247 Preseason Consensus Poll, 19 polls mashed: Michigan ended up at 8
247 mashed 19 Preseason Polls together. This was the result:
- Clemson (15-0 in 2018; 12 first-place votes), 467 voting points
- Alabama (14-1; seven first-place votes), 463
- Georgia (11-3), 433
- Oklahoma (12-2), 405
- Ohio State (13-1), 394
- LSU (10-3), 367
- Florida (10-3), 345
- Michigan (10-3), 339
- Notre Dame (12-1), 325
- Texas (10-4), 299
- (tie) Oregon (9-4), 257
- (tie) Texas A&M (9-4), 257
- Washington (10-4), 231
- Auburn (8-5), 176
- Utah (9-5), 174
- Penn State (9-4), 170
- Central Florida (12-1), 147
- Wisconsin (8-5), 125
- Iowa (9-4), 123
- Michigan State (7-6), 82
- Iowa State (8-5), 67
- (tie) Mississippi State (8-5), 58
- (tie) Nebraska (4-8), 58
- Stanford (9-4), 56
- Syracuse (10-3), 55
- Washington State (11-2), 53
- Army (11-2), 41
- Miami (Fla.) (7-6), 38
- Missouri (8-5), 35
- Northwestern (9-5), 28
- South Carolina (7-6), 18
- (tie) Kentucky (10-3), 17
- (tie) TCU (7-6), 17
- Oklahoma State (7-6), 11
- (tie) USC (5-7), 7
- (tie) Virginia Tech (6-7), 7
- Virginia (8-5), 6
- (tie) Boise State (10-3), 5
- (tie) Tennessee (5-7), 5
- Baylor (7-6), 4
- (tie) Fresno State (12-2), 3
- (tie) Minnesota (7-6), 3
- Cincinnati (11-2), 2
These were used:
In the first edition today, we have 19 different polls. We have polls from the USA Today coaches poll, Phil Steele’s College Football, The Sporting News (Bill Bender), Lindy’s Sports, Athlon Sports, Street & Smith’s, ESPN.com, SI.com (Scooby Axson), CBSSports.com (Dennis Dodd), NCAA.com (Wayne Staats), USA Today College Football (Paul Myerberg), The GameHaus (Joe DiTullo), YahooSports.com, SaturdayDownSouth.com (Connor O’Gara), SaturdayBlitz.com (Zach Bigalke), TheSpun.com (Matt Hladik), CollegeFootballNews.com (Pete Fiutak), SBNation.com (Bill Connelly) and PFF.com (Eric Eager and Ben Brown).
We will update the poll before the season starts as the Associated Press media poll, the Sports Illustrated preview and other late top 25 polls are released.
LINK to article: https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-football-preseason-top-25-list-has-Clemson-Tigers-Alabama-Crimson-Tide-at-the-top-134122239/#134122239_1
I spy USC at 35. What would the odds be Urban Meyer is the head coach there next season?
August 3rd, 2019 at 12:39 AM ^
UM low of 18 and high of 3 in these polls.
August 3rd, 2019 at 12:43 AM ^
BABA BOOYA...Just kidding.
I would expect us to beat anyone ranked 6 or lower. OSU and above I still expect a loss. But it’s very close.
So how do you come up with such an arbitrary number, from such arbitrary polls, that don't account for arbitrary injuries (or any other such arbitrary context)? Expecting a loss to any team, before training camp is ever a few days old, is just ridiculous!
Oyy!! Shouldn't you be texting a croot, somewhere??
(PSA: Don't text to croots)
Those rankings seem to average out well enough from a top 10 standpoint.
Move Wazzu up about 10 slots. Army about 5.
MSU doesn't belong in T25. Nebrasker not in top 50.
August 3rd, 2019 at 10:15 AM ^
MSU at 20 is a total joke. Where's the offense going to come from ? Might be as bad as last year's which was putrid.
August 3rd, 2019 at 10:27 AM ^
I would not sleep on MSU this year. They can very well win 9 or 10 games this year with that defense. If the offense is even 10-20% better than last year they'll get there.
August 3rd, 2019 at 10:33 AM ^
If it truly was an injury to Lewerke, I can see the offense being better this season. White and Stewart are pretty decent wideouts.
August 3rd, 2019 at 10:54 AM ^
Jalen nailor is fast too. They have some talent. They're my underdog pick this year tbh, even tho I can't stand them. I also hate how we play them in November. Would've much preferred that game be in October.
August 3rd, 2019 at 12:08 PM ^
The offense will come from the defense.
Finish in the top 4.
Only Poll that matters is the final one and I hope we are #1 then .
Thats all preseason polls are is a selling technique . Helps sell magazines and it helps to sell teams/matchups .
Michigan plays:
#5, #9, #19, #20, and #27 at home
#16 and #18 on the road.
They play at Indiana where the last two games there have gone to OT.
MTSU, Maryland, Rutgers, and Illinois are probably the only “easy” games on the schedule this year.
I don’t think Maryland will be on that “easy” list (still should beat them by 2+ scores).
August 3rd, 2019 at 12:11 PM ^
Agreed...Maryland probably doesn't belong in that group.
August 3rd, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
Maryland and Indiana are easy trap games for us this year. Would not be surprised if we lose 1 of those games
August 3rd, 2019 at 10:39 AM ^
I’m not sure how easy Maryland is going to be this year. If it were at home, I would be pretty confident UM would dominate. On the road, with where it sits on the schedule (between ND and MSU), could be a tricky game with their new coaching staff and QB. Hopefully I’m wrong.
It feels like all this preseason yip-yap is media jockeying for real estate in the minds of CFB fans. I’ll be glad when the season starts.
And somewhere Stewart Mandel is asking why while pounding on the table as his Michigan hate boner is getting bigger.
August 3rd, 2019 at 11:01 AM ^
After 4 years with Harbaugh I am confident the program is the strongest it’s been in 15 years. Given the fact we have no Big Ten titles and only one win over OSU during that period, this should be the year to right those wrongs. That being said, this schedule is tough and I expect two losses.
My hope is those losses will not be against MSU/OSU and that we can still win the Big Ten. I don’t really care if we make the playoff, although that would be great. A season very similar to what Penn State had in 2016 (11-3 record, wins over OSU/MSU at home, a Big Ten Championship and a Final AP Ranking of 7) would be awesome. That would be a GREAT season this year in my view. Go Blue!
August 3rd, 2019 at 11:10 AM ^
FUN FACT: Michigan plays six of the top 20 teams in that mashed listing of pre-season polls. Clemson plays only one and Alabama plays only three of those of the top 20 teams.
August 3rd, 2019 at 12:15 PM ^
Clemson's schedule is pretty weak...in part because the ACC is not very good.
And if these rankings hold true at the end of the season, Michigan could win every one of those games but lose to OSU, and the narrative would still be that Harbaugh has never beat anyone with a pulse or won a big game.
And Bama would get all kinds of credit again for making it through the brutal SEC schedule they have to endure with all 3 ranked opponents they had to play in between FCS games.
Thanks for posting this. Keep up the good content