Orlando Sentinel 128 team CFB countdown - #1 Clemson (#14 Houston)

The Orlando Sentinel is doing their 128 Team countdown again this year:

Landing Page: http://interactive.orlandosentinel.com/college-football-countdown/

128 UMass
127 North Texas
126 Tulane
125 Army
124 Miami (Ohio)
123 Louisiana-Monroe
122 SMU
121 Hawaii
120 Kansas
119 Purdue
118 New Mexico State
117 Wyoming
116 Oregon State
115 Charlotte
114 Iowa State
113 UNLV
112 FIU
111 Texas State
110 Eastern Michigan
109 South Alabama
108 Rice
107 Kent State
106 Illinois
105 UTEP
104 Ball State
103 Wake Forest
102 Colorado
101 Rutgers
100 Akron
99 Texas-San Antonio
98 Virginia
97 Louisiana
96 Maryland
95 Old Dominion
94 Idaho
93 Vanderbilt
92 Buffalo
91 San Jose State
90 UCF
89 Troy
88 New Mexico
87 FAU
86 Syracuse
85 Fresno State
84 Missouri
83 Boston College
82 East Carolina
81 Indiana
80 California
79 Kentucky
78 Georgia State
77 Nevada
76 Tulsa
75 Kansas State
74 Georgia Tech
73 Arizona State
72 Utah State
71 UConn
70 Texas Tech
69 BYU
68 Duke
67 Navy
66 Louisiana Tech
65 Arkansas State
64 NC State
63 Middle Tennessee
62 Memphis
61 Ohio
60 Colorado State
59 Minnesota
58 West Virginia
57 Marshall
56 Georgia Southern
55 Southern Miss
54 South Carolina
53 Bowling Green
52 Appalachian State
51 Cincinnati
50 Northern Illinois
49 San Diego State
48 Toledo
47 Texas
46. Central Michigan
45. USF
44. Western Michigan
43. Mississippi State
42. Arizona
41. Air Force
40. Temple
39. Texas A&M
38. Washington
37. Auburn
36. Virginia Tech
35. Nebraska
34. Utah
33. Boise State
32. Arkansas
31. Western Kentucky
30. Washington State
29. Pittsburgh
28. TCU
27. Penn State
26. Georgia
25. Miami
24. Northwestern
23. Louisville
22. Iowa
21. Florida
20. Oregon
19. North Carolina
18. Wisconsin
17. USC
16. Mississippi
15. Michigan State
14. Houston
13. LSU
12. Stanford
11. Tennessee
10. Baylor
9. Michigan
8. UCLA
7. Ohio State
6. Florida State
5. Oklahoma State
4. Notre Dame
3. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
1. Clemson

So, outside of Louisville and Oklahoma, we don’t play anyone in the Top 50?

129+ Lamar
126 Tulane
122 SMU
111 Texas State
90 UCF
76 Tulsa
71 UConn
67 Navy
62 Memphis
51 Cincinnati

SMU and UCF will be better than their preseason ranking. Navy might be as well depending on the skill set of the next qb. Reynolds rarely missed a down last year, so who knows what that qb can do.

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Tago Smith played a couple series in the notre dame game and looked pretty good. Navy will win some games this year.

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46 - Central Michigan

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-46-central-michigan-20160710-story.html

45 - USF

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-45-usf-20160711-story.html

44 - Western Michigan
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-44-western-michigan-20160712-story.html

#43 Mississippi State
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-43-mississippi-state-20160714-story.html

#42 Arizona
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-42-arizona-20160714-story.html

#41 Air Force
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-41-air-force-20160716-story.html

#40 Temple
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-40-temple-20160716-story.html

Temple is a very underrated team to me. They have a lot of returning starters and a nice schedule as they get USF and Cincinnati at home and miss Houston and Navy. The Penn State game at Happy Valley will be a good barometer for this team to see how strong they can be.

#39 Texas A&M
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-39-texas-a-m-20160717-story.html

The Aggies have serious star power, but Texas A&M has won just 11 SEC games the past three seasons and plays a tough schedule.

#38 Washington
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-39-washington-20160718-story.html

#37 Auburn
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-37-auburn-20160719-story.html

#36 Virginia Tech
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-36-virginia-tech-20160721-story.html

#35 Nebraska
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-35-nebraska-20160721-story.html

#34 Utah
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-34-utah-20160723-story.html

#33 Boise State
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-33-boise-state-20160723-story.html

#32 Arkansas
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-32-arkansas-20160724-story.html

#31 Western Kentucky
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-31-western-kentucky-20160725-story.html

#30 Washington State
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-30-washington-state-20160726-story.html

#29 Pittsburgh
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-29-pittsburgh-20160727-story.html

#28 TCU

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-28-tcu-20160728-story.html

#27 Penn State
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-27-penn-state-20160729-story.html