College Football Top 20

The recent issue of Sports Illustrated was the college football preview issue. The issue had nice articles on Clemson's loaded defensive line, Wisconsin's terrific offensive line, Houston offense-wrecker Ed Oliver, and Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate. It also had their preseason Top-20.

1.   Clemson

2.   Alabama

3.   Wisconsin

4.   Washington

5.   Oklahoma

6.   Georgia

7.   Penn State

8.   Auburn

9.   Ohio State

10. West Virginia

11. Michigan State

12. Stanford

13. Miami

14. TCU

15. Michigan

16. Notre Dame

17. Central Florida

18. Florida State

19. Arizona

20. Houston

The top of SI's Top-20 looks a little familiar. This got me thinking about how I see the college teams before they've done anything. 

1.   Washington

2.   Alabama

3.   Georgia

4.   Clemson

5.   Wisconsin

6.   West Virginia

7.   Ohio State

8.   Michigan

9.   Auburn

10. Penn State

11. TCU

12. Michigan State

13. Miami

14. Oklahoma

15. Central Florida

16. Oregon

17. Florida State

18. Nebraska

19. Cal 

20. Stanford

It's about time for a Pac-12 team to take the national title. Washington has been on the cusp of joining the elites for a couple years. Perhaps this is their year. As for Cal, #19 is optimistic but 2nd-year head coach Justin Wilcox has the team headed in the right direction. They could surprise. As for Stanford, they're just lucky that they have a seat at this Top-20. Go Bears!