The start of the college football season is just a few weeks away, which means preseason polls continue to be released, with teams putting in the final touches on their offense and defenses in training camp.
That continued on Monday as the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll was released, with six Big Ten teams finding a spot in the preseason top 25 and several receiving votes.
Leading the pack for the Big Ten is Ryan Day and Ohio State, coming in at No. 2 just behind Georgia. The Buckeyes, who went 11-2 overall and lost to Missouri 14-3 in the Cotton Bowl last season, enter the 2024 campaign with a new-looked offense after the departures of star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. to the NFL and quarterback Kyle McCord transferring to Syracuse. Graduate student wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and Kansas State transfer quarterback Will Howard will headline Ohio State’s offense this season.
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Three additional Big Ten programs found their way into the top 10, tying the conference with the SEC for most teams in the top 10 at four for a Power 5 conference. Dan Lanning and Oregon make their Big Ten debut in the Coaches Poll at No. 3, just 74 votes behind the Buckeyes, while defending national championship Michigan and Penn State came in at No. 8 and No. 9 respectively.
Elsewhere, USC and Iowa squeaked into the poll at No. 23 and No. 25 respectively.
But that wasn’t it for the Big Ten as newly named league member Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland and Nebraska all received votes in the preseason poll with the Huskies receiving the most at 123 votes. A total of 25 votes separated Iowa and Washington for the final spot in the top 25.
Here is where Big Ten teams came in on the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll:
Where Big Ten football teams are ranked in preseason coaches poll
First-place votes are in parentheses.
2. Ohio State (7)
3. Oregon
8. Michigan (1)
9. Penn State
23. USC
25. Iowa
Receiving votes: Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland and Nebraska
Full US LBM preseason coaches poll Top 25 rankings
The US LBM preseason coaches poll Top 25 with team’s records from last season in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year’s final poll and first-place votes received.
|
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last season’s final rank |
First-place votes |
|
1 |
Georgia (13-1) |
1,364 |
3 |
46 |
|
2 |
Ohio State (11-2) |
1,302 |
10 |
7 |
|
3 |
Oregon (12-2) |
1,228 |
7 |
0 |
|
4 |
Texas (12-2) |
1,223 |
4 |
1 |
|
5 |
Alabama (12-2) |
1,077 |
5 |
0 |
|
6 |
Mississippi (11-2) |
1,019 |
9 |
0 |
|
7 |
Notre Dame (10-3) |
969 |
14 |
0 |
|
8 |
Michigan (15-0) |
944 |
1 |
1 |
|
9 |
Penn State (10-3) |
889 |
13 |
0 |
|
10 |
Florida State (13-1) |
867 |
6 |
0 |
|
11 |
Missouri (11-2) |
808 |
8 |
0 |
|
12 |
LSU (10-3) |
742 |
12 |
0 |
|
13 |
Utah (8-5) |
665 |
NR |
0 |
|
14 |
Clemson (9-4) |
657 |
20 |
0 |
|
15 |
Tennessee (9-4) |
621 |
17 |
0 |
|
16 |
Oklahoma (10-3) |
609 |
15 |
0 |
|
17 |
Kansas State (9-4) |
416 |
19 |
0 |
|
18 |
Oklahoma State (10-4) |
359 |
16 |
0 |
|
19 |
Miami (Fla.) (7-6) |
292 |
NR |
0 |
|
20 |
Texas A&M (7-6) |
273 |
NR |
0 |
|
21 |
Arizona (10-3) |
230 |
11 |
0 |
|
22 |
North Carolina State (9-4) |
216 |
21 |
0 |
|
23 |
Southern California (8-5) |
199 |
NR |
0 |
|
24 |
Kansas (9-4) |
186 |
23 |
0 |
|
25 |
Iowa (10-4) |
148 |
21 |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 2 Washington (14-1); No. 18 Louisville (10-4); No. 24 SMU (11-3); No. 25 West Virginia (9-4)Others receiving votes: Washington (14-1) 123; Louisville (10-4) 95; Virginia Tech (7-6) 64; SMU (11-3) 47; Memphis (10-3) 44; Boise State (8-6) 30; Auburn (6-7) 25; West Virginia (9-4) 22; Wisconsin (7-6) 17; Iowa State (7-6) 15; Liberty (13-1) 15; Kentucky (7-6) 12; Florida (5-7) 11; South Carolina (5-7) 10; North Carolina (8-5) 6; Maryland (8-5) 5; UNLV (9-5) 5; Central Florida (6-7) 4; Texas Tech (7-6) 4; Texas-San Antonio (9-4) 3; Appalachian State (9-5) 2; Colorado (4-8) 2; Nebraska (5-7) 2; Texas State (8-5) 2; Tulane (11-3) 2; Air Force (9-4) 1; James Madison (11-2) 1; Miami (Ohio) (11-3) 1; Syracuse (6-7) 1; Troy (11-3) 1
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2024 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Major Applewhite, South Alabama; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico; Jeff Monken, Army; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, UNLV; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio.
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