Monday, August 4, 2025

Classic Conference Previews

CBS has ranked all the college football teams, so here are the rankings for the Classic Conferences.  This time, I've decided to put Tulane and Georgia Tech back in the Classic SEC:

CLASSIC SEC:
5.  Georgia
8.  Alabama
9.  Louisiana St.
12.  Florida
20.  Tennessee
22.  Mississippi
32.  Auburn
33.  Georgia Tech
45.  Tulane
47.  Vanderbilt
57.  Kentucky
70.  Mississippi St.

CLASSIC ACC:
4.  Clemson
16.  S. Carolina
37.  Duke
54.  N. Carolina
55.  N. Carolina St.
60.  Virginia
67.  Maryland
78.  Wake Forest

CLASSIC SOUTHWEST:
1.  Texas
17.  So. Methodist
18.  Texas A & M
21.  Texas Tech
26.  Baylor
31.  Texas Christian
43.  Arkansas
53.  Houston
110.  Rice

CLASSIC BIG TEN:
3.  Ohio St.
13.  Illinois
15.  Michigan
23.  Indiana
30.  Iowa
38.  Minnesota
51.  Wisconsin
62.  Michigan St.
77.  Northwestern
92.  Purdue

CLASSIC BIG EIGHT:
14.  Kansas St.
19.  Iowa St.
24.  Oklahoma
28.  Missouri
35.  Nebraska
39.  Kansas
46.  Colorado
64.  Oklahoma St.

CLASSIC PACIFIC TEN:
7.  Oregon
11.  Arizona St.
29.  U.S.C.
40.  Washington
49.  U.C.L.A.
68.  Arizona
72.  California
75.  Oregon St.
79.  Stanford
83.  Washington St.

CLASSIC INDEPENDENTS and OTHERS:
2.  Penn St.
6.  Notre Dame
10.  Miami (Fla.)
25.  Utah
27.  Louisville
34.  Boise St.
36.  Brigham Young
41.  Florida St.
42.  Syracuse
44.  Pittsburgh
48.  Virginia Tech
50.  Navy
52.  Cincinnati
56.  Memphis St.
63.  Rutgers
65.  W. Virginia
66.  Boston Coll.
73.  Army
95.  W. Kentucky
99.  Air Force

7 comments:

  1. Last ten champions of the Classic SEC (National Champs have an asterisk):

    2024: Georgia
    2023: Alabama
    2022: Georgia*
    2021: Alabama
    2020: Alabama*
    2019: Louisiana St.*
    2018: Alabama
    2017: Georgia
    2016: Alabama
    2015: Alabama*

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  2. Last ten champions of the Classic ACC:

    2024: Clemson
    2023: N. Carolina St.
    2022: Clemson
    2021: N. Carolina St.
    2020: Clemson
    2019: Clemson
    2018: Clemson*
    2017: Clemson
    2016: Clemson*
    2015: Clemson

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  3. Last ten champions of the Classic Southwest:

    2024: Texas
    2023: Texas
    2022: Texas Christian
    2021: Baylor
    2020: Texas A & M
    2019: Baylor
    2018: Texas
    2017: Texas Christian
    2016: Texas A & M
    2015: Texas Christian

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  4. Last ten champions of the Big Eight:

    2024: Iowa St.
    2023: Missouri
    2022: Kansas St.
    2021: Oklahoma St.
    2020: Iowa St.
    2019: Oklahoma
    2018: Oklahoma
    2017: Oklahoma
    2016: Oklahoma
    2015: Oklahoma

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  5. Last ten champions of the Classic Big Ten:

    2024: Ohio St.*
    2023: Michigan*
    2022: Michigan
    2021: Michigan
    2020: Ohio St.
    2019: Ohio St.
    2018: Ohio St.
    2017: Ohio St.
    2016: Ohio St.
    2015: Michigan St.

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  6. Last ten champions of the Classic Pacific Ten:

    2024: Oregon
    2023: Washington
    2022: U.S.C.
    2021: Oregon
    2020: U.S.C.
    2019: Oregon
    2018: Washington
    2017: U.S.C.
    2016: Washington
    2015: Stanford

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  7. I get the impression that this is not going to be my favorite college-football season, but we'll see.

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