LVSC Oddsmaker Top 30 College Football Poll: Preseason 8-17-08

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LVSC Rank	Team	Rating	Final LVSC 2007 Rank	Notes
1	Southern Cal	112.9	1	Will O-line be ready for Buckeyes.
2	Ohio State	111.2	6	Sept 13th at USC will be their biggest test.
3	Oklahoma	109.7	5	Playing their A-game each week will lead them to Jan 8th.
4	Missouri	109.5	7	Everyone knows the offense, however the D could be special.
5	Florida	109.4	8	Can anyone stop the Gators offense???
6	West Virginia	108.6	3	Offense dominates again. D- Coorindinator Casteel retained.
7	Georgia	108.5	4	Suspensions may hurt cohesion later in season.
8	Texas	107.4	11	A top 10 offense, their weakness is in the secondary.
9	Texas Tech	107.0	15	At long last stability at QB in Lubbock. D also solid.
10	Clemson	106.8	15	Needs to avoid annual hiccup, but are loaded at skill positions.
11	Brigham Young	105.5	13	Cougars capable of big year and BCS appearance.
12	Kansas	105.3	9	Jayhawks will not sneak up on anyone. Great Linebackers!
13	Penn State	104.9	18	Lions quietly have won 9+ L3Y. Lost 2 DT to susp.
14	South Carolina	104.2	NR	Spurrier’s D is loaded with 3rd yr starters. QB controversy???
15	LSU	104.1	2	Reloads on a yearly basis. Quarterback a big question mark.
16	Oregon	104.0	NR	QB Roper fits O-Coorindinator Kelly’s offense. Solid all around.
17	Texas Christian	103.8	NR	Attention AP Voters!!! TCU 30-8 last 3 yrs & getting better.
18	Auburn	103.7	25	Brutal SEC schedule plus a trip to West Virginia.
19	South Florida	103.6	27	If QB Grothe stays healthy, Bulls have a chance at the BCS.
20	Wisconsin	103.1	20	Badgers always play to the level opposition.
21	California	102.7	24	Well coached. Reloading on offense. Moving to 3-4 on D!
21	Virginia Tech	102.7	10	Hokies looking for playmakers on both sides of the ball.
21	Tennessee	102.7	17	New up-tempo offense will take time to learn.
24	Arizona	101.6	20	New offense has been a roaring success. Tuitama will go wild.
25	Cincinnati	100.9	19	HC Brian Kelly was a great hire. New QB must fit system.
26	Rutgers	100.5	NR	Rice is gone, however Schiano is still a Jersey Boy…
27	Arizona State	100.4	20	O-Line must improve. QB Carpenter back for senior year.
28	Oklahoma State	100.1	NR	New season same story. Solid offense – weak defense.
29	Boston College	100.0	14	Too many losses on Offense. D will be even stingier.
30	Oregon State	99.9	20	HC Riley is 7-0 in bowls games. 4-0 as HC and 3-0 as OC.

 

The next ten: Alabama, Utah, Wake Forest, Michigan, Illinois, Michigan State, UCLA, Florida State, Nebraska, and Tulsa.