AP poll ranks LSU #7

In the age of the BCS, preseason polls hold more weight than they should. In the perfect world (aside from a playoff), the first polls of the season would come in around week 3 of the college football season. Look at what happened to Auburn a few years ago. With USC, Oklahoma and Auburn all finishing with the same record, USC and OU went to the BCS title game because they had been ranked higher all year. Auburn had no shot, simply because they couldn't make up ground since the preseason polls. What a system.

Anyway, here's the preseason AP poll, which was released this weekend.

AP Top 25

1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1,528

2. Ohio State (21) 0-0 1,506

3. USC (12) 0-0 1,490

4. Oklahoma (4) 0-0 1,444

5. Florida (6) 0-0 1,415

6. Missouri 0-0 1,266

7. LSU 0-0 1,135

8. West Virginia 0-0 1,116

9. Clemson 0-0 1,105

10. Auburn 0-0 968

11. Texas 0-0 966

12. Texas Tech 0-0 786

13. Wisconsin 0-0 771

14. Kansas 0-0 707

15. Arizona State 0-0 631

16. Brigham Young 0-0 590

17. Virginia Tech 0-0 578

18. Tennessee 0-0 509

19. South Florida 0-0 496

20. Illinois 0-0 483

21. Oregon 0-0 366

22. Penn State 0-0 293

23. Wake Forest 0-0 227

24. Alabama 0-0 89

25. Pittsburgh 0-0 85

Others Receiving Votes South Carolina 84, Fresno State 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida State 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan State 21, Boise State 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon State 5, Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1.