Let's go to the polls...

Preseason polls are a neccessary evil that college football teams have to deal with. They don't mean anything, could be completely wrong, and (probably worst of all) can potentially screw with the minds of voters, skewing how they rank teams.

But gosh, they are so darn fun

Everyone wants to know how experts view their favorite teams coming into the season, so the media just keeps 'em coming. So, despite the issues with them, I'll resign myself to being part of the problem...here are some of the polls out so far.

USA Today this is the earliest of all the preseason polls, dating back to January after the last bowl game. Also, it should be noted that these rankings are based off of last season's results, and don't take into consideration things like recruiting and key player losses.

ESPN

Rival's Rankings

College Football News (1-10) Click below to see 11-25

College Football News Part 2

The general concensus? Unless you are Florida, Texas, or Oklahoma, you can kiss your national title hopes goodbye (Sorry Utah, but there're probably a better chance of hell freezing over than you getting into the big game this year, no matter what the coaches poll says)

Interesting things to note:

The fairly high ranking of Virgina Tech in two of the polls (5 and 7). Maybe this will signal a rise in ACC stock this coming season?

The ESPN rankings, which put VT above USC, who in the other polls was ranked higher consistently.

What do you guys think? What two teams do you think will battle it out in January for all the marbles?