Fredsportsextra’s College Football’s Top 25; Alabama #1 in the SEC; Oklahoma #1 in the Big 12? How about Iowa State?; Georgia over Clemson in first big game?

 

 BEFORE THE FIRST SNAP

 

Alabama is the team to beat for the 2021 college football season and that is my reflection today, a few days before the season begins.  This Crimson Tide team will have a tough go of it and even with a start at number one, there are other teams that can push and take that National Title.  Here is my Top 25 as we go into the regular season this weekend.

 

 

TOP 25

1.  Alabama

2.  Iowa State

3.  Oklahoma

4.  Georgia

5.  Ohio State

6.  Oregon

7. Texas A&M

8. Clemson

9. Notre Dame

10. Utah

11. Wisconsin

12. North Carolina

13. Cincinnati

14. Penn State

15. Oklahoma State

16. LSU

17. USC

18. Coastal Carolina

19. Louisiana

20. TCU

21. Florida

22. Miami (Fla)

23. Arizona State

24. Iowa

25. Ole Miss

Big 12 Power Ranking

1.  Iowa State

2. Oklahoma

3. Oklahoma State

4. TCU

5. Texas

6. Kansas State

7. West Virginia

8. Baylor

9. Texas Tech

10. Kansas

 

National Championship Semi-Final:  Alabama vs Iowa State

National Championship Semi-Final:  Oklahoma vs Georgia

Title Game:  Alabama vs Oklahoma

National Champion:  Alabama

 

Top Heisman candidates:  Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma; Breece Hall, Iowa State; Derek Stingley Jr, LSU; Sam Howell, North Carolina; D.J. Uiagalelel, Clemson

 

 

Predictions for the first two weeks of play:

 

Big Twelve- all games of Sept 2nd weekend

 

Kansas 26 and South Dakota 13

Kansas State 23 and Stanford 22

Oklahoma 56 at Tulane 7

Maryland 28 and West Virginia 24

Louisiana 22 at Texas 21

Oklahoma State 65 and Missouri State 24

Houston 35 and Texas Tech 28

Baylor 42 at Texas State 19

TCU 64 and Duquesne 0 

Iowa State 39 and N. Iowa 13

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National Schedule-

 

August 28

 

Georgia 19 and Clemson 18

Nebraska 24 at Illinois  17

UCLA 35 and Hawaii 16

New Mexico 38 and UTEP 24

Nebraska 43 and Fordham 0

Michigan 30 and Western Michigan 12

Wisconsin 28 and Penn State 25

Kentucky 44 and Louisiana Monroe 12

 

September 2

 

 

UCF 41 and Boise State 37

Coastal Carolina 48 and The Citadel 10

Utah 52 and Weber State 9

Tulsa 45 and UC Davis 21

Ohio State 31 at Minnesota 28

Tennessee 34 and Bowling Green 10

North Carolina 28 and Virginia Tech 17

Northwestern 24 and Michigan State 21

Oregon 55 and Fresno State 14

Arkansas 49 and Rice 14

Alabama 40  at Miami (Fla) 28 at Atlanta

Iowa 32 and Indiana 28

Cincinnati 42 and Miami (Ohio) 9

Oregon State 41 at Purdue 38

LSU 21 at UCLA 18

BYU 31 at Arizona 21

Washington State 25 and Utah State 21

Notre Dame 24 at Florida State 18

Ole Miss 39 and Louisville 23