The Official 2011 NCAA College Football Thread

[Telionis]

I know it seems early, but the four major (non-AP) preseason rankings are out, and I'm already getting psyched!
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Here are the 2011 Consensus Preseason rankings (a composite of the rankings by TSN, Lindy's, Athlon Sports, and Phil Steele).

Stassen - 2011 Preseason Consensus

Since Phil Steele has been the most accurate among all his competitors over the last ten seasons, I made the following list by doubling the weight of Phil's rankings versus those of the other sporting news outlets.

1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Oregon
4. Boise State
5. Louisiana State
6. Florida State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Texas A&M
9. Nebraska
10. Notre Dame
11. Stanford
12. Ohio State
13. Arkansas
14. Oklahoma State
15. Texas Christian
16. Georgia
17. South Carolina
18. Southern Cal
19. West Virginia
20. Wisconsin
21. Texas
22. Michigan State
23. Mississippi State
24. Penn State
25. Florida
26. Southern Miss
27. Arizona State
28. Northwestern
29. Houston
30. Auburn
31. Miami-Florida
32. Missouri
33. Utah
34. South Florida

Consensus Championship Games:

ACC: Florida State v Virginia Tech
Big Ten: Nebraska v Ohio State
C-USA: So. Miss or UCF v Houston
MAC: Ohio v Toledo
PAC 12: Oregon v Arizona State
SEC: Georgia v Alabama

National Title Prediction: Alabama v Oklahoma or Oregon