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Are
we too early? Not quite.
The NationalChamps.net Early Bird Preview has predicted
the same Top 10 the official AP Poll puts out eight
months later in August. If you want to see what next
year's 2007 Preseason Poll will look like, check out
the Early Bird Preview. The process of selection is
not that difficult if you know what pollsters look for.
We give you most of that information now.
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2005
2005 Early Bird Preview
Released in November
1. Southern California
2. Texas
3. Michigan
4. Louisiana State
5. Oklahoma
6. Ohio State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Miami FL
9. Tennessee
10. Auburn
Official
2005 AP Poll
Released in August
1.
Southern California
2. Texas
3. Tennessee
4. Michigan
5. Louisiana State
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma
8. Virginia Tech
9. Miami FL
10. Florida |
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2004
2004 Early Bird Preview
Released in November
1.
Oklahoma
2. Georgia
3. Southern California
4. Louisiana State
5. Texas
6. Florida State
7. Miami FL
8. Michigan
9. Ohio State
10. Tennessee
Official
2004 AP Poll
Released in August
1.
Southern California
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Louisiana State
5. Florida State
6. Miami FL
7. Texas
8. Michigan
9. Ohio State
10. West Virginia |
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NOT MISS THE POINT: NationalChamps.net is proud
to once again present our annual Early Bird College
Football Breakdown. For those of you concerned with
the rankings and the fact this #16 team is better than
that #9 team, then YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT! Our presentation
was created as nothing more than a rough guide for listing
whether key players return or depart. So many of the
selections are evidently interchangeable and will adjust
continuously until next season arrives.
So
sit back, unbutton those tight pants from your turkey
dinners and leftovers, and take this preview for what
it's worth. We think you will gain much more by realizing
that the rankings and their explicit accuracy are not
the primary goal. This is not about predicting where
these teams will finish by season's end, a flaw in logic
many assume - it is about where each deserves to be
ranked as the season starts.
However, in the sixth season of compiling this Early
Bird Preview, NationalChamps.net has eerily predicted
a very close result to what the official polls will
show come August. Returning starters and key losses
are not hard to figure out. Unpredictable at this point,
though, is just how early NFL departures and bowl game
results tend to change these rankings more than any
other aspect. We rank what we know and take the rest
in stride.
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COMPLETE
2007 PREVIEW COMING THIS SPRING
Please
check back this spring when NationalChamps.net releases
our entire 2007 College Football Preview... complete
with full depth charts, analysis from our writing staff,
rankings, unit power ratings and lots of new digital
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