Here are our predictions for the 2013-2014 College Football Rankings:

1.    Alabama- Although Alabama lost a stunning amount of key players in both their offensive and defensive lines, with many players to fill these places on the bench and a coach like Nick Saban, they should be able to bounce back to the top. Key games; at Texas A&M, vs. LSU, At Mississippi State.

2.    Texas A&M – Although Texas A&M are loosing star players like Damontre Moore and Luke Joeckel, with a top 10 recruiting class and their star quarterback, we expect them to build on their prior momentum and challenge Alabama and LSU for the top of the SEC. Key games; At LSU and vs. Alabama.

3.    Ohio State – Building off their first undefeated season since 2002, we expect Ohio State to be a contender for the National Championship.  Also with a top 5 recruiting class to work with and an outstanding coach, expect them to be an elite team. Key games; At Northwestern, At Michigan and vs. Wisconsin.

4.    Stanford – Stanford with their star quarterback Kevin Hogan, and their returning defense we expect them to return as an elite football team. They did however lose star offensive players like; running back Stefan Taylor and tight-end Zach Ertz. Also, with all of their important/ key games played at home we expect them to be elite. Key Games; vs. Oregon, vs. Notre Dame and vs. UCLA.

5.    Oregon – Much like other teams, Oregon lost a few key offensive players like KenjonBarner and their well-known coach, Chip Kelly. Although, with an abnormally easy schedule and a good replacement coach, expect Oregon to be very elite once again. Key Games;vs. UCLA, vs. Oregon State and at Stanford.

6.    Florida – With few players lost to the 2013 draft, and a top 5 recruiting class, expect Florida to be another contender in the SEC. Florida should be a dominate offensive team with Burton and Driskel returning to their team. However, they did loose their top defensive coordinator and their top running back to the NFL. Key games; vs. Florida State, at LSU, at Georgia and at South Carolina.

7.    Louisville – Returning with lots of momentum after one of Louisville’s best finishes to their season (as of late), they should bounce back to have another great season. They also have 7 returning starters on offense and 10 returning starters on defense to work with. However, the Cardinal’s schedule is yet to be announced, causing a little uncertainty to the season.

8.    South Carolina – Although they need running back help, a strong offensive line will help and a star quarterback should help their offense and take pressure off of their new running back. Also, with a few returning players on defense like JadeveonClowney, they should an good all around team. Key games; at Georgia, vs. Florida and vs. Clemson.

9.    Notre Dame – With a top 5 recruiting class and a stout defensive line, Notre Dame should make another great run. But with one of the toughest schedules in college football and a loss of key players like Manti Te’o and Cierre Wood, don’t expect a undefeated repeat. Key Games; At Michigan, At Stanford, vs. Oklahoma and vs. USC.

10.                Georgia – The Georgia Bulldog’s defense is in very serious question right now, only returning with 3 starters they have one of the youngest defenses in college football. On the other side, they have great offensive players returning like Aaron Murray and running back Todd Gurley. If Georgia’s young defense can come through in big games they will be a top team. Key Games; at Clemson, vs. South Carolina, vs. LSU and vs. Florida.

11.                Clemson- With Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins returning along with some of the nations best receivers, expect the Tigers to have another dominant offense. Also, if the coordinator Brent Venables can have the Tigers’ defense functioning by the beginning of the season, expect the Tigers to have another impressive season. Key games;vs. Georgia bulldogs, at NC State and at South Carolina.

12.                Michigan- Devin Gardner proved at the Outback Bowl that he can play well at a very high level, and with the best ranked freshman running back, they should have another great offense. Also, with Jake Ryan returning along with 6 starters on their defense they could do very well. Key games; vs. Notre Dame, vs. Nebraska, at Northwestern and vs. Ohio State.

13.                Oklahoma-  Although Blake Bell (Bell-dozer) will have to convert to Bell-thrower, we expect their offense with four offensive linemen and two top running backs returning, expect their offense to be impressive. However their defense isn’t expecting quite as much, losing most of their defense to the draft there is a lot of uncertainty for the Sooners defense. Key games; at Notre Dame, vs. TCU, vs. Texas, at Baylor, and at Kansas State.

14.                Florida State- In recent years, Florida State’s seasons have all been ruined by odd ACC road losses, however with most of their offensive line returning for another year and a great defensive coordinator they might be able to avoid these losses. Also, with a schedule that they can easily succeed in, they might do very well. Key games; at Clemson, vs. NC State and at Florida.

15.                Texas- With lingering frustration from last season, due to a young team, Texas will be looking to have a breakout season. Although they will have to work with a small recruiting class, they should have enough people to address the problem with their offensive line. Key games; vs. Kansas State, vs. Oklahoma, at TCU and vs. Oklahoma State.

16.                TCU- Bringing back 6 starters on offense and 10 on defense, they should do much better than a disappointing season last year. Their first game should tell to how the seasons going to go for them with a tough game against LSU. Key games; vs. LSU, at Oklahoma, at Oklahoma State, vs. Texas and at Kansas State.

17.                Oregon State- Although Oregon State will have to replace a star quarterback and decide on 2 young quarterbacks, they will have a lot of time before they start their big games. Also, they will have to replace most of their defense with new, younger players. However we expect Oregon State to be able to do well in their schedule anyways. Key games; vs. Stanford, vs. USC and at Oregon.

18.                LSU- With 10 underclassmen lost to the NFL draft, LSU has their work cut out for them this season. Also, with a tough SEC schedule LSU definitely has their work cut out for them this year. But, a top 10 recruiting class and a coach like Les Miles they should be able to rebuild soon. Key games;vs. TCU, at Georgia, at Alabama and vs. Texas A&M.

19.                Nebraska- With a candidate big playmaker coming back at quarterback and a talented running back, they should continue moving to the towards the top of the Big Ten. Although they must replace 6 starters on defense and a starting running back Rex Burkhead, their talented coaching staff should be able to fill in the holes. Key games;at Michigan, vs. UCLA and vs. Northwestern.

20.                Northwestern- Returning with momentum from their first bowl game win since 1949 and most of the core of their offensive line, we expect them to build on that momentum. The only parts that Northwestern lost are some of its offensive line, but if they can replace that then they should be able to do well. Key Games; vs. Michigan, at Nebraska, vs. Ohio State and at Wisconsin.

21.                Vanderbilt- Although they lost a few games in 2012, those teams turned out to be three of the best teams in the country. If Vanderbilt can upset South Carolina, Florida or Georgia, than they could be able to be a contender for the SEC east title. Key games; at South Carolina, vs. Georgia, at Texas A&M and at Florida.

22.                Boise State- returning a much-improved quarterback from last year the broncos will follow his lead. Losing their running back from last year will hurt. Defense always keeps them in the game, so if they can score it should be a tough team. Key games;at Utah State, at Washington.

23.                UCLA- Losing Running back Jonathan franklin and both of their cornerbacks will not help. Quarterback Brett Hundley is going to have to lead the charge for UCLA. We will see how their season goes with the game at Nebraska. Key games; at Nebraska, at Stanford and at Oregon.

24.                Kansas State- Losing one of the best quarterbacks of Kansas State history, they will have their work cut out for them this year. However, with 32 prospects including 6 junior college prospects Kansas State could develop late in the season as a star team once again.

25.                Oklahoma State- In spring coaches will be having a tough time picking the starting quarterback. Star running back and star wide receiver are coming back with a potent offense. The defense on the other hand will have a lot of work to do. Key games; vs. Kansas State, vs. TCU, at Texas and vs. Oklahoma.