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AP Top 25 Poll

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121Josey

Redshirt
Oct 30, 2012
7,503
0
0
(###) Number of first place votes
1
Florida State (57)
ACC
Record: 0-0
PV Rank
-
Points
1,496
2
Alabama (1)
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
1,361
3
Oregon (1)
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
-
1,334
4
Oklahoma (1)
Big 12
Record: 0-0
-
1,324
5
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
-
1,207
6
Auburn
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
1,198
7
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
-
1,106
8
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
-
1,080
9
South Carolina
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
1,015
10
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 0-0
-
966
11
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
-
885
12
Georgia
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
843
13
LSU
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
776
14
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
-
637
15
USC
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
-
626
16
Clemson
ACC
Record: 0-0
-
536
17
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 0-0
-
445
18
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
424
19
Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
-
357
20
Kansas State
Big 12
Record: 0-0
-
242
21
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
238
22
Nebraska
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
-
226
23
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 0-0
-
194
24
Missouri
SEC
Record: 0-0
-
134
25

Washington
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
-
130

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  • 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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Joe Schmedlap

Redshirt
Aug 11, 2010
1,334
33
48
These things will never go away

But how meaningful or meaningless is a preseason poll? It is a silly popularity contest. When is the first poll that actually carries weight for the new playoff system? Is at at week 4?
 
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121Josey

Redshirt
Oct 30, 2012
7,503
0
0
Joe Schmedlap said:
But how meaningful or meaningless is a preseason poll? It is a silly popularity contest. When is the first poll that actually carries weight for the new playoff system? Is at at week 4?
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It's easier to stay in the Top 25 than it is to break into it. The teams in the Top 25 get considerably more national coverage. So, I would say that the silly popularity contest casts a significant influence over the college football landscape.

You do know that there's a playoff committee, right?
 
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WayboDawg

Redshirt
Jun 7, 2013
1,219
1
38
We're right where I hoped we'd be: Under everyone's radar until the season starts. MSU has never handled pre-season accolades well. We always play better with a chip on our shoulder.
 
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DerHntr

All-Conference
Sep 18, 2007
15,826
2,783
113
Our five game stretch starting Sept 20 begins with three top 25 ranked teams. If we win our first three games and then lose to LSU on Sept 20, we most likely won't be picked to win against Auburn and TAMU.

Need Mullen to win one that Vegas picks us to lose more now than ever. Start with LSU and our fan base will lose all sense of rationality.
 
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dannyripms

Redshirt
Sep 3, 2013
847
1
18
We've seen plenty of teams start out of top 25 to finish top 5. If we take care of business with the opponents we got, we can be in playoffs this year.
 
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Shamoan

Redshirt
Jun 27, 2013
12,466
0
0
i am shocked notre dame wasnt in this. SHOCKED....and i dont care how many players they have lost.

that said, its not where you start in the polls, its where you finish. we will be pushing for 10 wins with our schedule and the post-season. time will tell. we hardly ever get our due accolades. state has to squeeze any ounce of respect due to our history. if we keep winning, that will change. one thing is for sure, in the sec, you have to command respect and nothing is given freely. if we win, everything else will take care of itself.
 
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Sutterkane

Redshirt
Jan 23, 2007
5,100
0
0
You're mad about preseason polls? Hell I can remember back in the mid 90s Notre Dame was like 1-3 and still ranked. It's always been a popularity contest. The only reason we get any love is because we play in the toughest conference.
 
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Shamoan

Redshirt
Jun 27, 2013
12,466
0
0
i quit looking after top 5.** dammit.

the AP is slipping. ND would be at 17....how fitting.
 
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mstateglfr

All-American
Feb 24, 2008
16,036
5,863
113
All last season it was discussed how this would be our year as the schedule and talent would align to give us our best chance at high success.

I just counted 8 SEC teams in the T25. 1/3 of the rankings are in our conference, with 5 being in our division. Everyone we play in the West, save Arkansas, is ranked.


#OURTIME
 
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RebelBruiser

Redshirt
Aug 21, 2007
7,349
0
0
Joe Schmedlap said:
But how meaningful or meaningless is a preseason poll? It is a silly popularity contest. When is the first poll that actually carries weight for the new playoff system? Is at at week 4?
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The biggest thing polls do is determine which games go on the ticker as "Top 25" games, and also you get a bit more coverage on ESPN when you're Top 25. Your game usually gets highlights each week on each of the shows.

That's the benefit. With the selection committee thing in place, I don't think polls will mean AS much, but I still think they'll have an influence over what you see the committee do, so they aren't completely meaningless.
 
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xxxWalkTheDawg

Redshirt
Oct 21, 2005
4,262
0
0
ND is at 17 btw.
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you know it's not really football season till Lou Holtz predicts ND and SCar to be in the national championship race. When I hear that...I'm then fully ready for kickoff.
 
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johnson86-1

All-Conference
Aug 22, 2012
14,353
4,863
113
121Josey said:
It's easier to stay in the Top 25 than it is to break into it. The teams in the Top 25 get considerably more national coverage. So, I would say that the silly popularity contest casts a significant influence over the college football landscape.

You do know that there's a playoff committee, right?
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I don't think it matters for the playoff committee. If we are in the discussion for the playoff coming out of the SEC, we will have won enough to shoot up the polls. There is some benefit as far as exposure for being in the top 25, and being outside of the top 25 means we probably won't get any of that exposure until we play LSU, but being in the SEC helps mitigate a lot of that.
 
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fishwater99

Freshman
Jun 4, 2007
14,073
54
48
It's past time for a signature win over a Top 20 team...

DerHntr said:
Our five game stretch starting Sept 20 begins with three top 25 ranked teams. If we win our first three games and then lose to LSU on Sept 20, we most likely won't be picked to win against Auburn and TAMU.

Need Mullen to win one that Vegas picks us to lose more now than ever. Start with LSU and our fan base will lose all sense of rationality.[/QUO
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