Preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll Released

USA TODAY COACHES' POLL
With vote point totals; No. 1 votes (left) and Last Year rating (right) in parenthesis; followed by 2007 record ('07 conference record); '07 bowl result:
1. Georgia (22) — 1,438 (3) 11-2 (6-2) - 41-10 Sugar Bowl win over Hawaii
2. Southern California (14) — 1,430 (2) 11-2 (7-2) - 49-17 Rose Bowl win over Illinois
3. Ohio State (14) — 1,392 (4) 11-2 (7-1) - 24-38 BCS Championship Game loss vs. LSU
4. Oklahoma (3) — 1,329 (8) 11-3 (6-2) - 28-48 Fiesta Bowl loss vs. West Virginia
5. Florida (5) — 1,293 (16) 9-4 (5-3) - 35-41 Capital Bowl loss vs. Michigan
6. Louisiana State (3) — 1,163 (1) 12-2 (6-2)- 38-24 BCS Championship win over Ohio State
7. Missouri — 1,143 (5) 12-2 (7-1) - 38-7 Cotton Bowl win over Arkansas
8. West Virginia — 1,008 (6) 11-2 (5-2) - 48-28 Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma
9. Clemson — 999 (22) 9-4 (5-3) - 20-23 Chick-fil-A Bowl ot loss vs. Auburn
10. Texas — 979 (10) 10-3 (5-3) - 52-34 Holiday Bowl win over Arizona State
11. Auburn — 888 (14t) 9-4 (5-3) - 23-20 Chick-fil-A Bowl ot win over Clemson
12. Wisconsin — 747 (21) 9-4 (5-3) - 17-21 Outback Bowl loss vs. Tennessee
13. Kansas — 714 (7) 12-1 (7-1) - 24-21 Orange Bowl win over Virginia Tech
14. Texas Tech — 644 (23) 9-4 (4-4) - 31-28 Gator Bowl win over Virginia
15. Virginia Tech — 568 (9) 11-3 (7-1) - 21-24 Orange Bowl loss vs. Kansas
16. Arizona State — 560 (13) 10-3 (7-2) - 34-52 Holiday Bowl loss vs. Texas
17. Brigham Young — 547 (14t) 11-2 (8-0) - 17-16 Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA
18. Tennessee — 506 (12) 10-4 (6-2) - 21-17 Outback Bowl win over Wisconsin
19. Illinois — 422 (18) 9-4 (6-2) - 17-49 Rose Bowl loss vs. USC
20. Oregon — 399 (24) 9-4 (5-4) - 56-21 Sun Bowl win over South Florida
21. South Florida — 350 (NR) 9-4 (4-3) - 21-56 Sun Bowl loss vs. Oregon
22. Penn State — 313 (25) 9-4 (4-4) - 24-17 Alamo Bowl win over Texas A&M
23. Wake Forest — 203 (NR) 9-4 (5-3) - 24-10 Meineke Car Care Bowl win over UConn
24. Michigan — 112 (19) 9-4 (6-2) - 41-35 Capital One Bowl win over Florida
25. Fresno State — 91 (NR) 9-4 (6-2) - 40-28 Humanitarian Bowl win over Georgia Tech

Previously rated team, end of last year: Boston College (11), Hawaii (17), Cincinnati (20).

Others receiving votes — Alabama 83, South Carolina 64, Utah 60, Rutgers 53, Florida State 53, Boston College 47, California 41, Pittsburgh 34, Boise State 25, Oregon State 23, Nebraska 17, Cincinnati 13, Virginia 12, Connecticut 9, Michigan State 9, Mississippi State 6, Kentucky 5, Notre Dame 5, Texas Christian 5, Maryland 4, Texas A&M 3, UCLA 3, North Carolina 3, Louisville 2, Georgia Tech 2, Central Florida 2, Tulsa 1, Oklahoma State 1, Arizona 1, Colorado 1.

The AP preseason poll is scheduled to be released Aug. 16.

#1 Georgia will seek to be the 3rd different SEC team to win the BCS Title, in the past three years. #3 Ohio State will try to make their third straight BCS Title Game in three years.

The University of Iowa will face three preseason Coaches' Top 25 teams: vs. #12 Wisconsin, at #19 Illinois and vs. #22 Penn State.

The University of Northern Iowa will open at #17 Brigham Young, while Iowa State will gets a break from Big 12 South rated teams this season: #4 Oklahoma, #10 Texas and #14 Texas Tech. ISU adds non-rated Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M in place of the Top 3 from the Big 12 South on ISU's '08 schedule. ISU does face two preseason Top 25 teams, with a Big 12 opener vs. #13 Kansas, and a mid-November date vs. #7 Missouri.

Media day for Iowa will be Monday. Iowa State hosted it's Media Day today.

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