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2011
College Football
Season Preview |
Comparing Conference Polls To CCR Picks
August 30, 2011
Compare the conference forecasts from the Congrove Computer Rankings to the various polls conducted by each conference's coaches and/or media. (CUSA and The Big Ten did not conduct preseason polls).
| ACC |
| Atlantic |
| CCR |
Team |
ACC Media |
| 1. |
Florida State |
1 |
| 2. |
N. C. State |
3 |
| 3. |
Boston College |
4 |
| 4. |
Maryland |
5 |
| 5. |
Clemson |
2 |
| 6. |
Wake Forest |
6 |
| Coastal |
| 1. |
Virginia Tech |
1 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
3 |
| 3. |
Miami |
2 |
| 4. |
Virginia |
5 |
| 5. |
Georgia Tech |
4 |
| 6. |
Duke |
6 |
| Champion: CCR-Virginia Tech; Media Poll-FSU |
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| MAC |
| East |
| CCR |
Team |
MAC Media |
| 1. |
Miami |
1 |
| 2. |
Temple |
3 |
| 3. |
Ohio |
2 |
| 4. |
Kent State |
4 |
| 5. |
Buffalo |
5 |
| 6. |
Akron |
7 |
| 6. |
Bowling Green |
5 |
| West |
| 1. |
Toledo |
1 |
| 1. |
Northern Illinois |
2 |
| 3. |
Western Michigan |
3 |
| 4. |
Ball State |
5 |
| 5. |
Central Michigan |
4 |
| 6. |
Eastern Michigan |
6 |
| Champion: CCR-Toledo; Media Poll-Toledo |
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| Big East |
| CCR |
Team |
B. E. Media |
| 1. |
West Virginia |
1 |
| 2. |
Pittsburgh |
2 |
| 3. |
Connecticut |
6 |
| 4. |
Syracuse |
4 |
| 5. |
USF |
3 |
| 6. |
Cincinnati |
5 |
| 7. |
Louisville |
7 |
| 8. |
Rutgers |
8 |
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| Mountain West |
| CCR |
Team |
MWC Media |
| 1. |
Boise State |
1 |
| 2. |
Air Force |
3 |
| 3. |
San Diego State |
4 |
| 4. |
TCU |
2 |
| 5. |
Wyoming |
6 |
| 6. |
New Mexico |
8 |
| 7. |
Colorado State |
5 |
| 8. |
UNLV |
7 |
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| Big Ten |
| Leaders |
| CCR |
Team |
Big 10 Media |
| 1. |
Wisconsin |
N/A |
| 2. |
Ohio State |
N/A |
| 3. |
Penn State |
N/A |
| 4. |
Illinois |
N/A |
| 5. |
Purdue |
N/A |
| 6. |
Indiana |
N/A |
| Legends |
| 1. |
Nebraska |
N/A |
| 2. |
Michigan State |
N/A |
| 3. |
Northwestern |
N/A |
| 4. |
Michigan |
N/A |
| 5. |
Iowa |
N/A |
| 6. |
Minnesota |
N/A |
| Champion: CCR-Nebraska; Poll-None conducted |
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| PAC-12 |
| North |
| CCR |
Team |
Big 10 Media |
| 1. |
Oregon |
1 |
| 2. |
Stanford |
2 |
| 3. |
Washington |
3 |
| 4. |
California |
5 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
4 |
| 6. |
Washington State |
6 |
| South |
| 1. |
USC |
3 |
| 2. |
Arizona State |
2 |
| 3. |
Utah |
1 |
| 4. |
Arizona |
4 |
| 5. |
UCLA |
5 |
| 6. |
Colorado |
6 |
| Champion: CCR-Oregon; Poll-Oregon |
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| Big 12 |
| CCR |
Team |
Big 12 Media |
| 1. |
Oklahoma |
1 |
| 2. |
Texas A&M |
2 |
| 3. |
Missouri |
4 |
| 4. |
Oklahoma State |
3 |
| 5. |
Texas Tech |
7 |
| 6. |
Baylor |
6 |
| 6. |
Kansas State |
8 |
| 6. |
Texas |
5 |
| 9. |
Kansas |
10 |
| 10. |
Iowa State |
9 |
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| SEC |
| East |
| CCR |
Team |
SEC Media |
| 1. |
South Carolina |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida |
3 |
| 3. |
Georgia |
2 |
| 4. |
Kentucky |
5 |
| 5. |
Tennessee |
4 |
| 6. |
Vanderbilt |
6 |
| West |
| 1. |
Alabama |
1 |
| 2. |
LSU |
2 |
| 3. |
Arkansas |
3 |
| 4. |
Mississippi State |
4 |
| 5. |
Auburn |
5 |
| 6. |
Mississippi State |
6 |
| Champion: CCR-Alabama; Media Poll-Alabama |
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| CUSA |
| East |
| CCR |
Team |
CUSA Poll |
| 1. |
Southern Miss |
N/A |
| 2. |
UCF |
N/A |
| 3. |
Marshall |
N/A |
| 4. |
UAB |
N/A |
| 5. |
East Carolina |
N/A |
| 6. |
Memphis |
N/A |
| West |
| 1. |
Tulsa |
N/A |
| 2. |
SMU |
N/A |
| 3. |
Houston |
N/A |
| 4. |
Rice |
N/A |
| 5. |
Tulane |
N/A |
| 6. |
UTEP |
N/A |
| Champion: CCR-Tulsa; Poll-None conducted |
| Independents |
| CCR |
Team |
Ind. Poll |
| 1. |
Notre Dame |
N/A |
| 2. |
BYU |
N/A |
| 3. |
Navy |
N/A |
| 3. |
Army |
N/A |
| No poll is conducted for Independents. |
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| Sun Belt |
| CCR |
Team |
SBC Coaches |
| 1. |
FIU |
1 |
| 2. |
Troy |
2 |
| 3. |
Louisiana-Monroe |
3 |
| 4. |
FAU |
9 |
| 5. |
Middle Tennessee |
3 |
| 5. |
North Texas |
6 |
| 5. |
Western Kentucky |
7 |
| 8. |
Arkansas State |
5 |
| 9. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
8 |
| WAC |
| CCR |
Team |
Coach |
Media |
| 1. |
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
| 2. |
Idaho |
6 |
6 |
| 3. |
Hawaii |
1 |
1 |
| 4. |
Fresno State |
2 |
2 |
| 5. |
Utah State |
5 |
5 |
| 6. |
Louisiana Tech |
4 |
4 |
| 7. |
San Jose State |
7 |
7 |
| 8. |
New Mexico State |
8 |
8 |
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