Ohio State at #6 in preseason Coaches Poll

Just out this morning, the USA Today Coaches Poll.  And as the headline reads, Ohio State is placed at #6.

Rank
Team (first-place votes)
2008 record
Points
Final 2008 rank
1.
Florida (53)
13-1
1,466
1
2.
Texas (4)
12-1
1,386
3
3.
12-2
1,358
5
4.
12-1
1,321
2
5.
12-2
1,134
6
6.
10-3
1,126
11
7.
10-4
1,020
14
8.
11-2
988
8
9.
8-5
917
NR
10.
9-4
889
15
11.
9-4
861
18
12.
9-4
711
25
13.
10-3
707
10
14.
Oregon
10-3
694
9
15.
9-4
559
22
16.
Boise State
12-1
542
13
17.
11-2
461
7
18.
13-0
404
4
19.
9-4
371
23
20.
North Carolina
8-5
293
NR
21.
9-4
257
20
22.
9-4
236
NR
23.
Notre Dame
7-6
194
NR
24.
10-3
178
21
25.
Oregon State
9-4
165
19
Others receiving votes (with 2008 records)
Kansas (8-5) 138; Michigan State (9-4) 136; Texas Tech (11-2) 114; Cincinnati (11-3) 90; Pittsburgh (9-4) 64; West Virginia (9-4) 55; Rutgers (8-5) 51; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 46; Missouri (10-4) 44; Illinois (5-7) 38; Clemson (7-6) 30; South Carolina (7-6) 18; UCLA (4-8) 14; Auburn (5-7) 12; Nevada (7-6) 11; South Florida (8-5) 11; Kentucky (7-6) 9; North Carolina State (6-7) 7; Arkansas (5-7) 6; Wisconsin (7-6) 6; Northwestern (9-4) 5; Southern Mississippi (7-6) 4; Wake Forest (8-5) 4; Arizona (8-5) 3; Boston College (9-5) 3; Central Michigan (8-5) 3; East Carolina (9-5) 3; Colorado (5-7) 2; Maryland (8-5) 2; Navy (8-5) 2; Tennessee (5-7) 2; Houston (8-5) 1; Michigan (3-9) 1; Minnesota (7-6) 1; Troy (8-5) 1.

Defending champion Florida is overwhelmingly #1, and Texas is #2.

The sport’s first BIG game of the year will take place on September 12th, when #4 USC visits Ohio State.  Expect lots and lots of hype.

Other Big Ten notables – Penn State is #8, Iowa is at #21, Michigan State just missed at #27, and Illinois, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Minnesota, and Michigan also received votes.

And yes, you read that right….some dumbass coach put Michigan at #25 in their poll.  Seriously?  A 3-9 team with no defense returning, no running game returning, a new QB and a coach who drove off something like 12 or 13 former players to other schools.  Yeah, they deserve to be in the Top 25.

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