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Folks, we’ve finally made it. It feels like it’s been so long since we’ve talked about college football, but we’re finally back. The season is here.
We finally got our very first AP Top 25 poll of the season and the top of it looks, pretty much, like you thought it would. But it’s less about which teams are at the top of the poll and more about which conferences they represent. Remember, the college football world is much more tightly knit now on paper because of conference realignment around the NCAA.
It’s also important to remember that this is the first year we’ll have a 12-team College Football Playoff. This isn’t the CFP poll — the committee might have a completely different idea for what things should look like. But, at the same time, this definitely gives us a quick glimpse into what our top 12 might look like this season.
With that in mind, let’s get into some of these takeaways.
Only four conferences are present in the first poll
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We can call this the official end of the “Power 5.” It simply doesn’t exist anymore since the dismantling of the Pac-12 and this is the proof.
Thanks to conference realignment, only four conferences are present in the top 25 poll.
— The SEC has nine teams
— The Big Ten has six teams
— The Big 12 has five teams
— The ACC has four teams
— Notre Dame is included in the…
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Publish date : 2024-08-12 18:59:40
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