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2005 Preseason Consensus


See the "notes" file for information on the preseason consensus. See the "2005 accuracy" file for a comparison between 2005 preseason predictions and final conference standings.

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National Top 25

Rank Team Total
Points
Phil
Steele
Athlon Sporting
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Cons.
1Southern Cal359 111111 111112
2Texas322 565225 4222213
3Tennessee319 1522632 333833
4Michigan294 778359 1048395
5Oklahoma285 8495411 76411414
6Ohio State284 91237123 5813781
7Louisiana State280 296968 851015104
8Virginia Tech279 121041077 6912556
9Florida264 111311494 91276148
10Miami-Florida255 611712816 111311967
11Louisville233 4819111510 12111741315
12Iowa223 1431015136 210-141120
13Georgia219 101413141118 13161413710
14Florida State215 1351281812 1475-1616
15Purdue180 315171310- 18176162125
16Texas A&M158 18-14161713 17241919179
17Auburn143 1720161714- 211415-1221
18Fresno State105½ 23½--231914 202324172417
19Arizona State94 -1924--15 1620162519-
20Boise State90 -1820-16- 23-231215-
21Alabama77 2516-22-25 --924-19
22Texas Tech76 2121-212423 22-20-20-
23Pittsburgh73 -23-192324 1518-22--
24California63 20-15-2019 ----18-
25Boston College61 -17-20-- 1915--23-

Others receiving votes:

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26Oregon51 22--1822- -----11
27Bowling Green50½ --21--17 -25½-10--
28Georgia Tech50 -2518--21 25--23-24
29Virginia46 -2223-21- -21--22-
30Penn State44 19--25-- --18--18
31N.C. State34 16----- -----12
32Utah30 --25-2522 -22----
33UCLA27 ---24-- -19---23
34Miami-Ohio26½ 23½----- --2518--
35Texas-El Paso23½ -24---- -25½-20--
36Iowa State20 --22--20 ------
37Kansas State18 ------ --22--22
38Colorado13 ------ 24---25-
39tNebraska10 ------ --21---
39tNew Mexico10 ------ ---21--
41unranked0 ------ ------

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Conference predictions

Atlantic Coast

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Atlantic
1Florida State12½ 111111 111111½
2Boston College32 424223 223323
3N.C. State37 232445 3324½31½
4Clemson44 545332 444244
5Maryland56½ 353554 5654½56
6Wake Forest70 666666 656665
Coastal
1Virginia Tech14½ 211111 112111½
2Miami-Florida22 122222 2212½21½
3Virginia41½ 3½34334 433434
4Georgia Tech42 3½43443 3442½43
5North Carolina61 555555 655555
6Duke71 666666 566666

Notes:

Big East

Rank Team Total
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1Louisville12 111111 111111
2Pittsburgh25½ 222222 2222½23
3West Virginia44 4½43334 4462½33
4Syracuse47 4½34555 3334½43
5Rutgers62½ 357483 5556½65
6Connecticut68 665746 6646½56½
7South Florida81 776668 8784½76½
8Cincinnatti92 888877 787888

Notes:

Big Ten

Rank Team Total
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1Michigan23 2½22113 3121½22
2Ohio State24 2½31231 2231½21
3Iowa38½ 413442 136424½
4Purdue39½ 144324 541344½
5Penn State76 6½85578 754974½
6Minnesota77 876665 675687
7Michigan State77½ 558856 888664½
8Wisconsin78½ 6½67797 467658
9Northwestern110 1099989 91099910
10Illinois116 91010101010 109109109
11Indiana132 111111111111 111111111111

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Big 12

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North
1Colorado21½ 113112 12½3114
2Iowa State28 321231 22½6221½
3Nebraska36½ 245324 4113½34
4Missouri48½ 532453 3443½66
5Kansas State52½ 554646 552541½
6Kansas65 566565 665654
South
1Texas14 121111 111112
2Oklahoma23½ 212222 2222½22
3Texas A&M36 3½43333 3332½32
4Texas Tech48½ 3½34444 454445
5Oklahoma St.58 555555 545554
6Baylor72 666666 666666

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Conference USA

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East
1Southern Miss18 212111 321112
2UAB20½ 121232 1122½21
3Memphis34½ 333323 2332½34
4Marshall50 644444 444444
5East Carolina62½ 555656 5565½54
6Central Florida66½ 466565 6655½66
West
1Texas-El Paso15½ 111111 1121½13
2Houston23½ 222223 2211½31
3Tulane35 333342 333323
4Tulsa56½ 445534 5564½56
5Rice59½ 554456 6644½55
6Southern Methodist62 666665 445653

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Mid-American

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East
1Bowling Green16 211121 1121½11½
2Miami-Ohio20 122212 2211½21½
3Akron44 433333 346336
4Kent50 454445 433545
5Ohio U.54½ 445564 554453½
6Buffalo67½ 666656 665663½
West
1Toledo12 111111 111111
2N. Illinois24 222222 222222
3Eastern Michigan41 3½33336 3343½33
4Central Michigan52 544455 4433½5½5
5Western Michigan57½ 3½56643 556545
6Ball State65½ 665564 66565½5

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Mountain West

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1Utah20 131211 2112½13½
2Wyoming40½ 5½42324 3252½25½
3New Mexico45½ 7½15135 138137
4Brigham Young49½ 3½56742 463441
5Texas Christian56 5½63553 6445½72
6Colorado St.61 224477 7575½55½
7Air Force77½ 7½77666 872768
8San Diego St.82 3½88888 586883½
9UNLV108 999999 999999

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Pacific 10

Rank Team Total
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1Southern Cal12 111111 111111
2Arizona State37½ 4½23452 23222½5½
3California44 242543 45342½5½
4tOregon45½ 355224 36445½2
4tUCLA45½ 4½34335 525443
6Washington St.75½ 867667 646775½
7Oregon State80 676778 87765½5½
8Arizona103½ 8898109 10888½98
9Stanford108 109101096 710910810
10Washington108½ 81089810 99108½109

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Southeastern

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East
1Tennessee16 311211 111211
2Florida24½ 222122 222232½
3Georgia31½ 133333 333222½
4South Carolina48 444444 444444
5Vanderbilt64½ 556566 5565½55
6Kentucky67½ 665655 6655½66
West
1Louisiana St.13 111111 112111
2Auburn29 332223 2232½22½
3Alabama31½ 323332 3312½3½2½
4Arkansas48½ 344444 55443½4
5Mississippi62½ 5½55565 645556
6Mississippi St.67½ 5½66656 466665

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Sun Belt

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1North Texas20 211111 117112
2Middle Tennessee29½ 122463 2212½31
3Troy46½ 633234 4382½26
4Louisiana-Monroe47 355325 542544
5Louisiana-Lafay.50½ 444542 3546½54
6Florida Atlantic73 768655 673488
7Arkansas State73½ 576776 8656½64
8Florida Intl89 887887 786877

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Western Athletic

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1Fresno State17½ 122121 1121½21
2Boise State18½ 211212 2211½12
3Nevada46 5½35333 4343½63
4Louisiana Tech51½ 443646 5633½34
5Hawaii57½ 354464 6465½46
6New Mexico State67 5½87575 3555½56
7San Jose St.82 766757 878786
8Idaho99½ 899988 7978½89
9Utah State100½ 978899 9898½88

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