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CAL TOPS ’CANES IN LATEST POLL
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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
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ALABAMA
13
OREGON
14
OHIO STATE
15
WASHINGTON
16
LSU
17
NEBRASKA
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19
BOISE STATE
20
AUBURN
21
SOUTH CAROLINA
22
MARSHALL
23
TEXAS A&M
24
LOUISVILLE
25
PENN STATE
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17 NEBRASKA
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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.
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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
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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
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21 SOUTH carolimJ
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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
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Gamebreakers on both sidej
the ball. Look for the Lou
Cardinals to go to their »|
offense for big points.
25 PENNSTATE.
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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.
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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.
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