It’s that time folks. When predictions and rankings start coming out of the woodworks. We’ve already seen the first Amway Coaches Poll come out and put the West Virginia Mountaineers at number 20 to start the season. Now Sports Illustrated has released their Top 25. Granted the SI25 doesn’t hold weight in terms of playoffs or anything of that nature but it does show what the national collective thought of the Mountaineers is.
Here is what SI says about their top 25. SI’s preseason Top 25 is designed to set the expectation for the title chase ahead.