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USA Today preseason football poll

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:44:13 +0000

Who is on the fast track to the 2009 college football national championship? Preseason polls don’t guarantee anything once the games begin, but they can make sure a team doesn’t have to move up too far to stay in the conversation.

Here’s the way the horses will line up at starting gate according to the coaches who vote in the USA Today poll, with first-place votes included:

1. Florida (53)
2. Texas (4)
3. Oklahoma (1)
4. Southern California (1)
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Penn State
9. LSU
10. Mississippi
11. Oklahoma State
12. California
13. Georgia
14. Oregon
15. Georgia Tech
16. Boise State
17. TCU
18. Utah
19. Florida State
20. North Carolina
21. Iowa
22. Nebraska
23. Notre Dame
24. Brigham Young
25. Oregon State

To see the entire poll, visit USA Today.com

Final USA Today college football poll 2008

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:59:28 +0000

Looking forward to another big season of college football? You’re not alone. As a warmup, here’s a list of the Top 25 of the final poll for the 2008 season, with first-place votes, record and total number of poll points:

1. Florida (60), 13-1 (1,524)
2. USC 12-1 (1,393)
3. Texas 12-1 (1,389)
4. Utah (1) 13-0 (1,375)
5. Oklahoma 12-2 (1,333)
6. Alabama 12-2 (1,157)
7. TCU 11-2 (1,114)
8. Penn State 11-2 (1,091)
9. Oregon 10-3 1,011
10. Georgia 10-3 (904)
11. Ohio State 10-3 (874)
12. Texas Tech 11-2 (867)
13. Boise State 12-1 (809)
14. Virginia Tech 10-4 (740)
15. Mississippi 9-4 (620)
16. Missouri 10-4 (549)
17. Cincinnati 11-3 (493)
18. Oklahoma State 9-4 (480)
19. Oregon State 9-4 (407)
20. Iowa 9-4 (250)
21. Brigham Young 10-3 (248)
22. Georgia Tech 9-4 (219)
23. Florida State 9-4 (217)
24. Michigan State 9-4 (179)
25. California 9-4 (116)

Source: ESPN.com

Top college football teams 2009

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:34:50 +0000

If it seems like just a few weeks ago that we were deciding college football’s national championship…well, actually, it WAS just a few weeks ago.

Sure, they’re barely done cleaning up all the confetti from Florida’s celebration of its Bowl Championship Series national title game win over Oklahoma, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start thinking about 2009. Already, Rivals.com is out with its first rankings for the season to come, and here’s a look at the Top 10:

1. Florida

2. Texas

3. USC

4. Oklahoma

5. LSU

6. Ohio State

7. Virginia Tech

8. Alabama

9. Boise State

10. Oklahoma State

If that doesn’t have you ready to tee it up all over again, check out the rest of the Top 25 at Rivals.com. Let the bickering and arguing begin again!

BCS title game results

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:23:41 +0000

Florida beat Oklahoma on Thursday, January 8, 2009, to win college football’s 2008 national championship.

Here are the results of the Bowl Championship Series national title game showdowns:

2008 Season: Florida defeated Oklahoma, 24-14

2007 Season: LSU defeated Ohio State, 38-24

2006 Season: Florida defeated Ohio State, 41-14

2005 Season (Rose Bowl): Texas defeated USC, 41-38

2004 Season (FedEx Orange Bowl): USC defeated Oklahoma, 55-19

2003 Season (Nokia Sugar Bowl): LSU defeated Oklahoma, 21-14

2002 Season (Tostitos Fiesta Bowl): Ohio State defeated Miami, 31-24 (2OT)

2001 Season (Rose Bowl): Miami defeated Nebraska, 37-14

2000 Season (FedEx Orange Bowl): Oklahoma defeated Florida State, 13-2

1999 Season (Nokia Sugar Bowl): Florida State defeated Virginia Tech, 46-29

1998 Season (Tostitos Fiesta Bowl): Tennessee defeated Florida State, 23-16

Source: ESPN.com

Big 12 Football Champions

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:28:28 +0000

In the first 13 years of the Big 12 Conference, the Oklahoma Sooners made a habit of painting the league red. Of those dozen football championships decided, OU won six. No other school won more than two.

Here’s a list of the Big 12 football champions through 2008:

2008 — Oklahoma

2007 — Oklahoma

2006 — Oklahoma

2005 — Texas

2004 — Oklahoma

2003 — Kansas State

2002 — Oklahoma

2001 — Colorado

2000 — Oklahoma

1999 — Nebraska

1998 — Texas A&M

1997 — Nebraska

1996 — Texas

Source: big12sports.com

Unhealthiest U.S. states

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:12:16 +0000

Louisiana has replaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest state in America, according to a report issued by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association, and the Partnership for Prevention advocacy group.

The overall health of Americans remained static for a fourth year, according to the report, which weighs such factors as binge drinking, health insurance coverage, air pollution, infectious disease rates, crime levels and immunization coverage.

Southern states tended to fare poorly in the rankings, as the report claims the region has some of the highest rates of obesity, which contributes to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer, as well as high rates of smoking, which causes cancer, lung disease, heart disease and other problems.

Here are the Bottom 10:

50. Louisiana

49. Mississippi

48. South Carolina

47. Tennessee

46. Texas

45. Florida

T43. Oklahoma

T43. Arkansas

42. Nevada

41. Georgia

To see the best, more of the worst, and everything in between, visit americashealthrankings.org.

BCS standings

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:41:48 +0000

Oklahoma and Florida finished 1-2 in the final Bowl Championship Series standings, earning the right to meet in the BCS national championship game Jan. 8 in Miami.

OU finished No. 1 with a final score of .9757, edging out Florida’s .9479. Texas (.9298) finished third despite a regular season win over the Sooners.

The number is achieved by combining the results of the USA Today coaches’ poll, the Harris Interactive poll, and six computer rankings.

Here are the final regular season top 10:

1. Oklahoma: .9757

2. Florida: .9479

3. Texas: .9298

4. Alabama: .8443

5. Southern California: .8208

6. Utah: .7846

7. Texas Tech: .7840

8. Penn State: .7387

9. Boise State: .6980

10. Ohio State: .6354

Most weeks as AP No. 1

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:08:05 +0000

When the Oklahoma Sooners occupied the top spot in the Associated Press college football poll for a few weeks this season, it was a familiar position. OU’s two-week reign served to break a tie with Notre Dame and leave the school with the most weeks at No. 1 in the history of the poll.

Here’s the Top 10, a virtual Who’s Who of big time college football, through games of Dec. 5:

1. Oklahoma: 97
2. Notre Dame: 95
3. Ohio State: 93
4. USC: 90
5. Nebraska: 70
6. Miami (FL): 68
7. Florida State: 59
8. Texas: 45
9. Alabama: 36
10. Michigan: 34

Source: appollarchive.com

Most AP football poll appearances

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:30:33 +0000

Being No. 1 is nice, but consistency goes for something, too.

In the history of the Associated Press college football poll, which dates back to 1936, no one’s name has come up more often than Michigan. Midway through the 2008 season, the Wolverines had cracked the poll an impressive 752 times.

Here’s a list of the schools who’ve most consistently maintained good company, through Nov. 22, 2008:

1. Michigan: 752
2. Ohio State: 750
3. Notre Dame: 705
4. Oklahoma: 675
5. USC: 670
6. Texas: 654
7. Nebraska: 642
8. Alabama: 625
9. Tennessee: 562
10. Penn State: 558

Source: appollarchive.com

Top College Football Rivalries

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:15:45 +0000

For the most part, the college football season opens with a couple of weeks of national contenders taking on schools of somewhat lesser pedigree. Soon enough, though, the big boys get down to the more serious business of jockeying for conference titles and throwing elbows to get into the Bowl Championship Series.

Rivalries help make the college game special, and no shortage of them demand our attention each season. Here’s our take on the best of the best, understanding that others deserve consideration, too:

1. Texas vs. Oklahoma: A heated border war played out annually at a neutral site, the Cotton Bowl, during the Texas State Fair. Half the seats are occupied by fans wearing red, the other half orange. The “Red River Rivalry” is arguably the greatest spectacle in college football.

2. Michigan vs. Ohio State: For years, the Big 10 race was a one-game season, with the winner of this game headed to the Rose Bowl. Things have changed a bit, but the hatred lives on.

3. Auburn vs. Alabama: In-state bragging rights are on the line in a state that cares a little about its football. A coach who ends up on the losing end of too many of these won’t be around long.