Preseason Polls
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences. Each poll uses different methodologies. For instance, some rank the teams based on their perception of the team's strength going into the season and some rank them based on their perception of the team's possible record at the end of the season. These are different because one team may be stronger but have a tougher schedule and another team may be weaker but have a weaker schedule and both teams may end the season with the same record. The 2005–06 BCS champions Texas Longhorns are highlighted in gold.
| Phil Steele | Athlon | Sporting News | Lindy's | Street & Smith | Gold Sheet | CBS Sportsline | Blue Ribbon | Game Plan | Southern College Sports | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | 1. | ||||||||
| 2. | LSU | Tennessee | Tennessee | Texas | Texas | Tennessee | Iowa | Texas | Texas | Texas | 2. | ||||||||
| 3. | Purdue | Iowa | Ohio State | Michigan | Tennessee | Ohio State | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Michigan | 3. | ||||||||
| 4. | Louisville | Oklahoma | Virginia Tech | Florida | Oklahoma | Florida | Texas | Michigan | Oklahoma | Louisville | 4. | ||||||||
| 5. | Texas | Florida State | Texas | Oklahoma | Michigan | Texas | Ohio State | Louisiana State | Florida State | Virginia Tech | 5. | ||||||||
| 6. | Miami | Texas | LSU | Tennessee | LSU | Iowa | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma | Purdue | Florida | 6. | ||||||||
| 7. | Michigan | Michigan | Miami | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma | Florida State | Florida | Ohio State | 7. | ||||||||
| 8. | Oklahoma | Louisville | Michigan | Florida State | Miami | LSU | LSU | Ohio State | Michigan | Tennessee | 8. | ||||||||
| 9. | Ohio State | LSU | Oklahoma | LSU | Florida | Michigan | Florida | Virginia Tech | Alabama | Miami (Fla.) | 9. | ||||||||
| 10. | Georgia | Virginia Tech | Iowa | Virginia Tech | Purdue | Louisville | Michigan | Iowa | Louisiana State | Bowling Green | 10. | ||||||||
| 11. | Florida | Miami | Florida | Louisville | Georgia | Oklahoma | Miami | Louisville | Miami (Fla.) | Oklahoma | 11. | ||||||||
| 12. | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Florida State | Miami | Ohio State | Florida State | Louisville | Florida | Virginia Tech | Boise State | 12. | ||||||||
| 13. | Florida State | Florida | Georgia | Purdue | Iowa | Texas A&M | Georgia | Miami (Fla.) | Ohio State | Georgia | 13. | ||||||||
| 14. | Iowa | Georgia | Texas A&M | Georgia | Auburn | Fresno State | Florida State | Auburn | Georgia | Iowa | 14. | ||||||||
| 15. | Tennessee | Purdue | California | Iowa | Louisville | Arizona State | Pittsburgh | Boston College | Auburn | Louisiana State | 15. | ||||||||
| 16. | N.C. State | Alabama | Auburn | Texas A&M | Boise State | Miami | Arizona State | Georgia | Arizona State | Purdue | 16. | ||||||||
| 17. | Auburn | Boston College | Purdue | Auburn | Texas A&M | Bowling Green | Texas A&M | Purdue | Louisville | Fresno State | 17. | ||||||||
| 18. | Texas A&M | Boise State | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Florida State | Georgia | Purdue | Pittsburgh | Penn State | Miami (Ohio) | 18. | ||||||||
| 19. | Penn State | Arizona State | Louisville | Pittsburgh | Fresno State | California | Boston College | UCLA | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 19. | ||||||||
| 20. | California | Auburn | Boise State | Boston College | California | Iowa State | Fresno State | Arizona State | Texas Tech | UTEP | 20. | ||||||||
| 21. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Bowling Green | Texas Tech | Virginia | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Virginia | Nebraska | New Mexico | 21. | ||||||||
| 22. | Oregon | Virginia | Iowa State | Alabama | Oregon | Utah | Texas Tech | Utah | Kansas State | Pittsburgh | 22. | ||||||||
| 23. | Fresno State | Pittsburgh | Virginia | Fresno State | Pittsburgh | Texas Tech | Boise State | Fresno State | Boise State | Georgia Tech | 23. | ||||||||
| 24. | Miami (Ohio) | UTEP | Arizona State | UCLA | Texas Tech | Pittsburgh | Colorado | Texas A&M | Fresno State | Alabama | 24. | ||||||||
| 25. | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Utah | Utah | Utah | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Bowling Green UTEP |
Miami (Ohio) | Arizona State | 25. | ||||||||
| Phil Steele | Athlon | Sporting News | Lindy's | Street & Smith | Gold Sheet | CBS Sportsline | Blue Ribbon | Game Plan | Southern College Sports | ||||||||||
| Source: "2005 Preseason Consensus". Stassen.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. http://preseason.stassen.com/consensus/2005.html#national. Retrieved 2006-07-24. | |||||||||||||||||||
Read more about this topic: 2005 NCAA Division I-A Football Rankings
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