Reading the rankings

Will Florida repeat as BCS champion? Which teams will surprise? Who'll walk away with the major awards? ESPN.com's 2009 college football preview has the answers.

Monday, Aug. 10

• Ivan Maisel: Power surge
  With stars back, there's plenty of electricity and history expected in 2009.
• Power rankings: Who's No. 2?
• Bloggers: Conference power rankings
• Bloggers: State of the conferences
• Bruce Feldman: Ten biggest Qs
• Chris Sprow: What do the polls tell us?
• Chat wrap: Ivan Maisel

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• Mark Schlabach: What's hot (and not)
• Bottom 10: Wanna be startin' somethin'
• Preseason bowl projections
• Bloggers: Bowl predictions
• Brad Edwards: The contenders' schedules
• FBO: Scheduling a championship
• Chat wrap: Mark Schlabach

Wednesday, Aug. 12

• Ivan Maisel: Heisman hype not hyperbole
  Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow would tell you they are lucky to have college football. It turns out the reverse is true, too.
• 2009 Heisman Watch
• Todd McShay: Improving the big three
• Feldman blog: Heisman sleepers
• Podcast: Ivan, Beano talk Heisman
• Heisman Predictor: Other contenders?
• Heisman Predictor: Method explanation
• Heisman ranker | Chat wrap: Bruce Feldman

Thursday, Aug. 13

• Forde: Safety first at USC and Tennessee
  When it comes to defense in 2009, it's safety first, thanks to USC's Taylor Mays and Tennessee's Eric Berry.
• Blogger debate: Mays vs. Berry
• Chat wrap: USC's Taylor Mays
• Big Ten blog: The next Charles Woodson?
• SportsNation: Berry or Mays? You weigh in
• Schlabach: Defenses trying to keep up

Friday, Aug. 14

• Maisel: 2009 Preseason All-America team
• Bloggers: All-Conference teams
• SportsNation: Your All-Americans?
• Schlabach: Coaches on the hot seat