Sean Higgs of VegasTopDogs.com is in the midst of his NCAAF Conference Preview Be sure to check each day for a new conference highlighted.

Big 12 North

1 Missouri --- Tigers could have been playing for the National Championship last year but got blasted by the Sooners. Tigers don't get Oklahoma in the regular season, but they do hit the road to play Texas and Kansas. QB Chase Daniel and his prime target WR Jeremy Maclin should lead their offense to victory. The Tigers have 8 starters back on defense led by Senior safety William Moore. 2 Kansas ---- Jayhawks off a great season and have 15 returning starters. They do face Oklahoma, Texas and Tex Tech plus a South Florida and Missouri. We will see just how real this team is and if last year was a flash in the pan.

3 Colorado ---- The Buffs are led by HC Dan Hawkins son, QB Codey. Colorado should get back to a bowl after posting 6 wins last year, the next step should be a low-tier bowl.

4 Nebraska ---- New HC Bo Pellini will bring back the running game to Norman. That's a blessing in itself since the defense was extremely disappointing. They do play a difficult schedule, but a winning record should be in their grasp.

5 Kansas State ---- Wildcats are bringing in tons of juco-talent this season. HC Ron Prince is in his 3rd year at the school, and should be getting his type of players. A bowl should be within reach.

6 Iowa State --- HC Gene Chizeke enters year 2 off a 3-9 season. He can take solace in the fact his young group beat arch rival Iowa and K State and Colorado. This year, with half his letterman lost, he will be lucky to get those 3 wins again.

South

1 Oklahoma --- I really like this Sooner team. This is a balanced team led by Sophomore QB Sam Bradford who as a freshman led the NCAA in pass efficiency. Oklahoma will be looking to get back to the National Championship Game for the 4th time in 8 years.

2 Texas Tech --- Looking at 18 returning starters and QB Graham Harrell to have great year. They have my #1 WR in Michael Crabtree and with this explosive offense, we will see lots of fireworks. By my projections, I have them at a perfect 10-0 heading into a showdown at Oklahoma.

3 Texas --- Longhorns have the toughest schedule in the South, so I will put them here. HC Mack Brown will Oct 11 vs Oklahoma what kind of year he will have. New DC from Auburn, Will Muschamp will shore up a leaky D and could make Texas a surprise to show up in the title game.

4 Oklahoma State ---- Cowboys should improve from last year but with road games at Missouri, Texas and Texas Tech, and with a defense that allowed 40+ plus points 4 times, plus games of 38 and 39, it won't make significant strides.

5 Texas A&M ---- A&M will be under new HC Mike Sherman and with him a new offense and defense. Playing in this tough conference, I expect them to be better than Baylor, but the new coach needs to get his players in this system.

6 Baylor --- The Baylor Bears. Sometimes it doesn't seem fair when some teams show up in some divisions. With new HC Art Briles, the suffering will continue in this stacked conference. This team went 3-9 last year and I feel that they would be lucky to reach that plateau this season.

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