Now that you've seen the preseason AP Top 25, here's what I submitted in my first year as a voter. The AP doesn't give us many guidelines in the preseason. I didn't try to predict how this will look at the end of the year, although I did factor in scheduling occasionally (‘Sup, Wisconsin?). My main criteria: If these teams met tomorrow at an empty Raymond James Stadium, I think Team 1 would beat Team 2, which would beat Team 3, and so on.
1. Alabama: Nick Saban, the top perennial top recruiting classes and a starting quarterback who is no longer a freshman?