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A comparison of the BTS Top and the first BCS rankings upcoming.
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1 New Orleans
2 Denver
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6 Cincinnati
7 New York Giants
8 New England
9 Arizona
10 Chicago
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UPDATED!
2009 Top 25
NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Rankings
(For games played through
November 14, 2009)
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BTS
Rank
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Team
|
Last
Week
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1
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Alabama
|
1
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|
2
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Texas |
2
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3
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Florida |
3
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|
4
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Cincinnati |
4
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|
5
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TCU |
5
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6
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Ohio State |
6
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7
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Georgia Tech |
7
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|
8
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Oregon |
8
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9
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LSU |
9
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10
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Pittsburgh |
13
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11
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Boise State |
12
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12
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Oklahoma State |
18
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13
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Virginia Tech |
16
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|
14
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Iowa |
10
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15
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Penn State |
15
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16
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Utah |
14
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17
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USC |
11
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18
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Wisconsin |
21
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|
19
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BYU |
19
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|
20
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Stanford |
24
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|
21
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Nebraska |
30
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|
22
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Oregon State |
29
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|
23
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Clemson |
31
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|
24
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Houston |
17
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|
25
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Miami (FL) |
20
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Honorable Mention:
California
Nevada
Georgia
Navy
Arkansas
...and my alma
mater, Tennessee - 43rd. Sorry boys. Go Vols beat the 'Dores!
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Check out the BTS Preseason
Top 25 Below
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2009 Preseason Top 25 NCAA
Football Bowl Subdivision Rankings
(in all their glory)
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Preseason
Rank
|
Team
|
Final
2008 BTS Rank
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1
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Texas
|
1
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|
2
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Florida |
2
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|
3
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Oklahoma |
4
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|
4
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Oklahoma State
|
23
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|
5
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East Carolina
|
36
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|
6
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Ole Miss |
25
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|
7
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Virginia Tech |
26
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|
8
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Minnesota
- 18 starters returning with a deep bench |
66
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|
9
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Southern California |
3
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|
10
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Alabama |
6
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|
11
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Iowa |
28
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|
12
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Pittsburgh |
14
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13
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Utah |
5
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|
14
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California |
19
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|
15
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Boise State |
8
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16
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Wake Forest
|
29
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17
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Georgia Tech
|
31
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18
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TCU |
10
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|
19
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Louisiana Tech |
63
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|
20
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LSU |
49
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21
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Notre Dame |
51
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22
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Georgia |
13
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23
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Stanford |
67
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|
24
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Ohio State
|
11
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|
25
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Southern Mississippi
|
61
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Honorable Mention:
Cincinnati
Florida State
Penn State
Kansas
North Carolina
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Rants
and Raves
October 2009
NEW!
BrownsTrueSports.com
Heisman Watch List Upcoming.
December
2008
The BCS !@#$% up again...fans should have seen Texas v. Oklahoma in the
2008 Championship Game. Had the BTS rankings been apart of the final calculation,
perhaps we would have seen a different result. Regardless, the Longhorns
end up on top of the BTS Top 25 to end the 2008 campaign..
Check
out the latest editorial: "Striving for
the Competitive Advantage".
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Final
2008 Rankings and Strength of Schedule and Unsolicited Commentary
on the Final Top 10
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Final
Rank
|
Team
(2008 Record)
|
Pre-Bowl
Ranking
|
Strength
of Schedule
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1
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Texas (12-1)
|
1
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2
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|
2
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Florida (13-1) |
3
|
34
|
|
3
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USC (12-1) |
4
|
17
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|
4
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Oklahoma (12-2) |
2
|
18
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|
5
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Utah (13-0) |
6
|
87
|
|
6
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Alabama (12-2) |
5
|
55
|
|
7
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Penn State
(11-2) |
7
|
78
|
|
8
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Boise State
(12-1) |
8
|
109
|
|
9
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Texas Tech
(11-2) |
9
|
90
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|
10
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TCU (11-2) |
14
|
80
|
|
11
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Ohio State
(10-3) |
10
|
43
|
|
12
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Oregon (10-3)
|
16
|
23
|
|
13
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Georgia (10-3) |
15
|
28
|
|
14
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Pittsburgh
(9-4) |
11
|
6
|
|
15
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Cincinnati
(11-3) |
12
|
73
|
|
16
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Oregon State
(9-4) |
20
|
3
|
|
17
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Nebraska (9-4) |
19
|
15
|
|
18
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Michigan State (9-4) |
13
|
13
|
|
19
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California
(9-4) |
22
|
9
|
|
20
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Missouri (10-4) |
23
|
52
|
|
21
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Rice (10-3) |
25
|
83
|
|
22
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Ball State (12-2) |
17
|
120
|
|
23
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Oklahoma
State (9-4) |
18
|
42
|
|
24
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BYU (10-3) |
21
|
99
|
|
25
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Mississippi
(9-4) |
29
|
45
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Honorable Mention:
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Iowa
Wake Forest
Rutgers
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