The Frat Boy News Preseason Top 12 Power Rankings, Part II

The Frat Boy News College News Preseason Top 12

9. Michigan Wolverines (compiled by The Lantern)

Seniors Chad Henne, Mike Hart and Jake Long all came back for a chance to defeat Ohio State and compete for a national title in 2007.

The Wolverine offense looks to be the most explosive offense in the Big Ten and one of the most prominent in the country with Henne (70 career TD passes) leading the charge as quarterback, Hart (3679 career rushing yards) rushing and wide receiver Mario Manningham (15 career TD receptions) as a major league deep-threat on the outside. Those three along with Long are potential first team All-Big Ten players as well as potential All-Americans.

The Wolverines will be one of the teams to beat in the Big Ten in 2007, and as long as they can manage to finish the job at the end of the season, they might be looking at a shot to win their first National Championship since 1997.

8. Auburn Tigers (compiled by FOX Sports)

After winning 33 games over the last three seasons (four more than Florida, two more than LSU, and three more than Ohio State), you'll have to forgive Auburn if it's ready to break something tasteful for being the nation's hard-luck team when it comes to national titles.

This year's team has the make-up and the talent to potentially get over the top, even if the schedule makes it too tough to actually do it. There might be some major personnel losses on the offensive line, and the departure of RB Kenny Irons doesn't help, but the defense has the potential to be the best yet under Tommy Tuberville (and he's had some killers), while the offense should be fine as long as QB Brandon Cox starts to be more of a playmaker.

Now it's time to finish the job. It's an overstatement to suggest Auburn's window has passed, but Alabama is finally done with its probation and has Nick Saban patrolling the sidelines. LSU has gotten better and better under Les Miles, Florida has assembled a mini-NFL team, and the rest of the SEC is improving by the year.

Tuberville and the program have to prove they haven't hit a plateau.

7. Texas Longhorns (compiled by Bleacher Report, AOL Sports)

In a conference full of turmoil, the Texas Longhorns will destroy the competition.

Oklahoma’s offseason problems have left the program in disarray. Colorado can't get out first gear. Texas A&M might pose a threat, and Texas Tech is always dangerous, but a healthy Colt McCoy will help the 'Horns finish what they started last season.

Since Mack Brown arrived in Austin, all this program has done is win, win, win. It took a transformational player like Vince Young to get the program over the top against Oklahoma and into a national championship, but they were plenty good before him and continue to be good after him. Brown sports a nifty 93-22 record here, with just 14 conference losses in his nine seasons.

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