EARLY BIRD 2003 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW

THIS EARLY BIRD PREVIEW WAS RELEASED NOVEMBER 28, 2002. See how we compared to the 2003 Coaches Poll that came out in August:

With the Buckeyes returning all 11 starters on offense from an undefeated 2002 season and a trip to the National Championship Game in the Fiesta Bowl, the choice on who to start at #1 next August wasn't so hard.
 

2003 Early Bird
Top 25

1. Ohio State
2. Oklahoma
3. Miami FL
4. Texas
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan
7. Kansas State
8. Auburn
9. Florida
10. Virginia Tech
11. Georgia
12. Colorado State
13. Pittsburgh
14. Florida State
15. Tennessee
16. Washington
17. Louisiana State
18. Penn State
19. Maryland
20. Arkansas
21. Iowa
22. Oregon State
23. Southern Cal
24. Virginia
25. Colorado

 

Others Easily Making The Top 25
-between now and August

Alabama
Arizona State
North Carolina State
Washington State
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Oregon
Wisconsin
Missouri
Nebraska
Air Force
UCLA
Hawaii
Mississippi
Northern Illinois
 

NOTES: NationalChamps.net is proud to once again present the annual Thanksgiving Early Bird College Football Breakdown. For those of you concerned with the rankings and the fact this #16 team is better than that #9 team, then you are missing the point. Our presentation was created as nothing more than a rough guide for listing whether key players return or depart. So many of the selections are evidently interchangeable and will adjust continuously until next season arrives.

So sit back, unbutton those tight pants from your turkey dinners and leftovers, and take this preview for what it's worth. We think you will gain much more by realizing that the rankings and their explicit accuracy are not the primary goal.

However, in the fourth season of compiling this Thanksgiving Early Bird Preview, NationalChamps.net has never had one team fall more than 6 spots off what the AP Poll releases in August. Enjoy!

COMPLETE 2003 PREVIEW COMING IN FEBRUARY

Please check back in February when NationalChamps.net releases the complete 2003 College Football Preview of all 117 teams... complete with full depth charts, analysis from our newly aquired writing staff, rankings, unit power ratings, and lots of new digital photos.