Last year ESPN had its first mock season with a PLAYOFF, played out on the 6pm Sportscenter each night going week by week through the season. This year’s version kicked off last night, with Rece Davis, Mark May and Lou Holtz (who said, and we were shocked by this, that Notre Dame was going to be a surprise team). They released the preseason Top 10 and will start with week 1 tonight.

ESPN’s Preseason Top 10

1. USC
2. LSU
3. West Virginia
4. Wisconsin
5. Virginia Tech
6. Florida
7. Texas
8. Oklahoma
9. Michigan
10. Louisville