With the season 24 days away, the 2017 preseason coaches poll is out and the top of the standings aren’t too surprising. Reigning national champion Oklahoma sits atop the rankings at No. 1 with 47 first-place votes and 2519 total points. LSU, 2016’s runner-up is No. 2 (11 first-place votes, 2412 total points) and Alabama is No. 3 (5 first-place votes, 2336 total points). UCLA and Florida round out the top five.
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No. 1 Oklahoma
No. 2 LSU No. 3 Alabama No. 4 UCLA No. 5 Florida |
No. 6 Utah
No. 7 Michigan No. 8 Auburn No. 9 Georgia No. 10 California |
No. 11 Stanford
No. 12 Nebraska No. 13 Oregon State No. 14 Denver No. 15 Boise State |
Maryland, Bowling Green, Iowa State, Arizona State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, UC Davis, Sacramento State, UIC, Western Michigan, Rutgers, Illinois State, San Jose State, bridgeport, Northern Illinois, Ball State, Texas Woman’s, Brown, Lindenwood, Towson, West Chester, SEMO, Yale, Air Force and Penn also received votes. For the entire top 36, as well as a complete points breakdown, visit roadtonational.com.
