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advertisement CAL TOPS ’CANES IN LATEST POLL 1 CAL 2 MIAMI (FL) 3 OKLAHOMA 4 COLORADO 5 TENNESSEE 6 TEXAS 7 FLORIDA STATE 8 FLORIDA 9 UCLA 10 UNIV. OF TOLEDO 11 WASHINGTON STATE 12 tl yoCJ *3 ALABAMA 13 OREGON 14 OHIO STATE 15 WASHINGTON 16 LSU 17 NEBRASKA 18 use 19 BOISE STATE 20 AUBURN 21 SOUTH CAROLINA 22 MARSHALL 23 TEXAS A&M 24 LOUISVILLE 25 PENN STATE |4Uj;iv,nT3 17 NEBRASKA 0 Can the 'Canes repeat? Can theSooners make it two out of the last three? Who will win the Heisman? How many polygons does a Butkus Award winner get? Where is Berkeley? The answers to these (No. No. Look to Texas. Thousands. Take I-80 west and follow the signs.) and other pressing ques tions can be found in this year's College Football Top 25 poll: 1 CAL Sotheywent 1-10 last year. Big deal . Serious time spent in the Blue Chip Recruiting Mode has made this team into a rough bunch on the gridiron. That combined with a new Power I formation adds an unexpected threat for this turn-around team. 2 MIAMI (FL) 7 FLORIDA STATE 11 WASHINGTON STATE A strong passing offense makes them a team to beat. Explosive gameplay makes this perennial Pac 10 little brother into a legit imate head-turner. WAZZH is ready to play with the big boys. 12 ALABAMA How good is this team? Eight or nine of their starters should be in NFL GameDay " next year. The 'Canes may have the tough est schedule in football, with games against the Florida Gators, Tennessee Volunteers, Virginia Tech Hokies and Florida State Seminoles. About the only qual ity teams not on their schedule are in the NFL. Same coach. Same expectations. Same potential: Nothing but a national championship will do. 8 FLORIDA 3 OKLAHOMA New Hot Routes can put the 2000 NCAA champs right back at the top. Which means almost as much to this Oklahoma Sooner team as beating their heated rival, the Nebraska Cornhuskers. But, kicking game may be a chink in the armor. mmd- ■ \\*mM New coach. Same expectations. Same potential: Nothing but a national championship will do. 13 OREGON 9 UCLA 4 COLORADO Will the Buffs defend their Big 12 crown using the wishbone? The flexbone? The full house? Only the coach controlling the playbook knows for sure. 5 TENNESSEE New high-low tackling may allow the Volunteers to field their toughest defense in years. And defense wins champi onships. The question is: will their offense underachieve? A 0-0 game doesn't go down in the win column. 14 OHIO STATE Look for the Bruins to utilize a sensational receiving core and Hot Routes to vie for a national championship. Then expect the Bruins to vie for a championship all over again in the NCAA Final Four 2003 edition. 15 WASHINGTON 6 TEXAS 10 UNIV. OF TOLEDO Can their quarterback capture the Heisman against what may be the toughest conference in Division I football? Can the defense come up Texas big? Not even our highly evolved artificial intelligence can answer that one. A great run in Career Mode gets these overachievers a major BCS Bowl bid and a Top 10 finish. And their coach the chance to take over a major college pow erhouse. Enjoy that animated contract, coach. 16 LSU By TH Just avenge the CUhmuiin[ beat the OklahomaSoonersa all to be right in HuskerlJ 18 use Blue Chip recruiting made the loss of their 2001 I leisman can didate easier to stomach. A new wishbone offense could help the 2002 Ducks rain on just about anyone's parade. Must turn off "Injuries'fom thin Frojans to succeed.Cori trolling the playbook is and with USC's quarterback 19 BOISE STATE Say hello to the first'Housti Bowl" winner. Increased fat rates show that this yearte boys are on their way up The No. 3 1 -er team (15- Idefend its 200 2002 regular ! week in San Jchampionshij time the Aggi title was in 19 [win their first The 2002 s jand downs. T1 unbeaten strer for consecuti' The streak str matches in a Irecord for mo With the A 5 Texas Frida season title, tl end of the Bi ble-dip. Now been met, the the next step “We’re rea rest of the v Guerrieri. “V [Tournament) The Aggie AUBURN Tex; Old coach sacked inCaitii Mode. Team should improq 21 SOUTH carolimJ ■“•4s.- 'A The Crimson Tide not only has the polygons but also the offen sive line to outmuscle anyone in college football. Not to men tion an impressive amount of depth in the backfield. If that's not enough, new high-low tack ling gives their defense the bite it needed. Roll, Fide, roll. ; ()ts of exc itement build# 'Cocks this year. Volatileofe could be a threat with thea( tion of a full-house formation 22 MARS HA Ll A weak schedule equals si wins. Will Keith Jackson, Game Breaker's booth, caMJ "rumbling" or bumbling 23 TEXAS A&M Several players convertedj defense. Ido bad they rein yt country's toughest conferen^J 24 louisv 1LL L Gamebreakers on both sidej the ball. Look for the Lou Cardinals to go to their »| offense for big points. 25 PENNSTATE. 1 More control over the running game puts them at the top of their conference. But they must beat archrival Michigan for the Big 10 Conference title first, whicli won't be easy, but defi- nitelya possibility for the Ohio State Buckeyes. .. .‘.oSwl Same (lassie (Xil unih classic spot in polls- Unproven defense must come through for a Rose Bowl berth. Total Control Passing gives this Husky team a very potent attack. Tigers are looking to claw their way to another SEC title. Louisiana State University's pass- and run-blocking is top- notch this year. PlayStation Company. The "Collegiate Licensed Product label is the property of the Independent Labeling Group. 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