The Vulcan Tire and Automotive #40in40 begins on July 19th. One team, every day, until our Week 0 kickoff for 2021.
This year included 60 voters, including the guys from The Next Round. The combined votes of the staff will be combined with our listeners for a total of 60 ballots that will give us our preseason rankings.
Here is a breakdown of the ballots from LT, Brown and Dunaway.
FIRST FOUR OUT OF TOP 25
LT: Texas, Florida, NC State, UCF, Liberty
Brown: Michigan, Oklahoma State, BYU, Auburn, Kentucky
Dunaway: Minnesota, Coastal Carolina, UCF, NC State, UAB
LAST FOUR IN TOP 40
LT: Auburn, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Nevada, UCLA
Brown: Boise State, Missouri, Minnesota, NC State, Memphis
Dunaway: UCLA, Miss State, Nevada, Boise State, West Virginia
3 DIFFERENT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
LT: Clemson
Brown: Alabama
Dunaway: Oklahoma
THE PLAYOFF TEAMS
LT: Clemson, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia
Brown: Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Clemson
Dunaway: Oklahoma, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia
*LT and Dunaway have same four teams, Brown likes Ohio State more than Georgia
WHERE THEY HAVE AUBURN
LT: 36th (7th in SEC)
Brown: 29th (7th in SEC)
Dunaway: 32nd (6th in SEC)
WHERE THEY HAVE UAB
LT: 32nd
Brown: Unranked
Dunaway: 30th
TOP 5 SEC Teams
LT: Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Florida (Only 4 in Top 25)
Brown: Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia, Florida, Ole Miss, LSU (6 in Top 25)
Dunaway: Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, Florida (All in Top 15)
ACC IN TOP 25
LT: Clemson, North Carolina, Miami FL, Boston College
Brown: Clemson, North Carolina, Miami FL.
Dunaway: Clemson, Miami FL, North Carolina, Boston College
BIG 10 IN TOP 25
LT: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Indiana, Iowa (4 in Top 10)
Brown: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Penn State (Only 1 in Top 13)
Dunaway: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Indiana, Iowa,
BIG 12 IN TOP 25
LT: Oklahoma, Iowa State, TCU
Brown: Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas,
Dunaway: Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas
PAC 12 IN TOP 25
LT: Washington, Arizona State, Utah, Oregon, USC
Brown: Oregon, USC, Washington, Arizona State
Dunaway: Arizona State, Washington, Utah, Oregon, USC
GROUP OF 5 IN TOP 25
LT: Cincinnati, Louisiana, Coastal Carolina,
Brown: Cincinnati, Louisiana, Coastal Carolina
Dunaway: Cincinnati, Louisiana
The Next Round Ballots
