The 2012 AP Preseason Top 25 for college football came out and unlike the USA Today Coaches Poll, there is actually a Big East team ranked in the top 25.
The Louisville Cardinals, who were picked to win the Big East, are ranked No. 25 by the media.
The AP Poll features a different team at the top as well as the USC Trojans were picked by the media members as the preseason No. 1 team. They are followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners and Oregon Ducks.
The South Florida Bulls and Cincinnati Bearcats are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.
To see the full 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – AP Top 25 Preseason, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
AP Top 25 | ||||
RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
1 | USC (25) | 0-0 | 1445 | 6 |
2 | Alabama (17) | 0-0 | 1411 | 1 |
3 | LSU (16) | 0-0 | 1402 | 2 |
4 | Oklahoma (1) | 0-0 | 1286 | 16 |
5 | Oregon | 0-0 | 1274 | 4 |
6 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1107 | 19 |
7 | Florida State | 0-0 | 1093 | 23 |
8 | Michigan (1) | 0-0 | 1000 | 12 |
9 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 994 | 9 |
10 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 963 | 5 |
11 | West Virginia | 0-0 | 856 | 17 |
12 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 838 | 10 |
13 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 742 | 11 |
14 | Clemson | 0-0 | 615 | 22 |
15 | Texas | 0-0 | 569 | NR |
16 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 548 | 21 |
17 | Nebraska | 0-0 | 485 | 24 |
18 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 474 | NR |
19 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 430 | 3 |
20 | TCU | 0-0 | 397 | 14 |
21 | Stanford | 0-0 | 383 | 7 |
22 | Kansas State | 0-0 | 300 | 15 |
23 | Florida | 0-0 | 214 | NR |
24 | Boise State | 0-0 | 212 | 8 |
25 | Louisville | 0-0 | 105 | NR |
Others receiving votes: | ||||
Notre Dame 83, Washington 55, Auburn 53, North Carolina 32, Utah 30, Georgia Tech 25, Brigham Young 22, Tennessee 15, South Florida 11, Baylor 9, Texas A&M 5, UCF 4, Missouri 3, North Carolina State 3, Cincinnati 3, Houston 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Mississippi State 1, Northern Illinois 1 |
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