The initial preseason BlogPoll has been released, and Louisville equaled its performance in the AP Poll by coming in at No. 10. The Cards were ranked as high as third by the Georgia blog Braves & Birds, and as low as 20th by the Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries.

The poll in its entirety looks like this:

1. USC (48)
   
2. LSU (2)
   
3. Michigan (1)
   
4. Texas (2)
   
5. West Virginia (2)
   
6. Oklahoma
   
7. Florida (2)
   
8. Virginia Tech
   
9. Wisconsin (1)
   
10. Louisville
    
11. Ohio State
    
12. California
    
13. Penn State
    
14. Georgia
    
15. Auburn
    
16. UCLA
    
17. Tennessee
    
18. Florida State
    
19. Nebraska
    
20. Arkansas
    
21. Rutgers
    
22. South Carolina
    
23. Hawaii
    
24. Oregon
    
25. Texas A&M

Kentucky and Indiana each received one vote, the Cats getting a nod at No. 25 from The Bemusement Park, and the Hoosiers getting love at No. 24 from Wisconsin Blog Badger Sports.

After taking in each blogs case for who's underrated and who's overrated (forthcoming), this esteemed panel of voters will recast our ballots and the official preseason poll will be unveiled next week.