USA Today is once again ranking I-A (FBS) teams 1-128. I bolded SEC teams and italicized Lone Star State teams:

No. 1: Florida State - ACC

No. 2: Alabama - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/27/alabama-crimson-tide-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/14625927/

No. 3: Oregon - Pac 12

No. 4: South Carolina - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/26/south-carolina-gamecocks-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/14522841/

No. 5: UCLA - Pac 12

No. 6: Michigan State - B1G

No. 7:Stanford - Pac 12

No. 8: Baylor - Big 12

No. 9: Auburn - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/23/auburn-tigers-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/14410133/

No. 10: Oklahoma - Big 12

No. 11: Ohio State - B1G

No. 12: LSU - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/20/lsu-tigers-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/14324989/

No. 13: USC - Pac 12

No. 14: Georgia - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/19/georgia-bulldogs-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/14282461/

No. 15: Clemson - ACC

No. 16: Nebraska - B1G

No. 17: Kansas State - Big 12

No. 18: Notre Dame

No. 19: Iowa - B1G

No. 20: Marshall - Conference USA

No. 21: Wisconsin - B1G

No. 22: Florida - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/14/florida-gators-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13993409/

No. 23: Washington - Pac 12

No. 24: Duke - ACC

No. 25: Boise State - Mountain West

No. 26: Arizona - Pac 12

No. 27: North Carolina - ACC

No. 28: Texas Tech - Big 12

No. 29: Louisville - ACC

No. 30: Central Florida - American

No. 31: Ole Miss - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/09/mississippi-ole-miss-rebels-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13709739/

No. 32: Virginia Tech - ACC

No. 33: Texas A&M - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/07/texas-am-aggies-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13659089/

No. 34: BYU

No. 35: Michigan - B1G

No. 36: Bowling Green - MAC

No. 37: TCU - Big 12

No. 38: Houston - American

No. 39: Northern Illinois - MAC

No. 40: Louisiana-Lafayette - Sun Belt

No. 41: Mississippi State - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/02/mississippi-state-bulldogs-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13490875/

No. 42: Northwestern - B1G

No. 43: Missouri - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/07/31/missouri-mizzou-tigers-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13388773/

No. 44: Cincinnati - American

No. 45: Texas - Big 12

No. 46: Utah State - Mountain West

No. 47: Arizona State - Pac 12

No. 48: Navy

No. 49: Miami (Florida) - ACC

No. 50: Oklahoma State - Big 12

No. 51: Fresno State - Mountain West

No. 52: Oregon State - Pac 12

No. 53: Toledo - MAC

No. 54: East Carolina - American

No. 55: Georgia Tech - ACC

No. 56: Penn State - B1G

No. 57: Ball State - MAC

No. 58: San Diego State - Mountain West

No. 59: Pittsburgh - ACC

No. 60: UTSA - Conference USA

No. 61: Washington State - Pac 12

No. 62: Rice - Conference USA

No. 63: Arkansas State - Sun Belt

No. 64: Maryland - B1G

No. 65: North Texas - Conference USA

No. 66: Utah - Pac 12

No. 67: Minnesota - B1G

No. 68: Tennessee - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/06/26/tennessee-volunteers-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/11370961/

No. 69: Indiana - B1G

No. 70: Middle Tennessee - Conference USA

No. 71: Ohio - MAC

No. 72: South Alabama - Sun Belt

No. 73: Colorado State - Mountain West

No. 74: Vanderbilt - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/06/19/vanderbilt-commodores-sec-2014-countdown-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/10769807/

No. 75: Syracuse - ACC

No. 76: San Jose State - Mountain West

No. 77: Troy - Sun Belt

No. 78: West Virginia - Big 12

No. 79: Buffalo - MAC

No. 80: Louisiana Tech - Conference USA

No. 81: Boston College - ACC

No. 82: Nevada - Mountain West

No. 83: Tulsa - American

No. 84: Illinois - B1G

No. 85: Central Michigan - MAC

No. 86: Temple - American

No. 87: Louisiana-Monroe - Sun Belt

No. 88: North Carolina State - ACC

No. 89: Arkansas - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/06/04/arkansas-razorbacks-bret-bielema-sec-2014-countdown-preview-depth-chart-roster-schedule-football-four/9896393/

No. 90: Western Kentucky - Conference USA

No. 91: Texas State - Sun Belt

No. 92: South Florida - American

No. 93: Connecticut - American

No. 94: Akron - MAC

No. 95: Virginia - ACC

No. 96: Memphis - American

No. 97: Florida Atlantic - Conference USA

No. 98: Rutgers - B1G

No. 99: Iowa State - Big 12

No. 100: SMU - American

No. 101: Colorado - Pac 12

No. 102: Air Force - Mountain West

No. 103: Wyoming - Mountain West

No. 104: Kentucky - http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/05/15/kentucky-uk-sec-mark-stoops-2014-countdown-preview-roster-schedule-football-four/9127403/

No. 105: Wake Forest - ACC

No. 106: Old Dominion - Conference USA

No. 107: Kent State - MAC

No. 108: Purdue - B1G

No. 109: Tulane - American

No. 110: New Mexico - Mountain West

No. 111: UNLV - Mountain West

No. 112: Kansas - Big 12

No. 113: Southern Miss - Conference USA

No. 114: UTEP - Conference USA

No. 115: New Mexico State - Sun Belt/WAC

No. 116: California - Pac 12

No. 117: Western Michigan - MAC

No. 118: Army

No. 119: Appalachian State - Sun Belt

No. 120: UAB - Conference USA

No. 121: Idaho

No. 122: Miami (Ohio) - MAC

No. 123: Hawaii - Mountain West

No. 124: Georgia Southern - Sun Belt

No. 125: Georgia State - Sun Belt

No. 126: Eastern Michigan - MAC

No. 127: Florida International - Conference USA

No. 128: Massachusetts

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/05/08/college-football-countdown-directory/8819991/

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of the 5 power conferences, here's a running tally of the schools as they appear (number to date):

ACC (5): Syracuse, Boston College, North Carolina State, Virginia, Wake Forest
bdf (3): West Virginia, Iowa State, Kansas
B1G (5): Maryland, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Rutgers
Pac 12 (3): Utah, Colorado, California
SEC (4): Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Kentucky

the following is a better way to keep track of the power five. borrowed from KM

Conference / School / 2013 record (conference) / USA Today Countdown ranking

101 - 128
PAC / California / 1-11 (0-9) / 116
B12 / Kansas / 3-9 (1-8) / 112
B1G / Purdue / 1-11 (0-8) / 108
ACC / Wake Forest / 4-8 (2-6) / 105
SEC / Kentucky / 2-10 (0-8) / 104
PAC / Colorado / 4-8 (1-8) / 101

76-100
B12 / Iowa State / 3-9 (2-7) / 99
B1G / Rutgers / 6-7 (3-5*) / 98 (*AAC in 2013)
ACC / Virginia / 2-10 (0-8) / 95
SEC / Arkansas / 3-9 (0-8) / 89
ACC / North Carolina State / 3-9 (0-8) / 88
B1G / Illinois / 4-8 (1-7) / 84
ACC / Boston College / 7-6 (4-4) / 81
B12 / West Virginia / 4-8 (2-7) / 78

51-75
ACC / Syracuse / 7-6 (4-4) / 75
SEC / Vanderbilt / 9-4 (4-4) / 74
B1G / Indiana / 5-7 (3-5) / 69
SEC / Tennessee / 5-7 (2-6) / 68
B1G / Minnesota / 8-5 (4-4) / 67
PAC / Utah / 5-7 (2-7) / 66
B1G / Maryland / 7-6 (3-5*) / 64 (*ACC in 2013)
PAC / Washington State / 6-7 (4-5) / 61
ACC / Pittsburgh / 7-6 (3-5) / 59
B1G / Penn State / 7-5 (4-4) / 56
ACC / Georgia Tech / 7-6 (5-3) / 55
PAC / Oregon State / 7-6 (4-5) / 52

26-50
B12 / Oklahoma State / 10-3 (7-2) / 50
ACC / Miami (FL) / 9-4 (5-3) / 49
PAC / Arizona State / 10-4 (8-1) / 47
B12 / Texas / 8-5 (7-2) / 45
SEC / Missouri / 12-2 (7-1) / 43
B1G / Northwestern / 5-7 (1-7) / 42
SEC / Mississippi State / 7-6 (3-5) / 41
B12 / TCU / 4-8 (2-7) / 37
B1G / Michigan / 7-6 (3-5) / 35
SEC / Texas A&M / 9-4 (4-4) / 33
ACC/ Virginia Tech / 8-5 (5-3) / 32
SEC / Ole Miss / 8-5 (3-5) / 31
ACC / Louisville / 12-1 (7-1*) / 29 (*AAC in 2013)
B12 / Texas Tech / 8-5 (4-5) / 28
ACC / North Carolina / 7-6 (4-4) / 27
PAC / Arizona / 8-5 (4-5) / 26

1-25
ACC / Duke / 10-4 (6-2) / 24
PAC / Washington / 9-4 (5-4) / 23
SEC / Florida / 4-8 (2-6) / 22
B1G / Wisconsin / 9-4 (6-2) / 21
B1G / Iowa / 8-5 (5-3) / 19
B12 / Kansas State / 8-5 (5-4) / 17
B1G / Nebraska / 9-4 (5-3) / 16
ACC / Clemson / 11-2 (7-1) / 15
SEC / Georgia / 8-5 (5-3) / 14
PAC/ USC / 10-4 (6-3) / 13
SEC / LSU / 10-3 (5-3) / 12
B1G / Ohio State / 12-2 (8-0) / 11
B12 / Oklahoma / 11-2 (7-2) / 10
SEC / Auburn / 12-2 (7-1) / 9
B12 / Baylor / 11-2 (8-1) / 8
PAC / Stanford / 11-3 (7-2) / 7
B1G / Michigan State / 13-1 (8-0) / 6
PAC / UCLA / 10-3 (6-3) / 5
SEC / South Carolina / 11-2 (6-2) / 4
PAC / Oregon / 11-2 (7-2) / 3
SEC / Alabama / 11-2 (7-1) / 2
ACC / Florida State / 14-0 (8-0) / 1



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for those keeping count at home, that's

7 ACC
7 B1G
5 Pac 12
4 bdf
and 4 SEC to-date - for a total of 27 so far. There are 49 remaining teams: 37 P5, 9 G5, Notre Dame, BYU, Navy.

I know okie lite lost a ton of players, but it's hard to envision them finishing 7th in that conference.

Who do you think the next SEC team will be?

bump

first SEC team to pop up on the list in over 5 weeks with the appearance of the Missouri Tigers at #43.

North texas vs texas will be a battle for the ages.


That the mean green win.

that mind-blowing 45 v 65 match-up for state supremacy. All eyes will be glued to the lhn...

Texas Aggies are slotted at #33...

#31 Ole Miss

29 teams remain

in honor of Tim Tebow and launch day of the SEC Network

#22 Florida

#14 Georgia

defending SEC champions, Auburn, at #9

SEC Network opener:

vs. #4 South Carolina


most likely FSU #1 and Alabama #2

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#4 South Carolina

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