Early 2004 Predictions

[50's PONY]

Spring Preview 2004
Way-too-early 2004 Conference Predictions


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Before all the spring practices really get underway, here's a very early thought as to how the conference races might end up in 2004 taking into account schedules, returning players and more. These early selections aren't necessarily indications of how good the teams are. A great team might have a nastier schedule than an average team and finish up lower in the standings.

There are still a million things that can happen between now and opening day as injuries, depth chart changes and recruits could end up making a big difference in how the teams look. Therefore, keep in mind that these predictions will most likely change before our 2004 Preview hits.
Check out 2003's way-too-early predictions

ACC
1. Miami
2. Florida State
3. Maryland
4. Virginia
5. Clemson
6. Virginia Tech
7. NC State
8. Georgia Tech
9. Wake Forest
10. North Carolina
11. Duke
Early Predicted Player of Year
Chris Rix, QB Florida State
Big XII

Big XII Champ: Oklahoma
North
1. Missouri
2. Nebraska
3. Kansas St
4. Kansas
5. Colorado
6. Iowa State South
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma St
4. Texas A&M
5. Texas Tech
6. Baylor
Early Predicted Player of Year
Brad Smith, QB Missouri
Big East

1. West Virginia
2. Boston College
3. Syracuse
4. Pittsburgh
5. Connecticut
6. Rutgers
7. Temple
Early Predicted Player of Year
Dan Orlovsky, QB Connecticut


Big Ten
1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. Iowa
4. Wisconsin
5. Minnesota
6. Purdue
7. Penn State
8. Michigan State
9. Illinois
10. Northwestern
11. Indiana
Early Predicted Player of Year
Anthony Davis, RB Wisconsin

Conference USA
1. Louisville
2. TCU
3. Southern Miss
4. Memphis
5. Cincinnati
6. South Florida
7. Houston
8. UAB
9. Tulane
10. East Carolina
11. Army
Early Predicted Player of Year
DeAngelo Williams, RB Memphis

MAC

MAC Champ: Marshall
East
1. Marshall
2. Miami
3. Akron
4. UCF
5. Ohio
6. Kent State
7. Buffalo West
1. Toledo
2. B. Green
3. Northern Ill.
4. West. Mich
5. Ball State
6. Central Mich
7. Eastern Mich
Early Predicted Player of Year
Bruce Gradkowski, QB Toledo


Mountain West

1. San Diego State
2. Utah
3. BYU
4. Colorado State
5. New Mexico
6. UNLV
7. Air Force
8. Wyoming
Early Predicted Player of Year
Kirk Morrison, LB San Diego St

Pac 10

1. USC
2. Washington State
3. California
4. Arizona State
5. UCLA
6. Washington
7. Oregon State
8. Oregon
9. Stanford
10. Arizona
Early Predicted Player of Year
Matt Leinart, QB USC

SEC

SEC Champ: Georgia
East
1. Georgia
2. Tennessee
3. Florida
4. So Carolina
5. Vanderbilt
6. Kentucky West
1. Auburn
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Ole Miss
5. Arkansas
6. Miss State
Early Predicted Player of Year
Carnell Williams, RB Auburn


Sun Belt WAC Independents
1. Troy State
2. North Texas
3. New Mexico State
4. MTSU
5. Arkansas State
6. Utah State
7. UL Lafayette
8. Idaho
9. UL Monroe
Early Predicted Player of Year
Patrick Cobbs, RB North Texas
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Hawaii
4. Nevada
5. Rice
6. Tulsa
7. UTEP
8. Louisiana Tech
9. San Jose State
10. SMU
Early Predicted Player of Year
Timmy Chang, QB Hawaii 1. Notre Dame
2. Navy
Early Predicted Player of Year
Justin Tuck, DE Notre Dame










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[The PonyGrad]

Wow, Rice 5th.

I would bet that SMU does not end up last in the WAC standings this season.