No Need for Preseason Polls

The thing I dislike about college football is the preseason polls. Since teams don’t play everyone on the field, it’s difficult to prove who the better team is over the course of the season. The preseason rankings create a preconceived notion of who is good, and who is not. Originally college football rankings did not come out until October. Last year every major preseason poll had Georgia as the top team, however by the end of the year finished outside the top 10. Penn State is ranked number eight, but could miss a chance at the BCS title game if two of the seven teams ahead of them finish with same record as PSU. With no Big East team in the preseason top 25, the league has poor reputation even before an official game played.