CFMinded College Football Polls Comparison 11-14-17
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2017 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS | |||||||||
| AP Poll | Coaches Poll | CFMinded Poll | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | RK | TEAM | RK | TEAM | ||||
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | Alabama | 1 | Oklahoma | ||||
| 2 | Miami | 2 | Miami | 2 | Miami | ||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | Clemson | 3 | Alabama | ||||
| 4 | Clemson | 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | Clemson | ||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 5 | Oklahoma | 5 | Auburn | ||||
| 6 | Auburn | 6 | Auburn | 6 | Georgia | ||||
| 7 | Georgia | 7 | Georgia | 7 | Notre Dame | ||||
| 8 | Ohio State | 8 | Ohio State | 8 | USC | ||||
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9 | Notre Dame | 9 | Wisconsin | ||||
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 10 | USC | 10 | Penn St | ||||
| 11 | TCU | 11 | Penn St | 11 | TCU | ||||
| 12 | USC | 12 | UCF | 12 | Oklahoma State | ||||
| 13 | Penn St | 13 | Oklahoma State | 13 | Ohio State | ||||
| 14 | UCF | 14 | TCU | 14 | Michigan State | ||||
| 15 | Washington St | 15 | Washington | 15 | UCF | ||||
| 16 | Washington | 16 | Washington St | 16 | Arizona | ||||
| 17 | Mississippi St | 17 | Memphis | 17 | Mississippi St | ||||
| 18 | Memphis | 18 | Michigan | 18 | LSU | ||||
| 19 | Michigan | 19 | Mississippi St | 19 | Washington St | ||||
| 20 | Stanford | 20 | South Florida | 20 | Memphis | ||||
| 21 | LSU | 21 | LSU | 21 | San Diego State | ||||
| 22 | Michigan State | 22 | North Carolina St | 22 | Michigan | ||||
| 23 | South Florida | 23 | Stanford | 23 | Northwestern | ||||
| 24 | West Virginia | 24 | Michigan State | 24 | Iowa St | ||||
| 25 | North Carolina St | 25 | West Virginia | 25 | West Virginia | ||||
| 27 | Northwestern | 27 | Northwestern | 29 | South Florida | ||||
| 28 | Arizona | 28 | Arizona | 30 | Stanford | ||||
| 29 | Iowa St | 34 | San Diego State | 33 | Washington | ||||
| 35+ | San Diego State | 35 | Iowa St | 34 | North Carolina St | ||||
| CFMinded Notes: | |||||||||
| North Carolina State, Washington, South Florida have very weak strength of schedules | |||||||||
| and have not beaten a top 35 team. Why are they ranked in the top 25? | |||||||||
| Iowa defeated Ohio State (top 10) and Iowa State (top 25). | |||||||||
| Iowa State defeated Oklahoma (top 5) and TCU (top 10). | |||||||||
| Northwestern defeated Michigan State (top 25) and Iowa (top 35). | |||||||||
| San Diego State defeated Stanford (top 25) and Arizona State. | |||||||||
| Oklahoma has a tougher strength of schedule, defeated one top 5 and two top 15 teams. | |||||||||
| Alabama and Miami have weak strength of schedules. Alabama have only beaten LSU and Mississippi State, | |||||||||
| neither ranked in the top 15. Miami only beat Notre Dame (top 5) and Virginia Tech (top 35). | |||||||||