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2009
National top
25
By ThaRinger.Com Staff
1. Florida
Projected Record: 14-0
Toughest Game(s): @ LSU
Trap Game: @ Miss. State
Out of Conference: Charleston
Southern, Troy, Florida
International, Florida State
Team MVP: Tim Tebow / QB
Wildcard Player: Andre Debose /
WR
2. Texas
Projected Record: 13-1
Toughest Game(s): Oklahoma, @
Oklahoma State
Trap Game: @ Baylor
Out of Conference:
Louisiana-Monroe, @ Wyoming,
UTEP, UCF
Team MVP: Colt McCoy / QB
Wildcard Player: Vondrell McGee
/ RB
3. Southern Cal
Projected Record: 12-1
Toughest Game(s): @ Ohio State,
@ Cal, @ Oregon
Trap Game: @ Arizona State
Out of Conference: San Jose
State, @ Ohio State, @ Notre
Dame
Team MVP: Stafon Johnson / RB
Wildcard Player: Matt Barkley,
Aaron Corp / QB
4. Oklahoma
Projected Record: 12-1
Toughest Game(s): Texas,
Oklahoma State
Trap Game: @ Miami
Out of Conference: BYU, Idaho
State, Tulsa, @ Miami
Team MVP: Ryan Reynolds / LB
Wildcard Player: The offensive
line
5. Ohio State
Projected Record: 11-2
Toughest Game(s): USC, @ Penn
State
Trap Game: Iowa
Out of Conference: Navy, USC, @
Toledo, New Mexico State
Team MVP: Terrelle Pryor / QB
Wildcard Player: Lamaar Thomas /
WR
6. LSU
Projected Record: 11-2
Toughest Game(s): Florida, @Alabama
Trap Game: @Miss. State
Out of Conference: La. Lafayette, @Washington, La. Tech, Tulane
Team MVP: Rahim Alem / DE
Wildcard Player: Jordon Jefferson / QB
7. Alabama
Projected Record: 11-3
Toughest Game(s): Va. Tech, @Ole Miss, LSU
Trap Game: @Miss. State
Out of Conference: Va. Tech, North Texas, FIU, Tenn.-Chattanooga
Team MVP: Julio Jones / WR
Wildcard Player: Marquis Maze /
WR
8. Oklahoma State
Projected Record: 10-3
Toughest Game(s): Texas, @Oklahoma
Trap Game: @Baylor
Out of Conference: Georgia,
Houston, Rice, Grambling
Team MVP: Zac Robinson / QB
Wildcard Player: Jamie Blatnick / DE
9. Oregon
Projected Record: 10-3
Toughest Game(s): USC
Trap Game: @Stanford
Out of Conference: @Boise State,
Utah, Purdue
Team MVP: Jeremy Masoli / QB
Wildcard Player: Will Tukuafu / DE
10. Penn State
Projected Record: 10-3
Toughest Game(s): Ohio State
Trap Game: @Northwestern
Out of Conference: Akron,
Syracuse, Temple, Eastern
Illinois
Team MVP: Daryll Clark / QB
Wildcard Player: A.J. Wallace / CB
11. California
Projected Record: 10-3
Toughest Game(s): @Oregon, USC
Trap Game: @Arizona State
Out of Conference: Maryland,
Eastern Washington, @Minnesota
Team MVP: Jahvid Best / RB
Wildcard Player: Markish Jones / WR
12. Ole Miss
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): LSU, Alabama
Trap Game: Tennessee
Out of Conference: @Memphis, So.
Louisiana, N. Arizona, UAB
Team MVP: Jevan Snead / QB
Wildcard Player: O-Line Maturity
13. Virginia Tech
Projected Record: 11-3
Toughest Game(s): Alabama
Trap Game: @Maryland
Out of Conference: Alabama,
Marshall, @ East Carolina,
Nebraska
Team MVP: Tyrod Taylor / QB
Wildcard Player: Ryan Williams / RB
14. Georgia
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): Florida
Trap Game: @Arkansas
Out of Conference: @Ok. State, Arizona State, @Ga. Tech, Tenn.
Tech
Team MVP: Rennie Curran / LB
Wildcard Player: Aaron Murray /
QB
15. Iowa
Projected Record: 10-3
Toughest Game(s): @Penn State, @Ohio State
Trap Game: @Wisconsin
Out of Conference: N.Iowa, Arizona, @Iowa State, Arkansas State
Team MVP: Bryan Bulaga / OT
Wildcard Player: Jeff Brinson, Jewel Hampton / RB
16. Boise State
Projected Record: 12-2
Toughest Game(s): Oregon, @Fresno State
Trap Game: @Tulsa
Out of Conference: Oregon, @Tulsa, Miami(OH), @Bowling Green,
Cal-Davis
Team MVP: Kellen Moore / QB
Wildcard Player: Jeremy Avery / RB
17. North Carolina
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): @Va. Tech, @N.C. State
Trap Game: @Boston College
Out of Conference: Citadel, East
Carolina, @Uconn, Ga. Southern
Team MVP: Quin Sturdivant / LB
Wildcard Player: Freshman WR's
18. Florida State
Projected Record: 10-4
Toughest Game(s): @Florida, @North Carolina
Trap Game: @Boston College
Out of Conference: @BYU, USF, @Florida, Jacksonville State
Team MVP: Rodney Hudson / OG
Wildcard Player: Christian Ponder / QB
19. TCU
Projected Record: 10-3
Toughest Game(s): @Clemson, @BYU
Trap Game: @Air Force
Out of Conference: @Virginia, @Clemson, Texas State
Team MVP: Jerry Hughes / DE
Wildcard Player: Antoine Hicks / WR
20. Notre Dame
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): USC
Trap Game: Boston College
Team MVP: Jimmy Clausen / QB
Wildcard Player: Manti Te'o / LB
21. Georgia Tech
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): @Florida State
Trap Game: @Duke
Out of Conference: Jacksonville State, @Miss. State, @Vanderbilt,
Georgia
Team MVP: Jonathan Dwyer / RB
Wildcard Player: Emmanuel Dieke / DE
22. BYU
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): @Oklahoma
Trap Game: @UNLV
Out of Conference: @Oklahoma, @Tulane, FSU
Team MVP: Max Hall / QB
Wildcard Player: McKay Jacobson / WR
23. Illinois
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): @Ohio State, Penn State
Trap Game: Michigan State
Out of Conference: Missouri, Illinois State, Fresno State, @
Cincinnati
Team MVP: Juice Williams / QB
Wildcard Player: Martez Wilson / LB
24. N.C. State
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): @FSU, @Va. Tech
Trap Game: Clemson
Out of Conference: South Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Murray State,
Pittsburgh
Team MVP: Russell Wilson / QB
Wildcard Player: Nate Irving / LB
25.
West Virginia
Projected Record: 9-4
Toughest Game(s): @USF, @Cincy
Trap Game: Pittsburgh
Out of Conference: @Auburn, Liberty, East Carolina, Marshall,
Colorado
Team MVP: Noel Devine / RB
Wildcard Player: The O-Line
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Members Preseason Top 25
1. Florida (9) 299
2. Texas (1) 288
3. Oklahoma 275
4. USC 266
5. Alabama 237
6. Penn State 236
7. LSU 227
8. Ohio State 222
9. Oklahoma State 221
10. Ole Miss 215
11. Virginia Tech 201
12. Oregon 195
13. Georgia Tech 176
14. California 163
15. TCU 160
16. Georgia 143
17. Boise State 114
18. Iowa 110
19. Florida State 108
20. Notre Dame 93
21. BYU 92
22. North Carolina 91
23. Utah 75
24. Kansas 69
25. Nebraska 52
Others receiving votes:
South Florida 41, Oregon
State 39, West Virginia 37,
Illinois 36, Pittsburgh 30,
Clemson 26, Miami(FL) 24,
N.C. State 20, Michigan
State 19, Cincinnati 17,
South Carolina 9, Texas Tech
7, Michigan State 6,
Missouri 5, Arizona State 3,
Central Michigan 2, Southern
Miss 1, Michigan 1
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1.
Antonio
Richardson/OL,DL
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2.
Jabriel
Washington/ATH
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3.
Devrin
Young/ATH
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4.
Artaves
Gibson/RB
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5.
Terry
Redden/DT
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6.
Hunter
Long/OL
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7.
Jake
Overbey/QB
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8.
Christian
Coleman/ATH
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9.
Aaron
Bryant/LB
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10.
Joe
Cain/WR
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