🏈 Alabama, LSU and Clemson lead the way in 1-128 projected 2016 rankings

[Che Boludo]

Alabama, LSU and Clemson lead the way in 1-128 projected 2016 rankings
Bill Connelly

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... three primary ingredients: a team's returning production, its recent history and its two-year recruiting rankings.

This answers three key questions: How well has a team done recently? What talent has it lost from last year? And how good are the players replacing the lost talent?...

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida State
6. Michigan
7. Ole Miss
8. USC
9. Tennessee
10. Washington

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Pretty good explanation and more detail at the jump. Washington is interesting as a top 10 team to say the least.

 

[TerryP]

I've posted each of these factors:

• Of course Alabama's No. 1 in 5-year recruiting rankings, but Baylor's the most improved power
• A better way to look at college football's returning experience, with LSU No. 1 for 2016
• Believe it or not, Alabama has been the best team in college football over the last 5 years

Hrrm, best team in college football over the last five years, eh? I could be persuaded.

Connelly does a good job for SB Nation ... always seems to have well reasoned opinions based on facts.

 

[XXL TideFan]

Hrrm, best team in college football over the last five years, eh? I could be persuaded.

Ya can't arga w' nummahs son!