🏈 Phil Steele: Projected AP Top 10

[TUSKtimes]

Here is my 2017 Projected AP Top 10.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. USC
5. Oklahoma
6. Clemson
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Wisconsin
10. Florida

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[BamaFan334]

Clemson at #6? For a team that lost the guy that carried their team, that's pretty generous to me. Lost their running back and best two receivers.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Game vs AU @ Clemson will be interesting....AU wins that they will be 7-0 going to the meat of their schedule...

 

[rick4bama]

Game vs AU @ Clemson will be interesting....AU wins that they will be 7-0 going to the meat of their schedule...

Has barner change it schedule? The LSU game is the 7th game, Clemson is the second game in 2017.

 

[94 Grad]

Game vs AU @ Clemson will be interesting....AU wins that they will be 7-0 going to the meat of their schedule...

AU may lose to GA Southern the first game of the year if they can't stop the triple option...

 

[BamaFan334]

AU may lose to GA Southern the first game of the year if they can't stop the triple option...

Georgia Southern doesn't have much anymore. New coach isn't picking up where Monkin left off and completely wasted the abundance of talent they had last year after making a big splash two years ago. Auburn will handle them easily, I believe.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Has barner change it schedule? The LSU game is the 7th game, Clemson is the second game in 2017.

Ok."6-0.....

 

[TerryP]

Clemson at #6? For a team that lost the guy that carried their team, that's pretty generous to me. Lost their running back and best two receivers.

Here's the problem.

You're questioning AP voters and what they are thinking when there isn't a reasonable explanation for several of the teams they ranked each season. Hell, we've seen some of the voters state the reason they voted a team where they were was simply to be different. How they still have a vote is a question you'll have to answer.

 

[alabama mike]

At this point in time it does not matter where a team is ranked, no games have been played. Teams may look good on paper but we all know the game is not played on paper. We want to be in the top 4 when the FINAL rankings are released!

So many factors go into a season and we sometimes get the cart before the horse; injuries, players lost to graduation, players not producing, unexpected losses, etc... I always look forward to the season but do not get too worked up over preseason. When does fall practice start again?:rolf:

 

[BamaFan334]

Here's the problem.

You're questioning AP voters and what they are thinking when there isn't a reasonable explanation for several of the teams they ranked each season. Hell, we've seen some of the voters state the reason they voted a team where they were was simply to be different. How they still have a vote is a question you'll have to answer.

I agree with you on that for sure. I know most of them use last year's results as a major basis for the rankings, just like SOS numbers.