It looks like National Signing Day gave ESPN's Mark Schlabach a renewed opinion of at least one team.
Florida State is now up to No. 2 in Schlabach's "way-too-early" rankings for next season, jumping from No. 6 after an impressive showing on National Signing Day. The Seminoles ended up with the No. 1 rated recruiting class for 2016 by ESPN's recruiting services, apparently giving them enough of a boost for Schlabach to see them as a legitimate national title contender.
Of course, for someone to make that kind of gain, one top team had to take a bit of a tumble. For Schlabach, that team was Clemson. The Tigers turned in the No. 8 ranked recruiting class according to ESPN, but apparently that was not enough for them to maintain their No. 1 spot in the way-too-early rankings. They are now ranked No. 5, and Alabama is the new No. 1.
Houston is the highest rated non-Power 5 team in the rankings at No. 11. The Cougars impressed everyone in 2015 with a 13-1 record, including a win over the aforementioned Florida State in the Peach Bowl.
The full rankings from Schlabach are below. To see his previous list from after the national title game, you can click here.
1. Alabama
2. Florida State
3. Michigan
4. Baylor
5. Clemson
6. LSU
7. Oklahoma
8. Stanford
9. Notre Dame
10. Ohio State
11. Houston
12. Tennessee
13. Ole Miss
14. Michigan State
15. TCU
16. USC
17. Iowa
18. North Carolina
19. Georgia
20. Oregon
21. UCLA
22. Oklahoma State
23. Washington
24. Florida
25. Boise State
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