2013 SJ College Football Poll: FINAL POLL POSTED!!!

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Mizzougrad96: Coming off a stellar voting season where the team he picked as the preseason No. 1 wound up with a stellar 7-6 record after losing to a team with a losing record in the Hyundai Sun Bowl...

 

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I'll start it off.

1, Ohio State
2, Alabama
3, Louisville -- Bridgewater is my early Heisman choice
4, Stanford
5, Oregon
6, Georgia
7, A&M
8, Clemson
9, Florida
10, Florida State
11, Okie State
12, Notre Dame
13, LSU
14, Michigan
15, Boise
16, Texas
17, Oklahoma
18, Nebraska
19, UCLA
20, TCU
21, Northwestern
22, USC
23, Wisconsin
24, Oregon State
25, Michigan State

 

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I had Louisville No. 3 on mine as well...

 

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I voted Bama No. 1, and I think Alabama is much better than Ohio State, but if you look at the schedules of both teams, I think Ohio State has a better chance to finish undefeated than Alabama does. That said, if the two teams meet in the title game, I would expect the Buckeyes to get crushed.

 

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Buckeyes will score a lot of points every week.

They might give up a few in the opening weeks as the D-line finds its footing but the LBs and secondary will more than make up for the line's inexperience. Is there really a difference winning 55-17 or 52-21 compared to 52-7? They have 5 weeks to get the line into Big 10 shape.

I also like the chip-on-the-shoulder factor: 12-0 with no bowl game in '12. Something to prove, and they will, so long as the offense stays healthy.

 

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So you think Ohio State is a better team than Alabama?

 

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They're both elite this season. I'm starting off with Ohio State, Alabama.

Ohio State has to break in a d-line. Bama has to break in a new o-line, including Barrett Jones -- I think Jones is a much bigger loss than anything the Buckeyes lost on defense.

But the difference between them is so small it doesn't matter if I said tOSU/Bama or Bama/tOSU. Let's see where each team is after 4 weeks.

 

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Wait, we're allowed to not put Alabama at No. 1? Since when!?!

 

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I have a dilemma who to put at No. 1.

Should it be Eastern Michigan, Old Dominion or Georgia State?

 

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Shocking, ain't it?

 

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Della9250: Went to a college that eliminated football after his sophomore year. Has angered at least three people for his early-season voting every year since the poll began.