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A couple weeks ago, we posted a signup for SB Nation’s new FanPulse Poll, which allows the fans to actually vote on their own top-25 for the college football season. Each team site has their own poll as well, so we’ll be able to contrast the opinion of WRNL readers to the rest of the country. Let’s take a look at the first national preseason poll.
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First and foremost, IOWA BEING RANKED AHEAD OF IS A TRAVESTY or probably a product of the average coastal fan not really paying attention much to the Big 12 and siding with a more familiar name. Otherwise, there isn’t a ton in this poll that’s overly surprising, as it reflects the Coaches Poll fairly closely.
Let’s contrast the poll from WRNL readers to the national poll.
FanPulse Preseason Polls
Rank | National Poll | WRNL Readers |
---|---|---|
Rank | National Poll | WRNL Readers |
1 | Clemson | Clemson |
2 | Alabama | Alabama |
3 | Georgia | Georgia |
4 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
5 | Ohio State | Ohio State |
6 | Michigan | Michigan |
7 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
8 | Florida | Florida |
9 | Texas | Texas |
10 | LSU | Texas A&M |
11 | Texas A&M | Oregon |
12 | Oregon | Washington |
13 | Washington | LSU |
14 | Penn State | Penn State |
15 | Utah | UCF |
16 | UCF | Utah |
17 | Wisconsin | Iowa State |
18 | Auburn | Wisconsin |
19 | Iowa | Auburn |
20 | Iowa State | Northwestern |
21 | Northwestern | Iowa |
22 | Miami | Miami |
23 | Michigan State | Michigan State |
24 | Nebraska | Nebraska |
25 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
Also Receiving Votes | Also Receiving Votes | |
Washington State | Oklahoma State | |
Syracuse | Washington State | |
Boise State | Boise State | |
Stanford | Baylor | |
Army | Minnesota | |
Virginia | ||
Mississippi State | ||
Oklahoma State | ||
Minnesota |
So what did we learn here?
- We like Iowa State more than other people. Shocker.
- We apparently have something against LSU. WRNL readers moved the Tigers from 10th to 13th while leaving the 11-13 teams in the same exact order.
- We’re petty as hell when it comes to Iowa. Not only did we rank Iowa lower than the national poll, we made sure to put Northwestern ahead of them. I’ve never been more proud of you guys.
Keep an eye out for this weekly poll throughout the season so you can see why WRNL readers are infinitely smarter than the rest of the country.