It's August, which means my favorite time of year is nearly upon us... college football season.
The
USA Today Coaches' Poll Rankings were released today and are as follows --
USA Today Coaches' Poll Preseason Rankings
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USA Today Coaches' Poll Preseason Rankings
1. USC (45) 0-0 1,481
2. LSU (4) 0-0 1,372
3. Florida (9) 0-0 1,278
4. Texas 0-0 1,231
5. Michigan (2) 0-0 1,218
6. West Virginia 0-0 1,205
7. Wisconsin 0-0 1,114
8. Oklahoma 0-0 1,026
9. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,005
10. Ohio State 0-0 919
11. Louisville 0-0 836
12. California 0-0 763
13. Georgia 0-0 604
14. Auburn 0-0 595
15. Tennessee 0-0 583
16. Rutgers 0-0 466
17. UCLA 0-0 454
18. Penn State 0-0 440
19. Nebraska 0-0 388
20. Arkansas 0-0 360
21. Florida State 0-0 301
22. TCU 0-0 233
23. Boise State 0-0 222
24. Hawaii 0-0 214
25. Texas A&M 0-0 209
Others Recieving Votes
Boston College 150, Georgia Tech 150, Miami (FL) 91, Notre Dame 90, South Carolina 90, Wake Forest 71, Missouri 58, Oregon State 52, Brigham Young 47, Clemson 30, Oregon 30, South Florida 26, Texas Tech 20, Alabama 16, Oklahoma State 15, Southern Miss 14, Iowa 12, Kansas State 8, Memphis 5, Houston 4, Arizona 1, Duke 1, Kentucky 1, Washington State 1.
I'm a Big Ten fan, so I'm happy to see 3 Big Ten teams in the top 10 and 4 in the top 25. Then there's the SEC which has 6 teams in the top 25... not really surprised to see that, it is an undoubtedly tough conference and I have no problem giving them their props.
Unfortunately, I don't really see anyone beating USC this year... and LSU has a pretty favorable schedule as well, so someone will have to pull a big upset to shake things up and give anyone else a chance at the title game. Oh well, at least Notre Dame isn't in the top 25.
The madness starts Thursday, August 30th at 7:00pm EST. Can't wait!!