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Welcome to WalterFootball.com's college football rankings for the end of the season. Check back in a few months for the 2013 preseason rankings.

By Charlie Campbell
Pass along your thoughts on the rankings. I'll put together a mail bag periodically that answers questions/comments sent via email draftcampbell@gmail.com or on Twitter @draftcampbell.

Updated Jan. 9, 2013

  1. Alabama
  2. Oregon
  3. Texas A&M
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Georgia
  6. Florida
  7. Ohio State
  8. Stanford
  9. South Carolina
  10. Clemson


    11. Top 1-10 Analysis

    As stated in early Decemeber, Nick Satan is money in the title game; Alabama has earned another championship and dynasty status. But I think the Crimson Tide will miss out on the title game next year, and another SEC power will knock off the champs.

    I think Oregon is the second-best team in the nation and it would have been great to have a playoff where the Crimson Tide had to defend the Ducks' offense. It would have provided Satan another opportunity to be a crybaby about fast-paced offenses.

    I'm ranking Texas A&M third because, right now, I think the Aggies are playing the best football of any team in the nation. They beat Alabama on the road and I think in a rematch on a neutral field Texas A&M could easily beat the champs again.

    Notre Dame still had a great season to restore the Fighting Irish as a premier program in the nation. The school's fans should be proud and optimistic. Ditto for Florida, despite the disappointing bowl loss. The Gators had the toughest schedule in the nation and finished 11-2. Look at the list of good teams they beat: LSU, South Carolina, Florida State and Texas A&M - those last two on the road. That is four wins over schools in the top 11. No other team can make that claim. Georgia deserves a spot in the top five, and played Alabama tougher than Notre Dame.

    Texas A&M, Florida and Georgia have all played much tougher schedules than Ohio State. On a neutral field, I think any of those three teams would beat the Buckeyes. Thus, I have Ohio State ranked behind them. That being said, the Buckeyes are going to be really good in the next couple of years and I expect them to contend for the national title.

    Stanford and South Carolina are hard-nosed football teams which can compete with any team in the top 10, the Cardinal especially. Clemson really made a statement with its win over LSU. That was an impressive win from the Tigers, so maybe the ACC has some hope heading into 2013.



  11. Florida State
  12. Kansas State
  13. Louisville
  14. LSU
  15. Oklahoma
  16. Utah State
  17. Northwestern
  18. San Jose State
  19. Boise State
  20. Oregon State


    21. Top 11-20 Analysis

    Florida State won the crappy ACC. That is nothing to brag about and neither is beating Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles are losing a lot heading into next season. So is Kansas State, which could lead to the Wildcats being an unranked team at the end of 2013.

    Louisville made a statement by smacking Florida around in the Sugar Bowl. The Cardinals are going to be tough next year, and Teddy Bridgewater could be the best passing quarterback in college football.

    LSU and Oklahoma were beaten in their bowl games. The Tigers lost late to Clemson, while the Sooners were dominated by Texas A&M. Both LSU and Oklahoma are in rebuilding mode next year.

    Utah State finished 11-2 with an strong year. Northwestern (10-3) was one of the most underrated programs in the nation and played consistent football all season. The Wildcats' bowl win over Mississippi State was impressive. Boise State and San Jose State both only lost two games.

    Oregon State finished 9-4 and should've beaten Texas in the Alamo Bowl. The Beavers are a tough team.



  21. Vanderbilt
  22. Northern Illinois
  23. Nebraska
  24. Michigan
  25. Baylor


    26. Close but not close enough: UCLA, Texas, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Louisiana Tech, BYU

    Top 21-25 and Close-Calls Analysis

    Vanderbilt (9-4) is a program on the rise and won't be an SEC push over in 2013. The Commodores played good teams tough all year. Northern Illinois lost to Florida State, as expected, but kept it close until the fourth quarter. Nebraska and Michigan lost to good SEC teams in bowl games.

    Baylor was left unranked in the top 25 nationally, but the Bears deserve to be ranked as they finished the year as one of the hotter teams in the nation. Baylor beat Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and UCLA to close out their season. The Bears are definitely on the rise.

    Best of the rest: Wisconsin, Rutgers, Washington, Arizona, Fresno State, Cincinnati, TCU





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NDAssClown 10-03-2012 08:01 am xxx.xxx.xxx.177 (total posts: 1)
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ND would get waxed in SEC, will still lose 4 games this year!!!
They sux
@SEC Homer 10-02-2012 03:12 pm xxx.xxx.xxx4.10 (total posts: 2)
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And West Virginia, too.
DP 10-02-2012 03:09 pm xxx.xxx.xxx4.10 (total posts: 2)
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OK, something to remember about Louisville the past couple of weeks: They were playing on the road, quite a long ride away from home, and both games had less than stellar weather (especially the Southern Miss game). If the weather is good for their game in Pittsburgh, i'm calling a 31-20 Cards victory.
fhqwhgads 10-02-2012 02:06 pm xxx.xxx.xxx9.42 (total posts: 1)
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I agree SEC Homer. Until those other conferences step up and play a man's schedule they can never be taken seriously.

I mean, games against power houses like Florida Atlantic and Towson are the real way to go.

And don't forget the mighty Western Carolina Catamounts!

Sheesh...
Musker 10-02-2012 11:11 am xxx.xxx.xxx.162 (total posts: 1)
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Mark my words- Florida is going upset LSU this week. Bank on it. I think Florida's going to win the SEC East.
DrAnon 09-25-2012 06:21 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.116 (total posts: 1)
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I think the only stumbling block for Florida State now is the Nov 8th trip to Blacksburg. I'm not sold on Florida yet. We'll see how good they really are when they face LSU.
SEC Homer 09-25-2012 06:16 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.178 (total posts: 1)
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Someone please tell me how many points F$U and Clemson would score on Alabama. FSU elite defense my A$$.

The reason the SEC wins is because the Pac 12 and the laughable ACC beat up on cupcakes and then realize they can be stopped when they run into a Bama or Lsu, just ask Oregon.

Oregon, Fsu, Clemson, all frauds...
Geiger 09-25-2012 01:17 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.137 (total posts: 1)
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Walt,

What do you think of Oregon State giving the Ducks/Cardinals a quality matchup? They beat a talented Wisconsin team and a dangerous UCLA team..I guess we'll see if the team is real or not in the next couple weeks. If they beat ethier one of them and cruise through the easy part of the Pac12, they could be fighting for a spot in the conference championship.
Buckwheat 09-18-2012 02:56 pm xxx.xxx.xxx5.98 (total posts: 1)
7     7

gt: Michigan State IS over-rated ! They were lucky to beat Fresno and got beat up by Notre Dame at home. THey are over-rated EVERY year. Last year we kept hearing how great they were and they choked against Wisconsin. THat team will never be a top 10 team
FoRM 09-11-2012 06:20 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.215 (total posts: 1)
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Texas Tech will be seeing a lot of the Top 25 this year.
gt 09-11-2012 03:02 pm xxx.xxx.xxx0.46 (total posts: 1)
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How is Michigan State overrated nationally? They beat a strong Georgia team from the SEC last bowl season, then returned damn near the whole defense, which is not a top 5 defense in the country easily. Then they beat a perennial top 25 Boise State team. MSU always earns their ranking.
Musker 09-11-2012 10:50 am xxx.xxx.xxx5.71 (total posts: 1)
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Agreed on Tennessee. Its nice to see someone give them this respect. But if Florida beats them then Florida has to be top 10 right?
Bucky 09-05-2012 10:29 am xxx.xxx.xxx.175 (total posts: 1)
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@brutus

What has Ohio State proven? They beat a chump cupcake school week 1. Last season they rolled over another cupcake in Akron week 1. Clearly Meyer is a far superior coach than Fickell, but they still haven't proven anything yet. Besides they can't go to the post season, so there isn't any reason to complain about their ranking anyway. I love Ohio State, but there is no point in being a homer.
Jared Fritz 09-05-2012 09:56 am xxx.xxx.xxx.223 (total posts: 1)
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I haven't seen ANYONE else (outside of Champaign) putting Illinois anywhere near the top 25.

What's your thought process there? I think they could turn in a pretty good season, but as an Illini fan, I'm tempering my expectations knowing that they could turn 6-0 into 6-6 really quick.
Rise 09-05-2012 08:22 am xxx.xxx.xxx.122 (total posts: 1)
22     7

Did you really leave Louisville out of your top 25 but the AP has them at 23 im not saying in the top 10 or anything but Bridgewater is a good QB future first round QB, Can we get a little credit?



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