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Coaches have shuffled, players have declared, and recruits have pledged. It's time to take a second look at the 2013 Top 25.

Travis Haney takes an in-depth look at in-state recruiting of the last several seasons, identifying which programs do the best job of keeping top prospects in-state, and which states get raided the most.

Blog | Conversation | February 05, 2013

Phil Steele predicts which teams will occupy the top 10 of the 2013 preseason AP poll, with Alabama coming in at No. 1.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2013

Travis Haney takes a look at coaches that had great years, but didn't crack too many award ballots.

Blog | Conversation | December 17, 2012

Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel has become the first freshman to win the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.

Manti Te'o got a call from Dick Butkus on Monday morning, letting him know he was voted the nation's best linebacker. A few hours later, the Notre Dame star accepted the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player.

Will Harris evaluates upset chances and makes picks for rivalry week's biggest games, leading off with a Michigan team that should be able to upset Ohio State.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2012

Travis Haney ranks his top 10 recruiting what-ifs -- the recruiting decisions that have had the biggest impact on the 2012 BCS title race. He leads off with a look at how things might have been different if Manti Te'o had picked USC over Notre Dame.

Blog | Conversation | November 01, 2012

Players have declared for the NFL draft. Recruits have signed their letters of intent. It's time to take a second look at the 2012 top 25.

Mark Schlabach offers a way-too-early look at the top 25 teams for the 2012 season.

Mark Schlabach offers a way-too-early look at the top 25 teams for the 2012 season.

Mark Schlabach offers a way-too-early look at the top 25 teams for the 2012 season.

Sooners and Seminoles are clashing. Bulldogs backers are coach-bashing. War Eagles are crashing. Time to get Dashing.

ESPN Insider's Jeff Dooley uses the Eliminator model to predict which teams coming off five-loss seasons in 2010 could be potential dark-horse BCS bowl participants this year.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2011

Jeff Dooley tackles Day 3 of the Eliminator land-mine series, looking at the biggest potential weaknesses of teams ranked No. 15-11 in the preseason Top 25.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2011

The SEC packs the biggest punch but Oklahoma maintains the No. 1 spot in the post-spring but still way-too-early Top 25 for 2011.