MSU ranked 37th in Phil Steele’s preseason power poll
By 662Dawg
Phil Steele released his preseason power poll Thursday, where the Mississippi State checked in at number 37.
Steele states that he relies on nine different power ratings that look at different factors to determine his rankings. The power poll consists of numerous computer rankings.
According to Steele, teams such as Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and UCLA are top 20 teams, and all have better talent than the Bulldogs.
According to “human” facts, most of those teams lose just as many key players off their 2014 team as the Bulldogs do, and I would be willing to bet that MSU has just as much production returning -if not more- than each one of them.
So what am I missing here?
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I think I might know the answer to that. On paper the Bulldogs lose several starters on both sides of the ball, but in reality Miss. State returns seven starters on defense and seven on offense – including one of the most explosive players in the nation, Dak Prescott.
As Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen says, just because they didn’t play the first snap of the game doesn’t mean they aren’t starter material.
I think a lot of people will start taking notice of the Bulldogs again on September 12th, right around 11 P.M.
Mr. Steele, about the end of November, I promise not to let you forget just how wrong your numerous “computer” rankings are about Mississippi State football, because this has definitely been bookmarked.
Below is Phil’s full preseason power poll:
1. Ohio St
2. TCU
3. Alabama
4. USC
5. Baylor
6. Oregon
7. Georgia
8. Stanford
9. Florida St
10. LSU
11. Michigan St
12. UCLA
13. Notre Dame
14. Auburn
15. Ole Miss
16. Oklahoma
17. Wisconsin
18. Arkansas
19. Tennessee
20. Virginia Tech
21. Utah
22. Clemson
23. Oklahoma St
24. Georgia Tech
25. Miami, Fl
26. Penn St
27. Arizona St
28. Texas
29. West Virginia
30. Boise St
31. Missouri
32. Texas A&M
33. Arizona
34. Nebraska
35. Michigan
36. California
37. Louisville
38. Mississippi St
39. Minnesota
40. Florida
41. Kansas St
42. Pittsburgh
43. Duke
44. BYU
45. Marshall
46. Colorado
47. NC State
48. North Carolina
49. San Diego St
50. Texas Tech
51. Virginia
52. Utah St
53. Louisiana Tech
54. Northwestern
55. Cincinnati
56. South Carolina
57. Iowa
58. Kentucky
59. UCF
60. Rutgers
61. Temple
62. Illinois
63. Toledo
64. Memphis
65. Washington St
66. East Carolina
67. WKU
68. Northern Illinois
69. Boston College
70. Washington
71. Western Michigan
72. Indiana
73. Maryland
74. Iowa St
75. Bowling Green
76. Houston
77. Vanderbilt
78. Purdue
79. Akron
80. Appalachian St
81. Ohio
82. Navy
83. Air Force
84. Oregon St
85. Colorado St
86. Middle Tennessee
87. Arkansas St
88. Ball St
89. Fresno St
90. UL-Lafayette
91. Nevada
92. Tulsa
93. Syracuse
94. San Jose St
95. Massachusetts
96. Georgia Southern
97. Rice
98. New Mexico
99. Wake Forest
100. Hawai’i
101. Tulane
102. Connecticut
103. FIU
104. Kent St
105. Texas St
106. USF
107. UTEP
108. Old Dominion
109. Southern Miss
110. ULM
111. Central Michigan
112. North Texas
113. Florida Atlantic
114. Wyoming
115. Kansas
116. SMU
117. South Alabama
118. Buffalo
119. Idaho
120. New Mexico St
121. Army West Point
122. Troy
123. UTSA
124. Georgia St
125. Eastern Michigan
126. Miami, Oh
127. UNLV
128. Charlotte