Nebraska No. 1 in FWAA Preseason Poll; TCU Ranked 21st
8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
In a preseason poll of 44 FWAA members, Nebraska edged Florida State by two points. Nebraska received 23 first-place votes and the Seminoles 19. Texas and Michigan received the other first place votes.
The poll is analyzed and each team broken down in detail in the national section of FWAA's inaugural E-Guide, college football's most complete and comprehensive source for the 2000 season. The E-Guide is available August 4 at www.footballwriters.com. In addition to previews of each Division I-A team by the FWAA member who covers the team, the E-Guide features a national preview section written by FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson, a Contenders and Pretenders section by FWAA President Tom Shatel of the Omaha World-Herald, the FWAA all-America checklist and much more.
FWAA Preseason Top 25
First-place votes in brackets
TEAM POINTS 1. Nebraska (23) 1069 2. Florida State (19) 1067 3. Alabama 1050 4. Texas (1) 876 5. Miami, Fla 844 6. Michigan (1) 832 7. Florida 795 8. Wisconsin 763 9. Georgia 729 10. Kansas State 696 11. Tennessee 637 12. Virginia Tech 634 13. Washington 516 14. Purdue 440 15. Southern California 413 16. Clemson 388 17. Ohio State 353 18. Mississippi 333 19. Oklahoma 271 20. Penn State 254 21. TCU 229 22. Texas A&M 167 23. Colorado 161 24. Illinois 152 25. UCLA 120
