The college football season kicks off Thursday night!
Several of the Insiders here at Sports Talk Florida have joined forces to put together their own poll. The concept is simple; you get 25 points for being #1, 24 for #2, etc…
There are currently seven voters – Andrew Melnick, Charlie Bernstein, Carson Ingle, David Botello, Eric Lopez, Mark Chernansky and Mike Tuck.
- 1. Southern Cal – 169 (5)
- 2. Alabama – 167 (2)
- 3. Florida State – 164
- 4. LSU – 158
- 5. Oklahoma – 149
- 6. Oregon – 145
- 7. South Carolina – 130
- 8. Arkansas – 113
- 9. West Virginia – 109
- 10. Georgia – 106
- 11. Clemson – 97
- 12. Michigan – 93
- 13. Michigan State – 85
- 14. Wisconsin – 84
- 15. Virginia Tech – 63
- 16. Nebraska – 61
- 17. Ohio State – 59
- 18. Texas – 55
- 19. Kansas State – 45
- 20. TCU – 40
- 21. Oklahoma State – 37
- 22. Stanford – 34
- 23. Florida – 32
- 24. Boise State – 29
- 25. Notre Dame – 25
Also Receiving Votes: Auburn (10), Utah (10), North Carolina (9), South Florida (5), Louisville (5), North Carolina State (4), Tennessee (2), Central Florida (1)
Check back at the beginning of every week for a new poll.
(Andrew Melnick is the ESPNFlorida.com Magic and NBA Insider, co-host of the ESPN 1080 Insiders Show and publisher of Howard the Dunk. The Insiders Show can be heard Sunday mornings at 10:00 am EST on AM 1080 in Orlando and on ESPNFlorida.com. You can follow Andrew on twitter here.)
