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the greatest depth, solid from top to bottom?
Of course, the answer is a little of each.
1.
SEC Preview - It's hard to touch the top
group, with Auburn, Florida, LSU and Georgia all
players on the national scene. Then throw in Tennessee
(primed for a rebound), Alabama (10 wins last
season) and South Carolina (with that Spurrier
guy). But the Mississippi schools have been easy
outs recently.
2.
Big Ten Preview - Ohio State is a national
championship contender, but Iowa, Michigan and
Penn State could emerge as upper-echelon teams.
Wisconsin always seems to overachieve, and Minnesota,
Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan State make for
imposing middle-of-the-pack teams.
3.
ACC Preview - If Miami and Florida State
become national title contenders again, the ACC
could challenge the SEC. Virginia Tech is a given
to win about 10 games. Clemson, Boston College,
Maryland and Georgia Tech provide excellent depth
and balance.
4.
Pac-10 Preview - USC has been so good
recently the rest of the conference has taken
a bit of a bad rap. Defense often seems optional
in the Pac-10 but don't downplay the offenses
at Oregon, Arizona State and California. Arizona
is on the upswing, and a rebirth at Washington
would help the Pac-10's prestige.
5.
Big 12 Preview
- Texas and Oklahoma gives the conference two
top-10 fixtures. Texas Tech has become the league's
No. 3 team, and Texas A&M is in line to rebound.
Will the North rise again? Much depends on whether
Nebraska is ready for a return to glory, because
the rest of the teams look so-so.
6.
Big East Preview
- West Virginia's big win over Georgia in the
Sugar Bowl saved face for the league, but it's
clearly No. 6 out of the BCS conferences. Louisville
gives the league another team that can play with
the top teams.
7.
Mountain West Preview - Two seasons ago
Utah became the first team from outside the high-revenue
leagues to reach the BCS. TCU went 11-1 last season
with a road win against Oklahoma. The MWC's depth
might be better than the Big East's, but it doesn't
have the heavyweights up top.
8.
C-USA Preview
- Good coaches make this league tough with Mike
Price at UTEP, George O'Leary at UCF, Jeff Bower
at Southern Mississippi and Steve Kragthorpe at
Tulsa. But even the best C-USA teams would have
a tough time reaching .500 in the power conferences.
9.
WAC Preview -
Fresno State does some great things against top
competition but never wins the league. Boise State
isn't quite ready to hang with the nation's top
teams, but the Broncos clean up in their conference.
Although Nevada has improved, the rest are homecoming
fodder for the power schools.
10. MAC Preview -
The top teams such as Northern Illinois and Toledo
don't look as dangerous as the league's best a
few years ago. And the bottom is filled with patsies.
11. Sun Belt Preview
- Speaking of homecoming
opponents and stat padders ... welcome to the
Sun Belt, the only Division I-A league that did
not have a player taken in the most recent NFL
draft.
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