Miss.... they'll do anything to hype the SEC even more. Might as well rank Vandy, Miss St, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arky while your at it
 
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UNC is suppose to be that good? Lville didnt make it yet people act like we have no shot. Honestly, i would not want to get in Bama's way this year. Saban will be out for blood.
 
I don't care really much about preseason polls because they mean absolutely nothing. Good bulletin board material? Of course. However I will say how in the **** is NC ranked that high? Also UCF and Marshall? Lol UCF is going to be back to their usual selves without Bortles and Storm.
 
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We also have Cincinnati who is right behind us at #40 so at least 7 of our opponents are ranked in the preseason top 40. I know preseason rankings do not exactly mean much but they exist lol. I was surprised that GT didn't get a single vote.
 
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This is the first I can remember since I started following the team in 1984 I feel we will shock folks.
 
We might have a playoff but the tried and true practice of overranking $EC teams prior to every season so as to preserve their conference strength of schedule myth is still in full effect. Ain't no bad losses in the good ol' $EC when every team is ranked!
 
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Oklahoma is overrated the Alabama game was a fluke.

UNC is grossly overrated, I never seen a team picked to win a division after losing to all the top teams in that SAME division the previous year. VT, Miami, & Duke all beat North Carolina, doesn't make sense....

FSU has a "cake walk" to the playoffs the only team(s) that have a chance against FSU are Florida and Miami (and maybe Louisville).
 
eqzeb said:
We also have Cincinnati who is right behind us at #40 so at least 7 of our opponents are ranked in the preseason top 40. I know preseason rankings do not exactly mean much but they exist lol. I was surprised that GT didn't get a single vote.
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why should GT get any votes. Their talent and depth has dwindled significantly over the years. I highly doubt they will make a bowl this year.
 
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UNC #23 lol, thats why its a pre-season poll, they open up with Liberty so i guess you can base it off that, trust me there Defense will suck again this yr. I live in Raleigh and rep my Canes to the fullest and my son is a UNC fan so he catches **** from me everyday about the so called pre-season ranking. UNC has a brutal stretch of 7 games with 5 out of the 7 being on the road so they will not fair well imo, but oh well all i know is there is a "STORM BREWING"...Go Canes!!!
 
The last time only one Florida team was ranked in the AP preseason top 25 was 1983. In 1983 Miami was unranked with a freshman QB, we all know how that ended. Does history dare repeat itself?
 
Don't understand how anyone can make a list without seeing a game.

Their list are guesses that affect real votes down the line.

Start after a few games and after actually watching THIS years teams.
 
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