With the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceling/postponing their respective seasons, what should the AP be now?
For some reason, the AP wasn’t able to adjust and do its preseason rankings correctly – it included teams that aren’t even playing this year.
Here’s what it should be, based on schools still expected to play college football in 2020.
Original preseason 2020 top 25 ranking in italics.
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25. TCU Horned Frogs (5-7) (38) 9
24. Baylor Bears (11-3) (36) 15
23. Kentucky Wildcats (8-5) (34) 20
22. Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-1) (32) 26
21. Louisville Cardinals (8-5) (31) 32
20. Miami Hurricanes (6-7) (30) 42
19. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-5) (27) 85
18. Memphis Tigers (12-2) (26) 86
17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-5) (25) 133
16. Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) (24) 134
15. Iowa State Cyclones (7-6) (23) 199
14. UCF Knights (10-3) (21) 229
13. Cincinnati Bearcats (11-3) (20) 234
12. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-6) (18) 496
11. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) (15) 672
10. Texas Longhorns (8-5) (14) 703
9. Texas A&M Aggies (8-5) (13) 764
8. Auburn Tigers (9-4) (11) 852
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) (12) 995
6. Florida Gators (11-2) (8) 1125
5. LSU Tigers (15-0) (6) 1186 (1 1st)
4. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) (5) 1269
3. Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) (4) 1270
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2) (3) 1422 (2 1st)
1. Clemson Tigers (14-1) (1) 1520 (38 1st)
Others receiving votes: Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, UAB 1
