1.   Biggest misses in The Associated Press preseason poll?

2.   After being left out of the preseason polls, the Red Storm drew whispers after almost defeating Stanford and Purdue.

3.   Alabama started the year third in the Associated Press preseason poll, receiving three first-place votes.

4.   CONTENDERS Massachusetts, the defending national champion in Division I-AA, is ranked first or second in every preseason national poll.

5.   Gillespie said replacing Currier and Prior will be the key to a team certain to be ranked high in preseason polls given its returning talent and tradition.

6.   Hawaii was picked to finish ninth -- ahead of UTEP -- in most preseason WAC polls.

7.   His team finished fourth in the AFC East last year, and you can bet the preseason polls will rank the Patriots fourth or worst.

8.   In almost every preseason poll, the Jets were picked to finish third in the division behind New England and Miami.

9.   In fact, one preseason poll picked us as a regional team.

10.   In fact, the top spots in the preseason polls are crowded with teams from which most people could not name a star.