I’ve said it before, and I will say it again. There is a rule in the blog-o-sphere that says if you tag more than three posts with “college football,” you are required to do a pre-season ranking. Failure to do so will get your nose flayed and your genitals set on fire. Yeah, that’s a bit of an over-the-top reaction, but the blogging is a harsh one. S
With that…teams are rated within their conference, and the conferences are ranked in order of overall strength.
Plus, since here at Dubsism we are believers in the yin and yang of things, we don’t just do the obligatory Top 25, but a comprehensive list as well. Why? Because for every team that should be admired for its prowess, there is one that should be pitied for its ineptitude.
Happy Scrolling!
1) Big Ten
East Division:
Overall Rank # 3 – Penn State – Big Ten East # 1
Overall Rank # 5 – Ohio State – Big Ten East # 2
Overall Rank # 10 – Michigan State – Big Ten East # 3
Overall Rank # 29 – Michigan – Big Ten East # 4
Overall Rank # 78 – Indiana – Big Ten East # 5
Overall Rank # 93 – Maryland – Big Ten East # 6
Overall Rank # 98 – Rutgers – Big Ten East # 7
West Division:
Overall Rank # 6 – Wisconsin – Big Ten West # 1
Overall Rank # 19 – Northwestern – Big Ten West # 2
Overall Rank # 33 – Purdue – Big Ten West # 3
Overall Rank # 54 – Iowa – Big Ten West # 4
Overall Rank # 79 – Minnesota – Big Ten West # 5
Overall Rank # 89 – Nebraska – Big Ten West # 6
Overall Rank # 110 – Illinois – Big Ten West # 7
2) SEC
West Division:
Overall Rank # 1 – Alabama – SEC West # 1
Overall Rank # 8 – Auburn – SEC West # 2
Overall Rank # 12 – Louisiana State – SEC West # 3
Overall Rank # 25 – Mississippi State – SEC West # 4
Overall Rank # 31 – Texas A & M – SEC West # 5
Overall Rank # 49 – Mississippi – SEC West # 6
Overall Rank # 95 – Arkansas – SEC West # 7
East Division:
Overall Rank # 4 – Georgia – SEC East # 1
Overall Rank # 28 – South Carolina – SEC East # 2
Overall Rank # 53 – Kentucky – SEC East # 3
Overall Rank # 55 – Missouri – SEC East # 4
Overall Rank # 70 – Florida – SEC East # 5
Overall Rank # 72 – Vanderbilt – SEC East # 6
Overall Rank # 88 – Tennessee – SEC East # 7
3) Big 12
Overall Rank # 7 – Oklahoma – Big 12 # 1
Overall Rank # 13 – Oklahoma State – Big 12 # 2
Overall Rank # 15 – Texas Christian – Big 12 # 3
Overall Rank # 34 – Kansas State – Big 12 # 4
Overall Rank # 39 – Iowa State – Big 12 # 5
Overall Rank # 41 – Texas – Big 12 # 6
Overall Rank # 52 – West Virginia – Big 12 # 7
Overall Rank # 64 – Texas Tech – Big 12 # 8
Overall Rank # 118 – Baylor – Big 12 # 9
Overall Rank # 126 – Kansas – Big 12 # 10
4) ACC
Atlantic Division:
Overall Rank # 2 – Clemson – ACC Atlantic # 1
Overall Rank # 20 – Florida State – ACC Atlantic # 2
Overall Rank # 21 – North Carolina State – ACC Atlantic # 3
Overall Rank # 30 – Wake Forest – ACC Atlantic # 4
Overall Rank # 35 – Louisville – ACC Atlantic # 5
Overall Rank # 40 – Boston College – ACC Atlantic # 6
Overall Rank # 82 – Syracuse – ACC Atlantic # 7
Coastal Division:
Overall Rank # 11 – Miami (FLA) – ACC Coastal # 1
Overall Rank # 23 – Virginia Tech – ACC Coastal # 2
Overall Rank # 42 – Duke – ACC Coastal # 3
Overall Rank # 50 – Georgia Tech – ACC Coastal # 4
Overall Rank # 66 – Pittsburgh – ACC Coastal # 5
Overall Rank # 76 – Virginia – ACC Coastal # 6
Overall Rank # 99 – North Carolina – ACC Coastal # 7
5) Pac 12
South Division:
Overall Rank # 9 – Southern California – Pac 12 South # 1
Overall Rank # 43 – Utah – Pac 12 South # 2
Overall Rank # 45 – Arizona State – Pac 12 South # 3
Overall Rank # 58 – Arizona – Pac 12 South # 4
Overall Rank # 59 – UCLA – Pac 12 South # 5
Overall Rank # 77 – Colorado – Pac 12 South # 6
North Division:
Overall Rank # 14 – Washington – Pac 12 North # 1
Overall Rank # 17 – Stanford – Pac 12 North # 2
Overall Rank # 27 – Washington State – Pac 12 North # 3
Overall Rank # 65 – Oregon – Pac 12 North # 4
Overall Rank # 68 – California – Pac 12 North # 5
Overall Rank # 112 – Oregon State – Pac 12 North # 6
6) AAC
East Divsion:
Overall Rank # 18 – Central Florida – AAC East # 1
Overall Rank # 22 – South Florida – AAC East # 2
Overall Rank # 67 – Temple – AAC East # 3
Overall Rank # 107 – Cincinnati – AAC East # 4
Overall Rank # 114 – East Carolina – AAC East # 5
Overall Rank # 117 – Connecticut – AAC East # 6
West Division:
Overall Rank # 24 – Memphis – AAC West # 1
Overall Rank # 46 – Navy – AAC West # 2
Overall Rank # 48 – Houston – AAC West # 3
Overall Rank # 71 – Southern Methodist – AAC West # 4
Overall Rank # 84 – Tulane – AAC West # 5
Overall Rank # 111 – Tulsa – AAC West # 6
7) MWC
Mountain Division:
Overall Rank # 16 – Boise State – MWC Mountain # 1
Overall Rank # 56 – Wyoming – MWC Mountain # 2
Overall Rank # 63 – Colorado State – MWC Mountain # 3
Overall Rank # 80 – Air Force – MWC Mountain # 4
Overall Rank # 83 – Utah State – MWC Mountain # 5
Overall Rank # 113 – New Mexico – MWC Mountain # 6
West Division:
Overall Rank # 32 – San Diego State – MWC West # 1
Overall Rank # 37 – Fresno State – MWC West # 2
Overall Rank # 100 – Nevada-Las Vegas – MWC West # 3
Overall Rank # 109 – Nevada – MWC West # 4
Overall Rank # 119 – Hawaii – MWC West # 5
Overall Rank # 122 – San Jose State – MWC West # 6
8 ) C-USA
East Division:
Overall Rank # 38 – Florida Atlantic – C-USA East # 1
Overall Rank # 62 – Marshall – C-USA East # 2
Overall Rank # 75 – Florida International – C-USA East # 3
Overall Rank # 87 – Middle Tennessee – C-USA East # 4
Overall Rank # 102 – Western Kentucky – C-USA East # 5
Overall Rank # 103 – Old Dominion – C-USA East # 6
Overall Rank # 128 – Charlotte – C-USA East # 7
West Division:
Overall Rank # 69 – North Texas – C-USA West # 1
Overall Rank # 73 – Southern Mississippi – C-USA West # 2
Overall Rank # 86 – Louisiana Tech – C-USA West # 3
Overall Rank # 97 – Texas-San Antonio – C-USA West # 4
Overall Rank # 101 – Alabama-Birmingham – C-USA West # 5
Overall Rank # 125 – Rice – C-USA West # 6
Overall Rank # 129 – Texas-El Paso – C-USA West # 7
9) MAC
West Division:
Overall Rank # 26 – Toledo – MAC West # 1
Overall Rank # 57 – Northern Illinois – MAC West # 2
Overall Rank # 60 – Central Michigan – MAC West # 3
Overall Rank # 74 – Western Michigan – MAC West # 4
Overall Rank # 91 – Eastern Michigan – MAC West # 5
Overall Rank # 130 – Ball State – MAC West # 6
East Division:
Overall Rank # 51 – Ohio – MAC East # 1
Overall Rank # 85 – Akron – MAC East # 2
Overall Rank # 92 – Buffalo – MAC East # 3
Overall Rank # 94 – Miami (OH) – MAC East # 4
Overall Rank # 120 – Bowling Green – MAC East # 5
Overall Rank # 121 – Kent State – MAC East # 6
10) Sun Belt
Overall Rank # 47 – Appalachian State – Sun Belt # 1
Overall Rank # 61 – Troy – Sun Belt # 2
Overall Rank # 81 – Arkansas State – Sun Belt # 3
Overall Rank # 90 – New Mexico State – Sun Belt # 4
Overall Rank # 96 – Georgia State – Sun Belt # 5
Overall Rank # 104 – Louisiana-Lafayette – Sun Belt # 6
Overall Rank # 108 – Louisiana-Monroe – Sun Belt # 7
Overall Rank # 115 – South Alabama – Sun Belt # 8
Overall Rank # 116 – Idaho – Sun Belt # 9
Overall Rank # 123 – Georgia Southern – Sun Belt # 10
Overall Rank # 124 – Texas State – Sun Belt # 11
Overall Rank # 127 – Coastal Carolina – Sun Belt # 12
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