Mark Schlabach's Early Top 25 CFB

Schlabach's Early Top 25

1. Georgia
2. Oklahoma
3. Florida
4. Missouri
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. Texas
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Arizona State

Pretty good placements I think because I agree with Georgia, Florida, OSU, and LSU. But when are people going to learn to stop placing a bad Texas team in the Top 10? They are always overrated and given way too many chances. If you read his description of USC, he tells how many key players are being lost so how can you be Top 5 then? Plus I still believe that USC isn't that good. Especially after going to the Rose Bowl. If they had played Missouri they would have looked a whole lot worse. USC has a mediocre running game and a shaky pass game. If they don't get lucky on a screen they don't have a big play. They are definitely not like the teams from before. Missouri and Arizona State had fluke seasons and won't repeat with the success of this past year. West Virginia got number 14. How come they didn't make the top 7? Especially if Schlabach thinks that White and Slaton will return. They really deserve to be higher. I still believe that Florida is a team that can run the table if they choose to play so. If they can utilize some other offensive weapons and shore up the defense, they have a great chance. All they did last year was use Tebow and Harvin and they still almost made it.

Of course, these rankings will definitely change because it all depends on who chooses to leave for the draft and what recruits a team will get. Michigan has a chance to be placed higher than 21 if they can lock down a star QB like Terrelle Pryor (dammit). Ryan Mallett's decision to transfer will be a huge loss because he's actually got a lot of talent. Michigan just had a terrible year, but the bowl game showed that they can play with the best. I think Pryor has secretly committed to UMich, and that is the real reason Mallett is leaving. Why else would someone leave Michigan? He doesn't want to have to battle for a position. However, sitting out for a whole year could hurt his progress, even though he still has 3 years of eligibility after that. Michigan does have a lot of really good players leaving and a new head coach implementing a new offense. Maybe the ranking is actually accurate?