Post Your Top 10 Prediction Here!

[GatOrlando]

I know preseason rankings are a crapshoot and right now there isn't a consensus top team unlike the past few years. There isn't an Alabama, Georgia, Clemson or Ohio State that is returning most of their roster from a championship squad. How many of us would've predicted Oregon would hang onto the number one ranking most of last year and be the only undefeated team heading into the playoff? They had to go to Wisconsin and Michigan, they also hosted Ohio State. This was their welcome to the B1G.

 

So since we are are still a little over three months to go before the season starts and it's kind of the dead season for sports unless you're a baseball fan(I'm not). I would like to see what most would predict are going to be the top 10 teams exiting spring practice. We can always laugh about these after the season starts. Here's mine.

 

1.) Ohio State

2.) Texas

3.) Oregon

4.) Penn State

5.) Georgia

6.) Notre Dame

7.) Clemson

8.) Alabama

9.) South Carolina

10.) LSU

 

I know Oregon, Texas, Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama and Notre Dame are all breaking in new QBs and a good amount of their rosters. But I believe in the abilities of those head coaches and the systems they run. Ohio State is coming off a title run and despite losing 14 guys to the draft, I gotta give them the nod. Ryan Day has never lost more than two games as a head coach.

 

As far as Clemson, LSU and South Carolina. I believe in their returning QBs to carry them despite what most see as questions scattered about the rest of their rosters. I do believe you can carry momentum from one season to the next.

 

Last, I can't imagine James Franklin winning a title even with all their returning talent, including Allar. I see them as a playoff team. But I just don't have any faith in their ability to win three or four straight times against elite competition. They got an absolute gift of a road to the championship game last year and they still blew it. That won't happen again. I believe the selection committee will do a better job balancing out the bracket.

[Mike West]

Good take.  Great in fact.  My only difference is I have Oregon at 6, with everyone behind them moving up a slot.  Despite all that talent, two things come to mind.  
 

First, we are not going to see Bo Nix or Dillon Gabriel stats or execution level this year.  Second, the defense must prove they can keep elite offenses under 30 ppg.  I can’t justify a number three rating looking at replays of the last two years against elite offenses. 
 

Moore has to play like Novo does just to have a chance to look like 23’ or 24’.  If he does, he still will have to drop 35-45 to beat elite teams until proven otherwise.  Penn State, and Notre Dame will definitely play elite defense, and Georgia should.

 

OBD can do it, but the proof is in the pudding. 
 

Once again, In Dan I Trust.  Obviously I have a lot of faith, but I’m not 18 anymore.  
 

As far as Penn State.  I believe you’re correct.  But only because they don’t have elite WRs.  If they did, they’d take the title in my opinion. 

[30Duck]

On 5/6/2025 at 1:47 PM, GatOrlando said:

 

Last, I can't imagine James Franklin winning a title even with all their returning talent, including Allar. I see them as a playoff team. But I just don't have any faith in their ability to win three or four straight times against elite competition

This is a lock.

 

As for my Top 10:

 

1. Ohio State

2. Clemson

3. Texas

4. Oregon

5. Georgia

6.Penn. State

7.Notre Dame

8. LSU

9. South Carolina

10. Alabama

11. Arizona State