Rank	Team
1	Florida
2	Texas
3	Southern Cal
4	Oklahoma
5	Alabama
6	Ohio State
7	Oklahoma State
8	Penn State
9	Virginia Tech
10	Mississippi
11	LSU
12	California
13	Georgia Tech
14	Oregon
15	Brigham Young
16	Georgia
17	TCU
18	Florida State
19	Illinois
20	North Carolina
21	Nebraska
22	Clemson
23	Boise State
24	Utah
25	South Florida

Logistics are after the jump.

Top 25

Trying to justify preseason rankings is pretty pointless. My logic, much like any other sane voter’s, was to rank conference contenders and teams with more key returning starters towards the top. As the season progresses this spot will have more thorough rationalizations. For now I leave you with…

South Florida – They return 12 starters including Grothe and Selvie. Call it a hunch, but I think they get their shit together and make some noise.

Absentees

Iowa – Ricky Stanzi is back, but Shonn Greene their best player from ‘08 is off to the league. In my mind the jury will be out until after their first four games.

Notre Dame – I won’t even consider ranking them until after they play USC.

Oregon State – James and Jacquizz are amazing, but only three starters return on defense.

As always let me know why I am wrong and if you make a good enough argument I’ll change around my final ballot.