FB: Preseason Lindy’s Magazine Rankings – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Lindy’s Football has announced its 2009 Preseason Top 25 that picks the Florida Gators to repeat as national champions. The Gators get the pick over No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 4 USC.
In addition, there are a total three Big 10 teams in the Top 25 with Ohio State at No. 8, Penn State at No. 11 and Michigan State at No. 24.
Here are Lindy’s predictions for the conference race, the preseason Big 10 Team and the Top 25:
Lindy’s 2009 Big 10 Predicted Finish:
1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
3. Michigan State
4. Illinois
5. Wisconsin
6. Iowa
7. Michigan
8. Northwestern
9. Minnesota
10. Purdue
11. Indiana
Lindy’s 2009 Big 10 Preseason All-Conference Team:
First Team Offense
QB Terrelle Pryor So. Ohio State
RB Evan Royster Jr. Penn State
RB John Clay So. Wisconsin
WR Arrelious Benn Jr. Illinois
WR Eric Decker Sr. Minnesota
TE Garrett Graham Sr. Wisconsin
C Stefan Wisniewski Jr. Penn State
OL Gabe Carimi Jr. Wisconsin
OL Justin Boren Jr. Ohio State
OL Dan Doering Sr. Iowa
OL Bryan Bulaga Jr. Iowa
AP David Gilreath Jr. Wisconsin
K Philip Welch So. Wisconsin
First Team Defense
DL Corey Wootton Sr. Northwestern
DL Jamie Kerlew Sr. Indiana
DL Brandon Graham Sr. Michigan
DL Jared Odrick Sr. Penn State
LB Greg Jones Jr. Michigan State
LB Sean Lee Sr. Penn State
LB Pat Angerer Sr. Iowa
DB Kurt Coleman Sr. Ohio State
DB Traye Simmons Sr. Minnesota
DB Donovan Warren Jr. Michigan
DB Amari Spievey Jr. Iowa
P Zoltan Mesko Sr. Michigan
Second Team Offense
QB Juice Williams Sr. Illinois
RB Brandon Minor Sr. Michigan
RB Jewel Hampton So. Iowa
WR Mark Dell Jr. Michigan State
WR Martavious Odoms So. Michigan
TE Michael Hoomanawanui Sr. Illinois
C Joel Nitchman Sr. Michigan State
OL Dennis Landolt Sr. Penn State
OL Jon Asamoah Sr. Illinois
OL Stephen Schilling Jr. Michigan
OL Joel Foreman So. Michigan State
AP Arrelious Benn Jr. Illinois
K Brett Swenson Sr. Michigan State
Second Team Defense
DL Greg Middleton Sr. Indiana
DL Ryan Kerrigan Jr. Purdue
DL Trevor Anderson Sr. Michigan State
DL Cameron Heyward Jr. Ohio State
LB Navorro Bowman Jr. Penn State
LB Martez Wilson Jr. Illinois
LB Obi Ezeh Jr. Michigan
DB Brad Phillips Sr. Northwestern
DB Jay Valai Jr. Wisconsin
DB Chimdi Chekwa Jr. Ohio State
DB Torri Williams Sr. Purdue
P Jeremy Boone Sr. Penn State
Lindy’s 2009 Preseason Top 25:
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. USC
5. Virginia Tech
6. LSU
7. Alabama
8. Ohio State
9. Ole Miss
10. Oklahoma State
11. Penn State
12. California
13. Boise State
14. TCU
15. Oregon
16. Georgia Tech
17. Georgia
18. Florida State
19. North Carolina
20. West Virginia
21. Kansas
22. Nebraska
23. Utah
24. Michigan State
25. BYU
