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The AP Preseason poll has been released and your beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers are ranked #24.
Nebraska has not been ranked in the preseason since 2014. Then there’s this:
Nebraska (4-8) has the worst record from the previous season for a team ranked in the AP preseason Top 25 since Alabama went 3-8 in 2000 and was ranked No. 25 to start the 2001 season.https://t.co/hdxCXfZJfC
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) August 19, 2019
Seven Big Ten teams are in the preseason ranking:
5. Ohio State
7. Michigan
15. Penn State
18. Michigan State
19. Wisconsin
20. Iowa
24. Nebraska
The full ranking is here:
1 Clemson
2 Bama
3 Georgia
4 OU
5 Ohio St
6 LSU
7 Michigan
8 Florida
9 Notre Dame
10 Texas
11 Oregon
12 Texas A&M
13 Washington
14 Utah
15 Penn St
16 Auburn
17 UCF
18 Michigan St
19 Wisconsin
20 Iowa
21 Iowa St
22 Syracuse
23 Wash St
24 Nebraska
25 Stanford
Thoughts:
I’m with the Nebraska coaches, whose mindset is that “we’re a 4-8 team until proven otherwise.” It’s nice to get the recognition of being ranked, but it doesn’t matter if the team can’t back it up.
This weekend football starts for real. About time!