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CAL TOPS ’CANES IN LATEST POLL
1 CAL
2 MIAMI (FL)
3 OKLAHOMA
4 COLORADO
5 TENNESSEE
6 TEXAS
7 FLORIDA STATE
8 FLORIDA
9 UCLA
10 UNIV. OF TOLEDO
11 WASHINGTON STATE
12 ALABAMA
13 OREGON
14 OHIO STATE
15 WASHINGTON
16 LSU
17 NEBRASKA
18 USC
19 BOISE STATE
20 AUBURN
21 SOUTH CAROLINA
22 MARSHALL
23 TEXAS A&M
24 LOUISVILLE
25 PENN STATE
Can the 'Canes repeat? Can the Sooners make it two out of the last
three? Who will win the Heisman? How many polygons does a
Butkus Award winner get? Where is Berkeley? The answers to these
(No. No. Look to Texas. Thousands. Take 1-80 west and follow the
signs.) and other pressing questions can be found in this year's
College Football Top 25 poll:
So they went 1 -10 last year. Big deal. Serious time spent in the Blue
Chip Recruiting Mode has made this team into a rough bunch on
the gridiron. That combined with a new Power I formation adds an
unexpected threat for this turn-around team.
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2 MIAMI (FL)
How good is this team? Eight or
nine of their starters should be in
NFL GameDay" next year. The
'Canes may have the toughest
schedule in football, with games
against Florida, Tennessee,
VirginiaTech and the Florida State
Seminoles. About the only qual
ity teams not on their schedule
are in the NFL.
3 OKLAHOMA_
New Hot Routes can put the 2000
NCAA champs right back at the
top. Which means almost as
much to this Sooner team as
beating their heated rival, the
Nebraska Cornhuskers.
4 COLORADO_
Will the Buffs defend their Big 12
crown using the wishbone? The
flexbone? The full house? Only
the coach controlling the play
book knows for sure.
5 TENNESSEE_
New high-low tackling might give
the Volunteers their toughest
defense in years.
6 TEXAS_
Can their quarterback capture the
Heisman Trophy against what
may be the toughest conference
in Division I football? Can the
defense come up Texas big? Not
even our highly evolved artificial
intelligence can answer that one.
7 FLORIDA STATE
Same coach. Same expectations:
Nothing but a national champi
onship will do.
8 FLORIDA
New coach. Same expectations:
Nothing but a national champi
onship will do.
9 UCLA
Look for the Bruins to utilize a
sensational receiving core and Hot
Routes to vie for a national cham
pionship. Then look for them to
vie for a championship all over
again in NCAA* Final Four* 2003.
10 UNIV. OF TOLEDO
A great run in Career Mode gets
these overachievers a major BCS
Bowl bid and aTop 10 finish. And
their coach the chance to take over
a major college powerhouse. Enjoy
that animated contract, coach.
11 WASHINGTON STATE
A strong passing offense makes
them a team to beat. Explosive
gameplay makes this perennial
Pac 10 little brother into a legiti
mate head-turner. WAZZU is
ready to tangle with the big boys.
12 ALABAMA
The Crimson Tide has the
polygons and offensive line to
muscle anyone in college foot
ball. If that's not enough, new
high-low tackling gives their
defense the bite it needed.
13 OREGON_
Blue Chip recruiting made the
loss of their 2001 Heisman can
didate easier to stomach. A new
wishbone offense could help the
2002 Ducks rain on just about
anyone's parade.
14 OHIO STATE_
More control over the running
game puts them at the top of their
conference. But they must beat
arch-rival Michigan for the Big 10
Conference title first which won't
be easy, but definitely a possibil
ity for the Buckeyes.
15 WASHINGTON
Unproven defense must come
through for a Rose Bowl berth.
Total Control Passing gives this
Husky team a very potent attack.
16 LSU_
Tigers are looking to claw their
way to another SEC title.
Louisiana State University's
pass- and run-blocking is top
notch this year.
17 NEBRASKA
Just avenge the Colorado University
mauling and beat the Sooners
for all to be right in Huskerland.
18 use
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Must turn off "Injuries" for the
thin Trojans to succeed. Con
trolling the playbook is crucial
with USC's quarterback.
19 BOISE STATE_
Say hello to the first "Houston
Bowl" winner. Increased frame
rates show that this year these boys
are definitely on their way up.
20 auburn_
Old coach sacked in Career Mode.
Tigers should improve drastically
on both sides of the ball.
21 SOUTH CAROLINA
Lots of excitement building for
'Cocks this year. Volatile offense
could be a threat with the addi
tion of a full-house formation.
Could make some noise this year,
despite the fact that they are in a
tough conference.
22 MARSHALL_
A weak schedule equals strong
wins. Will Keith Jackson, in
GameBreaker's booth, call them
"rumbling" or "bumbling"?
23 TEXAS A&M_
Several players converted to
defense. Too bad they're in the
country's toughest conference.
24 LOUISVILLE_
Gamebreakers on both sides of
the ball. Look for the Cardinals
to go to their Wing T offense for
big points. Look for them to top
Conference USA.
25 PENN STATE
Same dassic CGI uniforms. Same
classic stadium. Same classic
coach. Same classic spot in polls.
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