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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Bowl Game Betting Preview

Bowl Season Betting? – AP Top 25

The Week 16 AP poll saw the voters factor in conference championship results, which led to some wild and wacky shifts from what we saw a week ago.

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 15 Betting Preview

Week 15 AP Top 25

The Week 15 AP Poll features a new team at the top with Alabama winning the Iron Bowl in decisive fashion and Florida State again scraping by in another close battle on its home field.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 14 Betting Preview

Week 14 AP Top 25

The Week 14 AP Poll doesn’t feature a lot of movement near the top with many of the top teams in the nation either getting the week off or facing cupcake matchups.

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 13 Betting Preview

Week 13 AP Top 25

The Week 13 AP Poll features a new name at the top with Mississippi State suffering its first loss of the season in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 12 Betting Preview

Week 12 AP Top 25

Like the edition that preceded it, the Week 12 AP poll features a litany of changes inside the top 10 thanks to a slate of games heavy on marquee matchups between ranked opponents.

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NCAA Football

Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 11 Betting Preview

Week 11 AP Top 25

The Week 11 AP Poll features a pair of changes inside the top 10 after the group remained the same a week ago. Georgia and Ole Miss are out and have been replaced by Kansas State and Baylor.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 10 Betting Preview

Week 10 AP Top 25

The Week 10 AP Poll features the exact same group of top 10 teams that we saw a week ago, even with a loss from former No. 3 Ole Miss. Outside of the Rebels moving down to No. 7 and the teams that had been behind them each moving up one spot.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 9 Betting Preview

Week 9 AP Top 25

Not a ton of movement in the latest edition of the AP poll after a relatively mundane week. Only one change among members of the top 10 with TCU moving into the fold.ssissippi State moving into the No. 1 spot after they fended off some of the top teams in the SEC during an impressive three-week stretch. Florida State, while undefeated, fell back to No. 2.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 8 Betting Preview

Week 8 AP Top 25

Week 8’s AP poll features a changing of the guard at the top, with Mississippi State moving into the No. 1 spot after they fended off some of the top teams in the SEC during an impressive three-week stretch. Florida State, while undefeated, fell back to No. 2.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Week 7 Betting Preview

Week 7 AP Top 25

A chaotic week in college football led to a completely jumbled AP poll on Sunday, with many teams swapping spots, and some big name programs moving out of the poll altogether, including LSU and USC.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Betting Preview

Week 4 AP Top 25

The Week 4 AP Top 25 college football rankings were released on Sunday. No movement in the top 5, and Texas A&M were able to stay inside the top 10 despite losing on Saturday.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Betting Preview

Week 3 AP Top 25

The most recent AP Top 25 college football rankings were released at their regular time this week. Some reshuffling in the top-5, and a huge jump up to No. 15 for Miami, but not many surprises beyond that.

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Handicapping AP Top 25: NCAA Football Top 10 – Betting Preview

Week 2 AP Top 25

The latest AP Top 25 college football rankings came out late this week because of the holiday, and those extra days of waiting were well worth it as there’s been plenty of movement throughout.

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NCAA Football

NCAA Football Coaches’ Preseason Poll | Handicapping Analysis

College Football Preseason Rankings 2011 – Coaches’ Polls Breakdown

When the NCAA football preseason coaches’ poll comes out, you know the season is really close. Let’s have a look at the rankings, which came out on Thursday.

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BCS Update

Who’s up in the BCS puzzle?

We are getting right into the heart of the College Football season now and there are still an incredible seven teams without a loss on their resumes, so just who is heading for the BCS Championship game in January?

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Basketball Betting Guide: Top 25 ATS Tips

Training Camp: Betting Outside the Top 25

It’s the Year of the Upset – or is it?

It always causes a sensation when a big-name college basketball program gets its head handed to it on a platter by one of the lesser-known teams outside the Top 25. Case in point: Sunday’s 80-74 win by Boston College over then-No. 5 Duke (-7.5). Or even more amazing, the Eagles’ 85-78 defeat of then-No. 1 North Carolina (-23) back on Jan. 4 – in Chapel Hill, no less.