College Football Coaches' Preseason Poll
 

1. Southern California (44) 12-1 (Record last year) 1,500 (Points) 2 (Last years final ranking)
2. Oklahoma (12) 12-2 1,426 3
3. LSU (5) 13-1 1,387 1
4. Georgia 11-3 1,328 6
5. Miami (Fla.) 11-2 1,246 5
6. Florida State 10-3 1,177 10
7. Michigan 10-3 1,128 7
8. Texas 10-3 1,087 11
9. Ohio State 11-2 1,030 4
10. Florida 8-5 691 25
11. West Virginia 8-5 684 NR
12. Iowa 10-3 642 8
13. Kansas State 11-4 639 13
14. Tennessee 10-3 598 16
15. California 8-6 566 NR
16. Clemson 9-4 503 22
17. Missouri 8-5 502 NR
18. Auburn 8-5 473 NR
19. Virginia 8-5 453 NR
20. Maryland 10-3 443 20
21. Utah 10-2 438 21
22. Wisconsin 7-6 248 NR
23. Minnesota 10-3 187 17
23. Purdue 9-4 187 19
25. Oregon 8-5 175 NR

LSU gets no respect, faith drops in Ohio State after they lose a few key players.

But some of the most noticable rankings are those of Florida and West Virginia. Florida has been slipping the past few years and a poor season has been rewarded with a nice big jump in the rankings. West Virginia on the other hand has always been a type of spoiler team, never getting much respect yet always seeming able to pull a big win out of their ass when they need it. Now they got the attention of the coaches, it will be interesting to see how they do.

Wisconsin is the one I do not quite get. Wisconsin had the worst 2003 out of any team in the top 25, Anthony Davis is perpetually injured, and they lost their best receiver in Lee Evans. Meanwhile, they're ranked higher than Minnesota a team they lost to last year.

Re: College Football Coaches' Preseason Poll
 

Awww yeeeah!

Can't wait for football season. :o

West Virginia that high is a joke. They are 9 ahead of a team that has blown them out four times in three years, including twice last year, AND who has a better team.

I think Maryland is fine where they are, as there are questions with the team, but to be that far behind WVU is stupid.

ugh these rankings arent based on last years performace! The coaches put together who they think will be the best according to the rosters!

it is so nice to see them in the preseason rankings.

I hate WVU as much as the next guy, as you might gather from the name. They got ranked that high though because given the new big east they will have a pretty easy time of running the conferance table and getting a BCS game I think they are just being ranked to reflect that.

I expected to see Louisville in the 20-25 range, instead they come in at 31. Lots of power on offense, questionable defense. They've gotten some good press this summer. Should have a pretty easy time in CUSA, though I can't wait to see how they stack up against Miami. Should be a top team in the new Big East.

Someone else beat me to this thought, but I dare any of those "coaches" to name a single player on the Utah team they voted to be #21. Clearly, there are other people within their departments doing the voting for them.

Actualy they do. I've heard alot of times they will get the team manager or someone like that to fill it out for them. The ones that fill it out themselves will often vote for teams they play so that they can try and boost there own teams rating and such. If you look at the list of Coaches turning in balets for that poll you can tell why things look the way they do.