Article: COMMENTARY: The Daily Athenaeum's top 25

Dan Stefano,
University Wire
08-17-2007
(The Daily Athenaeum) (CSTV U-WIRE) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Rankings are as special and endearing to college sports as getting hammered in the parking lot before a big game. They just get people fired up.

Fans can have spirited debates among themselves over which teams are over and under-ranked. Broadcasters can hype up a game just by simply saying the words "top 25 matchup." Even obsessive-compulsives can get a kick out of seeing a neatly ordered list.

Recently, the college football preseason coaches' poll was released. Soon we'll be seeing the Associated Press poll, and the ever-changing polls will be on everyone's mind.

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