Examiner Top 25 Poll

Published September 1, 2009 4:00am ET



No.    Team   

1.    Florida » If we didn’t pick them, we’d need a news conference to explain

2.    Oklahoma » Heisman winner Sam Bradford has early test against BYU

3.    Texas » Does Colt McCoy ever throw an incompletion?

4.    Virginia Tech » You know what you get: Great defense and special teams

5.    USC » Visit to “The Horseshoe” not good for a true freshman QB

6.    Penn State » A lot of talent returns for the Big Ten champions

7.    Ohio State »  How many TDs will Terrelle Pryor score against Navy?

8.    Alabama » The Tide will miss John Parker Wilson more than they realize

9.    LSU » May be what’s standing in the way of a Gator perfect season

10.  Oklahoma State » An offense with a lot of firepower to compete in Big XII

11.  Mississippi » At least Steve Spurrier likes QB Jevan Snead

12.  Georgia Tech » Paul Johnson’s offense seemed to work well in first season

13.  Georgia » Knowshon Moreno and Matt Stafford won’t be easy to replace

14.  California » 20-point favorites over Terps? They aren’t the Trojans

15.  TCU » Ridiculous defense from last year only returns four starters

16.  Oregon » Opening on Smurf Turf will show the Ducks’ true colors

17.  Boise State » Opener is by far the toughest test of the year for the Broncos

18.  Utah » It will be tough to go undefeated again in loaded Mountain West

19.  Florida State » Seminoles need play on the field to forget off the field issues

20.  Notre Dame » Why not believe homer Lou Holtz’s spitting prediction?

21.  North Carolina » Success is in the hands of nine returning starters on defense

22.  Kansas » Remember QB Todd Reesing? Yeah, he’s still here

23.  BYU » Returning QB Max Hall threw for 3,957 yards last year

24.  Oregon State » Jacquizz Rodgers looks to avoid sophomore slump

25.  Pittsburgh » A team from the Big East has to crack the poll … right?