USA Today top 25 college football poll (contest)

[Beyond the Bets]

USA Today's top 25 poll will be released Thursday afternoon according to, um, USA Today. So, that's exciting. Even more exciting? Predicting where each team will be slotted in the poll.

So, how about a contest: You must try to accurately predict the top 25.
Whoever gets the most right wins a free $25 parlay*.

*You must get AT LEAST 13 teams correct to win, and they must be in the correct slot. If for some reason that seems too difficult, let me know and I'll bend the rules to make it easier. Also: If you correctly guess where Kansas State will be in the poll, you'll earn three FREE points.

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[The Cosmic Kid]

1. USC
2. Alabama
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Oregon
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Arkansas
9. Florida State
10. South Carolina
11. West Virginia
12. Kansas State
13. Clemson
14. Michigan State
15. Ohio State
16. TCU
17. Wisconsin
18. Texas
19. Oklahoma State
20. Virginia Tech
21. Nebraska
22. Stanford
23. Florida
24. Boise State
25. Louisville

[LOLstradamus]

1. LSU
2. USC
3. Alabama
4. Florida State
5. Oklahoma
6. Oregon
7. Georgia
8. Michigan
9. Arkansas
10. Wisconsin
11. Clemson
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. Kansas State
15. Michigan State
16. Texas
17. Stanford
18. West Virginia
19. Nebraska
20. Oklahoma State
21. Boise State
22. Florida
23. Stanford
24. Notre Dame
25. Baylor


Interesting exercise because by no means is this MY top 25. You just have to think like the press which is usually very wrong and to hype up the season in efforts to sell magazines/papers/etc.

[Stupacolypse]

1. USC
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Oregon
6. FSU
7. Georgia
8. Michigan
9. WVU
10. South Carolina
11. Arkansas
12. Texas
13. Wisconsin
14. Oklahoma State
15. Clemson
16. Michigan State
17. Virginia Tech
18. Boise State
19. Nebraska
20. Notre Dame
21. Florida
22. TCU
23. Stanford
24. Kansas State
25. Auburn

[seneca15krookk]

1. LSU
2. USC
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Oregon
6. Michigan
7. Georgia
8. Florida State
9. Arkansas
10. Clemson
11. South Carolina
12. Texas
13. Nebraska
14. Virginia Tech
15. Ohio State
16. TCU
17. Wisconsin
18. Notre Dame
19. West Virginia
20. Oklahoma State
21. Florida
22. Stanford
23. Kansas State
24. Boise State
25. Louisville

[adamburden]

1. LSU
2. USC
3. Alabama
4. Oregon
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Arkansas
9. South Carolina
10. Florida State
11. Texas
12. West Virginia
13. Ohio State
14. Clemson
15. Michigan State
16. Virginia Tech
17. Wisconsin
18. Notre Dame
19. Nebraska
20. Stanford
21. TCU
22. Boise State
23. Florida
24. Kansas St.
25. Louisville

[illadelphia]

1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Oklahoma
4. LSU
5. Florida State
6. Oregon
7. Georgia
8. Michigan
9. Wisconsin
10. Arkansas
11. South Carolina
12. Clemson
13. Va Tech
14. Texas
15. Michigan State
16. Kansas State
17. Stanford
18. Nebraska
19. West Va
20. Oklahoma State
21. Boise State
22. Stanford
23. Florida
24. Notre Dame
25. Baylor

[gynecologist]

1. LSU
2. USC
3. Alabama
4. Oregon
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Florida State
9. South Carolina
10. Arkansas
11. Texas
12. West Virginia
13. Ohio State
14. Virginia Tech
15. Michigan State
16. Notre Dame
17. Wisconsin
18. Clemson
19. Nebraska
20. Stanford
21. TCU
22. Baylor
23. Florida
24. KSU
25. Boise State

[LOLstradamus]

Did better than I expected. Only 3 exactly right, but 14 within one spot.

1. LSU
2. USC
3. Alabama
4. Florida State
5. Oklahoma
6. Oregon
7. Georgia
8. Michigan
9. Arkansas
10. Wisconsin
11. Clemson
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. Kansas State
15. Michigan State
16. Texas
17. Stanford
18. West Virginia
19. Nebraska
20. Oklahoma State
21. Boise State
22. Florida
23. Stanford
24. Notre Dame
25. Baylor

[Beyond the Bets]

Yep, I made that way too hard.

[LOLstradamus]

FYI, final results here:

1. LSU

2. Alabama

3. USC

4. Oklahoma

5. Oregon

6. Georgia

7. Florida State

8. Michigan

9. South Carolina

10. Arkansas

11. West Virginia

12. Wisconsin

13. Michigan State

14. Clemson

15. Texas

16. Nebraska

17. TCU

18. Stanford

19. Oklahoma State

20. Virginia Tech

21. Kansas State

22. Boise State

23. Florida

24. Notre Dame

25. Auburn

[LOLstradamus]

(08-02-2012 12:01 PM)Beyond the Bets Wrote:  Yep, I made that way too hard.

notice how i conveniently bended the rules by mentioning 14 within one spot

[illadelphia]

Has USAToday released the poll #s?

Their website says it will be out at Noon (PST)

[LOLstradamus]

(08-02-2012 12:09 PM)illadelphia Wrote:  Has USAToday released the poll #s?

Their website says it will be out at Noon (PST)

Hmmm, your link says:

Will that remain true when the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll is unveiled at noon ET Thursday?

[illadelphia]

(08-02-2012 12:28 PM)squarebets Wrote:  

(08-02-2012 12:09 PM)illadelphia Wrote:  Has USAToday released the poll #s?

Their website says it will be out at Noon (PST)

Hmmm, your link says:

Will that remain true when the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll is unveiled at noon ET Thursday?

they have that stupid countdown clock and it isn't even accurate. Just checked the rankings link and they are up already.

My bad.