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My Early Season Top 25
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:45 am
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:45 am
1 Ohio State
2 Georgia
3 Indiana
4 Miami
5 Oregon
6 Texas
7 Ole Miss
8 Notre Dame
9 LSU
10 Texas Tech
11 Alabama
12 Texas A&M
13 Washington
14 USC
15 BYU
16 Oklahoma
17 Georgia Tech
18 Michigan
19 Missouri
20 TCU
21 SMU
22 Tennessee
23 Virginia Tech
24 Penn State
25 Memphis
2 Georgia
3 Indiana
4 Miami
5 Oregon
6 Texas
7 Ole Miss
8 Notre Dame
9 LSU
10 Texas Tech
11 Alabama
12 Texas A&M
13 Washington
14 USC
15 BYU
16 Oklahoma
17 Georgia Tech
18 Michigan
19 Missouri
20 TCU
21 SMU
22 Tennessee
23 Virginia Tech
24 Penn State
25 Memphis
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Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:50 am to bblount69
Welcome brand new poster bblount69. You wasted no time starting a very provocative thread that will no doubt lead to a huge argument.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:53 am to captdalton
A little controversy doesn't hurt
(I forgot my login so I made a new profile)
(I forgot my login so I made a new profile)
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:55 am to bblount69
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3 Indiana
i just can't see them being good again...too many years this program sucked to all of a sudden believe they are a powerhouse
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:56 am to Topwater Trout
There the defending champs so although I agree, i have to respect that until otherwise
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:03 am to bblount69
List is as good as any these days. Each team has more challenges with roster management than ever before.
I think I would have Oregon ahead of OSU preseason. I think I like their overall returning group more than OSUs a bit, and i think they should be ahead of Indiana (which is kind of funny since Indiana destroyed them in the semis).
I think I would have it something like:
Oregon
Texas
OSU
MIami
ND
UGA
Indiana
But again your list is reasonable
I think I would have Oregon ahead of OSU preseason. I think I like their overall returning group more than OSUs a bit, and i think they should be ahead of Indiana (which is kind of funny since Indiana destroyed them in the semis).
I think I would have it something like:
Oregon
Texas
OSU
MIami
ND
UGA
Indiana
But again your list is reasonable
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:04 am to Buckeye06
OU Returns everyone . Will be a top 10 team
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:04 am to bblount69
Good post and list. I think at least 3 of the top 10 will not be there at the end of the season. Lots of new faces in new places. Which 3 I can't say. I don't think Indiana will be in the top 10 though.
FTR, I hope OSU crashes and burns.
FTR, I hope OSU crashes and burns.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:05 am to bblount69
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There the defending champs so although I agree, i have to respect that until otherwise
this line of thinking, especially in the portal era, is bullshite.
What a team did in 2025 has absolutely zero bearing on where they should be in 2026. It's an entirely new team with likely half of its roster being brand new as well.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:07 am to WG_Dawg
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What a team did in 2025 has absolutely zero bearing on where they should be in 2026. It's an entirely new team with likely half of its roster being brand new as well.
Almost like using the schedule as a determining factor of where you rank a team in the preseason. Absolutely useless information.
Eta: By that logic, LSU should not be in the top 25 based on last year. Here LSU is 9.
This post was edited on 6/2/26 at 11:09 am
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:10 am to bblount69
Missouri isn't going to be ranked at the end of the season. I am picking the team to go 6-6 or 5-7 this coming season.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:59 am to TrueLefty
maybe but Austin Simmons and Amhad Hardy on the same team is pretty sweet
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:06 pm to Buckeye06
I think your offense will be even better than last year with Sayin probably winning the Heisman and your defense wont hardly decline from last year
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:08 pm to bblount69
We are not the number 1 team in the country. The offensive line will be the achilles heel again and will make it hard to match up against other top 5 teams. Ryan Day turned Ohio State into those early-mid 2010s Oregon teams who could put up flashy stats in the regular season and then collapse in the postseason when facing teams with elite offensive and defensive lines.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:09 pm to bblount69
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7 Ole Miss 8 Notre Dame 9 LSU
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Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:21 pm to bblount69
17 Georgia Tech too low. Running Figgot should be along shortly to correct you......he has data.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:22 pm to bblount69
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Austin Simmons and Amhad Hardy on the same team is pretty sweet
Would have been sweet, no doubt. Likely won't happen this year. Maybe next year?
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:23 pm to captdalton
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You wasted no time starting a very provocative thread that will no doubt lead to a huge argument.
A post stating the sky is blue would turn into an argument here.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:25 pm to Topwater Trout
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i just can't see them being good again...too many years this program sucked to all of a sudden believe they are a powerhouse
They got the portal QB I wanted had Trinidad not returned. Agree that anyone repeating in the modern era would be very difficult, especially since their team was built on a bunch of veteran seniors.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:26 pm to BuckeyeGoon
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Ryan Day turned Ohio State into those early-mid 2010s Oregon teams who could put up flashy stats in the regular season and then collapse in the postseason when facing teams with elite offensive and defensive lines.
I'm a TBD on this long term. We did just bring an ex NFL HC in as OC, so hopefully that instills the toughness necessary.
OSU was a chip shot fg away from being tied with the team who won the title last season and lost to Miami by 10, but it was a pick 6 that was the real difference there. The offense was meh in both games, but had opportunities to win both
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