College Football's Top 25 is released this weekend: Ohio State, Iowa in Top 10

AP Top 25
Rank - (first place votes) - Team - '09 Record - Points - Rank in Coaches Poll - # cidsports Rank

1. Alabama (54) (14-0) 1491 1 #1 - All three polls rank defending BCS champs #1


2. Ohio State (3) (11-2) 1400 2 #2 - Buckeyes appear clear #2


3. Boise State (1) (14-0) 1336 5 #3 - Coaches don't give Boise State as much respect entering '10


4. Florida (13-1) 1237 3 #5 - Gators must replace QB Tim Tebow


5. Texas (1) (13-1) 1223 5 #7 - Longhorns must replace QB Colt McCoy


6. TCU (12-1) 1160 7 #8 - Horned Frogs must replace some keys on defense


7. Oklahoma (1) (8-5) 1104 8 #18 - Big jump for Sooners; let's see them earn it back in '10


8. Nebraska (10-4) 1033 9 #15 - Cornhuskers need more consistent QB play


9. Iowa (11-2) 1007 10 #4 - Iowa returns 8 on defense, 6 on offense and both kickers


10. Virginia Tech (10-3) 973 6 #6 - This is a program that beat the Cornhuskers in '08 and '09


11. Oregon (10-3) 870 11 #9 - Ducks look to defend rare Pac Ten title won last year


12. Wisconsin (10-3) 822 12 #10 - The Badgers haven't won Big Ten in more than decade


13. Miami (FL) (9-4) 785 13 #11 - Will QB play be more consistent for strong '10 run?


14. USC (9-4) 590 Probation #NR - How will probation impact the Trojans post-Carroll?


15. Pittsburgh (10-3) 516 15 #22 - Coach Wannstedt needs a new QB to lead way


16. Georgia Tech (11-3) 511 17 #19 - The Yellow Jackets rolled through ACC last year


17. Arkansas (8-5) 496 19 #NR - Razorbacks didn't finish '09 in Top 25


18. North Carolina (8-5) 397 18 #NR - Will agents and NCAA probe be distraction in '10?


19. Penn State (11-2) 382 14 #20 - Joe Pa has some holes to fill for 2010


20. Florida State (7-6) 379 20 #21 - New era begins in Tallahassee after down year


21. LSU (9-4) 300 16 #12 - Coach Miles and Tigers have been under performing lately


22. Auburn (8-5) 296 23 #NR - Tigers are coming off Outback win over Northwestern


23. Georgia (8-5) 206 21 #14 - The Bulldogs have been under performing of late


24. Oregon State (8-5) 198 22 #NR - Will Beavers catch Ducks in the Pac Ten hunt?


25. West Virginia (9-4) 184 t24 #NR - Mountaineers under Stewart face NCAA probe
    

Others receiving votes: #23 Cincinnati 108, Stanford 81, t24/#13 Utah 80, South Carolina 71, #25 Houston 66, Connecticut 32, Notre Dame 31, Missouri 27, #16 Brigham Young 19, Arizona 15, Clemson 15, #17 Texas Tech 14, #24 Navy 12, Washington 8, Texas A&M 7, Mississippi 6, Oklahoma State 3, Middle Tennessee 2, Central Michigan 2, Temple 2, UCF 1, Boston College 1, Southern Methodist 1

OSU leads four Big Ten teams in AP poll‎ - ESPN (blog)
This poll looks about right to me. Penn State had too many question marks to be ranked 14th in the Coaches' Poll. Iowa should be in the 7-10 range, ...

Four Big Ten Football Teams Ranked in Preseason Associated Press Poll‎ - Big Ten Conference
AP poll puts Huskers at No. 8‎ - Omaha World-Herald

The 2010 College Football season kicks off on Thursday, September 2Nd. It should be an exciting season of play from coast to coast.

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Message Boards

I usually contribute to various rival message boards, especially the Hawkeye Lounge on iowa.rivals.com, but I posted today on on an old Hawkeye message board that for many years I enjoyed. Here's some thoughts for the 2008 Big Ten football race, especially for Iowa. Thanks Eli.

Message Board reminder 101: if you share a computer with other family members, make sure you are the person logged in, before you post! I am clearly not the only member using ezboard in our household.

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