SI.com 2003 College Football Preview



 
 

College football's new battle lines have been drawn, and former bystanders like Virginia Tech and N.C. State have upped the ante to crash what was once an elite power structure, says SI.com's Stewart Mandel. Meanwhile, SI.com's Luke Winn examines four Blueprints for Success -- how these bystanders have gone from powerless to powerful.

Most Powerful Conferences | Programs | People
Athlon Team Previews: All 117 D I-A teams
Mandel Mailbag: Pollsters make familiar flaws
SI.com's 2003 College Football Viewers' Guide

 
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Sports Illustrated's Top 25
SI's complete rankings start with
the ... No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes
2 Okla. 8 N.C. State 14 Wash. 20 LSU
3 Miami 9 Auburn 15 Virginia 21 Texas A&M
4 Texas 10 USC 16 Tenn. 22 Arizona St.
5 Georgia 11 FSU 17 N. Dame 23 Oregon
6 Va. Tech 12 Pitt 18 Maryland 24 Penn St.
7 K-State 13 Michigan 19 Wisconsin 25 Okla. St.



 
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AUG. 4 2003 Preview
SI.com looks at college football's new Power Struggle and some Blueprints for Success.
AUG. 6 SI's Top 25
AUG. 7 ACC Preview
AUG. 8 Big 12 Preview
AUG. 11 Big East Preview
AUG. 12 Big Ten Preview
AUG. 13 Pac-10 Preview
AUG. 14 SEC Preview
AUG. 15 Other Conferences
AUG. 18 All-America Team
AUG. 19 Heisman Watch
AUG. 20 Positional Rankings
AUG. 21 Newcomers to Watch
AUG. 22 Bowl Projections


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2002-03 Bowls Section
Ohio State of shock

Past SI.com Previews
2002: The End of the Upset As We Know It
2001: A Break From Tradition
2000: College Football -- The New Century


 
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National TV | Bowl Games | Team-by-Team

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Team Preview Index: All 117 D I-A teams

P. Rivers
ACC
Clemson | Duke | Florida State
Georgia Tech | Maryland
North Carolina | N.C. State
Virginia | Wake Forest

K. Winslow
Big East
Boston College | Miami (Fla.)
Pittsburgh | Rutgers
Syracuse | Temple
Virginia Tech | West Virginia

E. Roberson
Big 12
Baylor | Colorado | Iowa State
Kansas | K-State | Missouri
Nebraska | Oklahoma | Okla. State
Texas | Texas A&M | Texas Tech

C. Krenzel
Big Ten
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa
Michigan | Mich. State | Minnesota
Northwestern | Ohio State
Penn St. | Purdue | Wisconsin

R. Williams
Pac-10
Arizona | Arizona State | Cal
Oregon | Oregon State
Stanford | UCLA | USC
Washington | Washington State

D. Pollack
SEC
Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn
Florida | Georgia | Kentucky
LSU | Miss. State | Ole Miss
S. Carolina | Tenn. | Vanderbilt

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