2008 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll RELEASED
Posted on 2008 under ACC, BCS Conferences, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Commentary, Mountain West, Non-BCS Conference, Pac 10, SEC, Western Athletic |1 Aug
1. Georgia (22) 1,438
2. Southern California (14) 1,430
3. Ohio State (14) 1,392
4. Oklahoma (3) 1,329
5. Florida (5) 1,293
6. LSU (3) 1,163
7. Missouri 1,143
8. West Virginia 1,008
9. Clemson 999
10. Texas 979
11. Auburn 888
12. Wisconsin 747
13. Kansas 714
14. Texas Tech 644
15. Virginia Tech 568
16. Arizona State 560
17. Brigham Young 547
18. Tennessee 506
19. Illinois 422
20. Oregon 399
21. South Florida 350
22. Penn State 313
23. Wake Forest 203
24. Michigan 112
25. Fresno State 91
Others receiving votesAlabama (7-6) 83; South Carolina (6-6) 64; Utah (9-4) 60; Florida State (7-6) 53; Rutgers (8-5) 53; Boston College (11-3) 47; California (7-6) 41; Pittsburgh (5-7) 34; Boise State (10-3) 25; Oregon State (9-4) 23; Nebraska (5-7) 17; Cincinnati (10-3) 13; Virginia (9-4) 12; Connecticut (9-4) 9; Michigan State (7-6) 9; Mississippi State (8-5) 6; Kentucky (8-5) 5; Notre Dame (3-9) 5; TCU (8-5) 5; Maryland (6-7) 4; North Carolina (4-8) 3; Texas A&M (7-6) 3; UCLA (6-7) 3; Central Florida (10-4) 2; Georgia Tech (7-6) 2; Louisville (6-6) 2; Arizona (5-7) 1; Colorado (6-7) 1; Oklahoma State (7-6) 1; Tulsa (10-4) 1.
By Conference
Big 10 - 5
Big 12 - 5
SEC - 5
ACC - 3
Pac 10 - 3
Big East - 2
Mountain West - 1
Western Athletic - 1
The biggest surprise to me is seeing Michigan ranked. Also it looks like the coaches didn’t follow the media and ranked Georgia over Florida. More thoughts to come later. Did I ever mention how much I hate preseason polls?
by Brian Sakowski
by Adam, on August 1 2008 @ 10:08 am
Biggest surprise? No Duke. Somebody put Spurrier in line.
by jeremy, on August 1 2008 @ 10:35 am
MICHIGAN!! you have to be kidding me, why not toss in Notre Dame at #19. Gets me even more pumped when Utah walks into the big house and puts a beat down on the Wolverines.
New coach, new system, nee RB, new QB, lost best offensive lineman in school history??
Yeah these polls suck, but its too bad they mean too much.
by Big Head, on August 2 2008 @ 6:43 pm
Ditto. Michigan? I think they’ll get to a bowl, maybe. But to be ranked when you blow up your Offensive system and your team? Nada.
Also, LSU is ranked VERY high. Not too sure that’s legit. They are the defending champs though, so I can buy a little bit of it.
by Coast to Coast Blogging - The Smell of Football is in the Air | In The Bleachers College Football Blog, on August 4 2008 @ 7:29 am
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