NCAA Football - 2013 Pre-Preseason Top 25

It is way too early to be figuring out who is going to be ranked where as we head into the 2013 NCAA Football season in September, but it is still fun to project. Things are certain to change but if we had to forecast the Top 25 for next season, here is what it might look like.

1.    Alabama (13-1) - Why not? The Crimson Tide has a chance to 3-peat
2.   Ohio St. (12-0) - The Buckeyes return a lot of talent from an undefeated team
3.   Georgia (12-2) - Georgia will be explosive on offense
4.   Florida (11-2) - Watch out if the Gators offense catches up to its D
5.   Oregon (12-1) - Chip Kelly's return means another likely BCS appearance
6.   Notre Dame (12-1) - Notre Dame is finally back in the national spotlight
7.   Texas A&M (11-2) - Johnny Football could join Archie Griffin in Heisman lore
8.   Stanford (12-2) - A 4th straight BCS bowl is a real possibility for the Cardinal
9.   South Carolina (11-2) - The "OBC" has built a perennial contender
10.   Clemson (11-2) - Clemson is loaded at the skill positions once again
11.   LSU (10-3) - The Bayou Bengals will be heard from again in 2013
12.   Texas (9-4) - Look for Texas to be the Big 12 favorite next year
13.   Florida St. (12-2) - There's lots of talent to fill the holes left by departures
14.   Oklahoma (10-3) - Oklahoma is making a habit of underachieving
15.   Louisville (11-2) - Teddy Bridgewater will get some Heisman consideration
16.   USC (7-6) - Max Wittek will have to play well for the Trojans to be contenders
17.   Michigan (8-5) - Devin Gardner will take over the reigns at QB full-time
18.   Oregon St. (9-4) - A lot of talent returns to one of 2012's surprise teams
19.   Boise St. (11-2) - Boise remains in the MWC, as well as the Top 25
20.   Kansas St. (11-2) - I've learned not to underestimate a Bill Snyder team
21.   UCLA (9-5) - Jim Mora Jr. looks to take control of SoCal
22.   Nebraska (10-4) - Nebraska is still looking for their first Big 10 title
23.   Northwestern (10-3) - The Wildcats will have unusual expectations
24.   TCU (7-6) - TCU has the talent to get back into the Top 25 next season
25.   Vanderbilt (9-4) - This isn't a misprint, Vandy will be good again in 2013


Others to Watch: Wisconsin, North Carolina, Washington, Utah St., Northern Illinois, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss, Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, Cincinnati