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2012
College Football
Season Preview |
Comparing Conference Polls To CCR Picks
August 20, 2012
Compare the conference forecasts from the Congrove Computer Rankings to the various polls conducted by each conference's coaches and/or media. (CUSA did not conduct a preseason poll and the Big Ten media poll is not sanctioned by the conference).
| ACC |
| Atlantic |
| CCR |
Team |
ACC Media |
| 1. |
Florida State |
1 |
| 2. |
Clemson |
2 |
| 3. |
N.C. State |
3 |
| 4. |
Boston College |
5 |
| 5. |
Maryland |
6 |
| 6. |
Wake Forest |
4 |
| Coastal |
| 1. |
Virginia Tech |
1 |
| 2. |
Georgia Tech |
2 |
| 3. |
Virginia |
4 |
| 4. |
Duke |
6 |
| 5. |
North Carolina |
3 |
| 6. |
Miami |
5 |
| Champion: CCR-Virginia Tech; Media Poll-FSU |
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| MAC |
| East |
| CCR |
Team |
MAC Media |
| 1. |
Ohio |
1 |
| 2. |
Bowling Green |
2 |
| 3. |
Miami |
3 |
| 4. |
Kent State |
4 |
| 5. |
Buffalo |
5 |
| 6. |
Massachusetts |
7 |
| 7. |
Akron |
6 |
| West |
| 1. |
Western Michigan |
3 |
| 2. |
Northern Illinois |
2 |
| 3. |
Eastern Michigan |
5 |
| 4. |
Toledo |
1 |
| 5. |
Central Michigan |
6 |
| 6. |
Ball State |
4 |
| Champion: CCR-Ohio; Media Poll-Ohio |
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| Big East |
| CCR |
Team |
B. E. Media |
| 1. |
Louisville |
1 |
| 2. |
Cincinnati |
4 |
| 3. |
Rutgers |
3 |
| 4. |
Temple |
8 |
| 5. |
USF |
2 |
| 6. |
Pittsburgh |
5 |
| 7. |
Connecticut |
6 |
| 8. |
Syracuse |
7 |
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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 |
1 |
| 2. |
Illinois |
4 |
| 3. |
Ohio State |
2 |
| 4. |
Purdue |
3 |
| 5. |
Penn State |
5 |
| 6. |
Indiana |
6 |
| Legends |
| 1. |
Michigan |
1 |
| 2. |
Michigan State |
2 |
| 3. |
Nebraska |
3 |
| 4. |
Northwestern |
5 |
| 5. |
Iowa |
4 |
| 6. |
Minnesota |
6 |
| Champion: CCR-Michigan; Poll-Michigan |
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| PAC-12 |
| North |
| CCR |
Team |
Big 10 Media |
| 1. |
Oregon |
1 |
| 2. |
Stanford |
2 |
| 3. |
California |
4 |
| 4. |
Washington |
3 |
| 5. |
Oregon State |
6 |
| 6. |
Washington State |
5 |
| South |
| 1. |
USC |
1 |
| 2. |
Utah |
2 |
| 3. |
UCLA |
3 |
| 4. |
Arizona |
4 |
| 5. |
Arizona State |
5 |
| 6. |
Colorado |
6 |
| Champion: CCR-USC; Poll-USC |
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| Big 12 |
| CCR |
Team |
Big 12 Media |
| 1. |
Oklahoma |
1 |
| 2. |
Oklahoma State |
4 |
| 3. |
West Virginia |
2 |
| 4. |
Kansas State |
6 |
| 5. |
Texas |
3 |
| 6. |
Baylor |
7 |
| 6. |
TCU |
5 |
| 6. |
Iowa State |
8 |
| 9. |
Texas Tech |
9 |
| 10. |
Kansas |
10 |
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| SEC |
| East |
| CCR |
Team |
SEC Media |
| 1. |
Florida |
3 |
| 2. |
South Carolina |
2 |
| 3. |
Georgia |
1 |
| 4. |
Missouri |
4 |
| 5. |
Vanderbilt |
6 |
| 6. |
Tennessee |
5 |
| 7. |
Kentucky |
7 |
| West |
| 1. |
Arkansas |
3 |
| 2. |
Alabama |
2 |
| 3. |
Auburn |
4 |
| 4. |
LSU |
1 |
| 5. |
Texas A&M |
5 |
| 6. |
Mississippi State |
6 |
| 7. |
Mississippi |
7 |
| Champion: CCR-Arkansas; Media Poll-LSU |
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| CUSA |
| East |
| CCR |
Team |
CUSA Poll |
| 1. |
Southern Miss |
N/A |
| 2. |
Marshall |
N/A |
| 3. |
UCF |
N/A |
| 4. |
East Carolina |
N/A |
| 5. |
UAB |
N/A |
| 6. |
Memphis |
N/A |
| West |
| 1. |
Houston |
N/A |
| 2. |
Tulsa |
N/A |
| 3. |
SMU |
N/A |
| 4. |
Tulane |
N/A |
| 5. |
UTEP |
N/A |
| 6. |
Rice |
N/A |
| Champion: CCR-Southern Miss; Poll-None |
| Independents |
| CCR |
Team |
Ind. Poll |
| 1. |
BYU |
N/A |
| 2. |
Notrre Dame |
N/A |
| 3. |
Army |
N/A |
| 3. |
Navy |
N/A |
| No poll is conducted for Independents. |
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| Sun Belt |
| CCR |
Team |
SBC Coaches |
| 1. |
FIU |
1 |
| 2. |
Western Kentucky |
4 |
| 3. |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
3 |
| 4. |
Arkansas State |
2 |
| 5. |
Louisiana-Monroe |
6 |
| 5. |
North Texas |
8 |
| 5. |
Troy |
5 |
| 8. |
South Alabama |
10 |
| 9. |
FAU |
9 |
| 10. |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
| WAC |
| CCR |
Team |
Coach |
Media |
| 1. |
Louisiana Tech |
1 |
1 |
| 2. |
Utah State |
2 |
2 |
| 3. |
San Jose State |
3 |
3 |
| 4. |
New Mexico State |
4 |
5 |
| 5. |
UTSA |
7 |
7 |
| 6. |
Texas State |
6 |
6 |
| 7. |
Idaho |
5 |
4 |
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