Confirming that, yes, it was probably too early.
I was going through some old notes and came across a list of a few national college football journalists lists of "Way Too Early Predictions" for the 2015 season. Clearly, none of these guys had Gump fever.
First, here is the final AP rankings:
1. ALABAMA
2. Clemson
3. Stanford
4. Ohio State
5. Oklahoma
6. Michigan State
7. TCU
8. Houston
9. Iowa
10. Ole Miss
11.