2012
PRESEASON POLL CHEAT SHEET |
All the basic information
needed to rank teams based on the current AP poll. It is important
to acknowledge that these are not the main factors determining preseason
rankings for next year. The main factors for every voter should be the use
of the depth chart and simply watching the games. |
Listed in order according
to current AP Poll |
1. LOUISIANA
STATE (Record
13-0) |
Returning
Starters: 14
Offense: 7
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 4
# of All-Conference Selections: 12 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Zach Mettenberger-Jr |
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2. ALABAMA
(Record
11-1) |
Returning
Starters: 15
Offense: 8
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 4
# of All-Conference Selections: 5 |
Returning
QB: Yes
A.J. McCarron-Jr |
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3. OKLAHOMA
STATE (Record
11-1) |
Returning
Starters: 14
Offense: 6
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 3
# of All-Conference Selections: 7 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Clint Chelf-Jr or J.W. Walsh-RFr |
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4. STANFORD
(Record
11-1) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 8
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 2
# of All-Conference Selections: 6 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Brett Nottingham-So or Robbie Picazo-Jr or Josh
Nunes-Jr *** |
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5. SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA (Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 9
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 2
# of All-Conference Selections: 9 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Matt Barkley-Sr |
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6. OREGON
(Record
11-2) |
Returning
Starters: 15
Offense: 7
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 5 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Darron Thomas-Sr |
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7. ARKANSAS
(Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 13
Offense: 7
Defense: 6 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 4 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Tyler Wilson-Sr |
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8. BOISE
STATE (Record
11-1) |
Returning
Starters: 9
Offense: 5
Defense: 4 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 0 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Joe Southwick-Jr or Grant Hedrick-So |
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9. WISCONSIN
(Record
11-2) |
Returning
Starters: 12
Offense: 6
Defense: 6 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 2
# of All-Conference Selections: 6 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Joe Brennan-So |
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10. SOUTH
CAROLINA (Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 9
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Connor Shaw-Jr |
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11. KANSAS
STATE (Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 14
Offense: 8
Defense: 6 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 4 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Collin Klein-Sr |
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12. MICHIGAN
STATE (Record
10-3) |
Returning
Starters: 14
Offense: 5
Defense: 9 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 6 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Andrew Maxwell-Jr |
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13. MICHIGAN
(Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 14
Offense: 6
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 2 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Denard Robinson-Sr |
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14. CLEMSON
(Record
10-3) |
Returning
Starters: 15
Offense: 8
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 2
# of All-Conference Selections: 6 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Tahj Boyd-Jr |
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15. BAYLOR
(Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 8
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 1 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Robert Griffin III-Sr |
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16. TCU
(Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 13
Offense: 6
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 5 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Casey Pachall-Jr |
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17. VIRGINIA
TECH (Record
11-2) |
Returning
Starters: 14
Offense: 4
Defense: 10 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 5 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Logan Thomas-Jr |
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18. GEORGIA
(Record
10-3) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 7
Defense: 9 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 2
# of All-Conference Selections: 4 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Aaron Murray-Jr |
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19. OKLAHOMA
(Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 8
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 5 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Landry Jones-Sr |
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20. HOUSTON
(Record
12-1) |
Returning
Starters: 13
Offense: 5
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: David Piland-So |
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21. NEBRASKA
(Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 8
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 4 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Taylor Martinez-Jr |
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22. SOUTHERN
MISS (Record
11-2) |
Returning
Starters: 11
Offense: 6
Defense: 5 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 1 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Arsenio Favor-So |
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23. WEST
VIRGINIA (Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 15
Offense: 8
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 1
# of All-Conference Selections: 4 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Geno Smith-Sr |
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24. PENN
STATE (Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 10
Offense: 5
Defense: 5 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Matt McGloin-Sr or Rob Bolden-Jr |
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25. FLORIDA
STATE (Record
8-4) |
Returning
Starters: 18
Offense: 9
Defense: 9 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: Yes
E.J. Manuel-Sr |
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26. NOTRE
DAME (Record
8-4) |
Returning
Starters: 15
Offense: 8
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 2
# of All-Conference Selections: -- |
Returning
QB: Yes
Tommy Rees-Jr |
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27. CINCINNATI
(Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 11
Offense: 4
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 2 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Munchie Legaux-Jr |
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28. ARKANSAS
STATE (Record
10-2) |
Returning
Starters: 11
Offense: 7
Defense: 4 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Ryan Aplin-Sr |
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29. BRIGHAM
YOUNG (Record
9-3) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 9
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: -- |
Returning
QB: Yes
Riley Nelson-Sr or Jake Heaps-Jr |
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30. GEORGIA
TECH (Record
8-4) |
Returning
Starters: 16
Offense: 9
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 2 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Tevin Washington-Sr |
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31. NORTHERN
ILLINOIS (Record
10-3) |
Returning
Starters: 12
Offense: 4
Defense: 8 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 4 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Jordan Lynch-Jr |
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32. VIRGINIA
(Record
8-4) |
Returning
Starters: 12
Offense: 7
Defense: 5 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 2 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Michael Rocco-Jr |
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33. MISSOURI
(Record
7-5) |
Returning
Starters: 11
Offense: 5
Defense: 6 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: Yes
James Franklin-Jr |
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34. TULSA
(Record
8-4) |
Returning
Starters: 13
Offense: 6
Defense: 7 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 3 |
Returning
QB: No
Replacement: Kalen Henderson-So |
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35. LOUISVILLE
(Record
7-5) |
Returning
Starters: 17
Offense: 8
Defense: 9 |
#
of AP All-Americans: 0
# of All-Conference Selections: 2 |
Returning
QB: Yes
Teddy
Bridgewater-So |
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