This is why there shouldn't be a pre-season poll.
Pre-Season Poll:
1. USC (62) 0-0 1,622 NOW:12
2. LSU (2) 0-0 1,511 NOW: 2
3. West Virginia (1) 0-0 1,396 NOW:6
4. Texas 0-0 1,375 NOW:15
5. Michigan 0-0 1,371 NOW:13
6. Florida 0-0 1,276 NOW:17
7. Wisconsin 0-0 1,192 NOW:NR
8. Oklahoma 0-0 1,166 NOW:4
9. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,148 NOW:11
10. Louisville 0-0 1,031 NOW:NR
11. Ohio State 0-0 876 NOW:1
12. California 0-0 790 NOW:24
13. Georgia 0-0 782 NOW:10
14. UCLA 0-0 605 NOW:NR
15. Tennessee 0-0 571 NOW:22
16. Rutgers 0-0 560 NOW:NR
17. Penn State 0-0 542 NOW:NR
18. Auburn 0-0 519 NOW:18
19. Florida State 0-0 392 NOW:NR
20. Nebraska 0-0 377 NOW:NR
21. Arkansas 0-0 376 NOW:NR
22. TCU 0-0 283 NOW:NR
23. Hawaii 0-0 256 NOW:14
24. Boise State 0-0 187 NOW:19
25. Texas A&M 0-0 162 NOW:NR
Teams NR in Preseason Polls: #3 Oregon, #5 Kansas, #7 Missouri, #8 BC, #9 ASU, #16 UCONN, #20 Clemson, #21 Alabama, #23 Virginia, #24 Kentucky.
The Preseason poll didn't have 1/2 of the top 10 even ranked. And did not have 10 of the 25 teams ranked in the preseason.
LSU should thank the Pre-season polls otherwise they may not be sitting at #2 now. Now things may work themselves out so we don't have a BCS controversy but if Ohio State loses, things will get messy.
Why not just wait until week 4 to start publishing rankings?
Pre-Season Poll:
1. USC (62) 0-0 1,622 NOW:12
2. LSU (2) 0-0 1,511 NOW: 2
3. West Virginia (1) 0-0 1,396 NOW:6
4. Texas 0-0 1,375 NOW:15
5. Michigan 0-0 1,371 NOW:13
6. Florida 0-0 1,276 NOW:17
7. Wisconsin 0-0 1,192 NOW:NR
8. Oklahoma 0-0 1,166 NOW:4
9. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,148 NOW:11
10. Louisville 0-0 1,031 NOW:NR
11. Ohio State 0-0 876 NOW:1
12. California 0-0 790 NOW:24
13. Georgia 0-0 782 NOW:10
14. UCLA 0-0 605 NOW:NR
15. Tennessee 0-0 571 NOW:22
16. Rutgers 0-0 560 NOW:NR
17. Penn State 0-0 542 NOW:NR
18. Auburn 0-0 519 NOW:18
19. Florida State 0-0 392 NOW:NR
20. Nebraska 0-0 377 NOW:NR
21. Arkansas 0-0 376 NOW:NR
22. TCU 0-0 283 NOW:NR
23. Hawaii 0-0 256 NOW:14
24. Boise State 0-0 187 NOW:19
25. Texas A&M 0-0 162 NOW:NR
Teams NR in Preseason Polls: #3 Oregon, #5 Kansas, #7 Missouri, #8 BC, #9 ASU, #16 UCONN, #20 Clemson, #21 Alabama, #23 Virginia, #24 Kentucky.
The Preseason poll didn't have 1/2 of the top 10 even ranked. And did not have 10 of the 25 teams ranked in the preseason.
LSU should thank the Pre-season polls otherwise they may not be sitting at #2 now. Now things may work themselves out so we don't have a BCS controversy but if Ohio State loses, things will get messy.
Why not just wait until week 4 to start publishing rankings?