So I was about 50-50 predicting the outcome bowl games this past season and as Warren Meyer pointed out, the most important poll of the season was just released.
I have criticized the BCS poll in the past and still think it has the same problems despite the cosmetic makeovers each year.
For instance, the initial vote for the bowl “chaos” system is stacked against everyone outside the top 25. Look no further than the mid-majors that always have an uphill fight moving up onto the list and then are completely dropped after a single loss (TCU in 2003 comes to mind).
With that said here is my top 20 list of teams that I think will stay in the final top 20 (probably not in this order):
USC
Michigan
West Virginia
Florida
Ohio State
Georgia
Auburn
California
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Boise State
LSU
Tennessee
Louisville
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Penn State
I’d like to put my alma mater, but I am not convinced that they will have a season much better than last year.