Coachs Poll is out

Preseason Coaches' Top 25
1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. LSU - too high
5. Florida State
6. Stanford
7. Boise State
8. Oklahoma State
9. Texas A&M
10. Wisconsin - too low
11. Nebraska
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. Arkansas - too low
15. TCU
16. Ohio State
17. Michigan State
18. Notre Dame
19. Auburn - too high (sorry Gus)                                    20.Mississippi State - will finish above Auburn
21. Missouri
22. Georgia
23. Florida
24. Texas
25. Penn State

I have several issues with this poll.  I have spoken with several D1 coaches and they say the just pass along the ballet to their PR guy...and have no idea how he voted.  Also, these guys (whoever does the voting) do not watch much college football except for their team and the team they are facing that week.  Trust me!  And this poll is the one that counts in the BCS rankings.

Where is Houston??? 

Tennessee will squeak in Top 25 by year's end.

I wouldn't be surprised if Texas A&M finishes the year with a losing record.

I agree that Auburn is overated but interestingly enough they started last season ranked #19 in the Coaches Poll.

The Big East has been completely shut out of the Top 25 (has that ever happened before?).

I thought that it was mandatory that the Hokies begin each season ranked in the top 10 if not the top 5. Although they are still over valued at 13 IMO.

I think that the 'Gators are being a bit overvalued as well.

HogPen - I hope that you are right about the Vols. 

Agree 100%

I am high on the Vols this year.  I think they might suprise some people!  If they had either SC or Geo schedule, i might even say the could win the SEC east, however they do not.

The difference in ly's Auburns ranking and this years is Cam Newton.  We knew ly that Auburn was going to climb up the rankings and might contend for a title.  I remember listening to Newton's Juco coach talk before the season and he said that Cam was the greatest athlete he had ever seen...an athletic freak of nature is how he described him.

Actually in my opinion the preseason poll turned out to be amazingly accurate.

 The unranked team that finished the highest was #9 Michigan and the other big gainers were,#12 Baylor,#14 Houston,#16 Kansas State,#18 WVU,and #19 Southern Miss.

 The biggest disappointments were Texas A&M,Ohio State,Notre Dame,and Florida.

 It is laughable.............Boise & Stanford are way too high.......TAM #9? Cmon............& Penn St. has no biz being ranked at all..........Tennessee lost a lot of their staff so it's hard to know what they'll look like.

 But I suppose someone has to be ranked........... Washington will be much improved but 4 of their 1st 6 games are vs......@ LSU....Stanford.........@ Oregon.......USC.............their season could be shot before half time.

   This thread was started before the 2011 season began. I bumped it to compare preseason and final AP polls.

  Sorry about the confusion MUGG. If this was the 2012 preseason poll your comments would be spot on.

Imagine Notre Dame being on that list. 

 Year after year towards the end of the season,the cHokies prove that they are not worthy of their ranking. Then they get to start the following season enjoying another unearned high ranking.

Beamer all time at VT vs. ranked opponents and bowl games

43-50-1 vs. ranked and bowl games
29-38 vs. top 20
15-33 vs. top 15
7-30 vs. top 10
1-19 vs. top 5
7-12 in bowl games

There has NEVER been a team in any sport that is continually overvalued as much as Va.Tech.