College Football Rankings: USA TODAY Poll Leaves Out Mountain West Teams

Boise State and Air Force are both receiving votes in the preseason USA TODAY coaches poll.

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College Football Rankings: USA TODAY Poll Leaves Out Mountain West Teams

Boise State and Air Force are receiving votes.

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Preseason polls will carry more weight this year.

The preseason USA TODAY coaches poll is out and there are no Mountain West teams in the rankings and overall there are just two Group of Five teams in UCF who is 21st and Cincinnatti is at 22nd.

History has shown us that there will be about four Group of Five teams that are ranked once the season ends. That is why Boise State and Air Force fans which are receiving votes should not panic this year.

While this is not the AP poll, Boise State has been ranked in-season for at least one week every year dating back to 2002, so expect them to be ranked at some point this year.

The Broncos are one spot out of the rankings with the Falcons sitting at 38th and some of that could be to these coaches not knowing Donald Hammond III is no longer on the roster and unlikely to play this year.

These polls are very different this year because the movement may be minimal with no Group of 5 teams knocking of Power 5 teams, and there could be a lot more undefeated teams from the G5 ranks who may not earn the respect if a school is 5-0 with all wins within their league.

There are just no chances for a big upset so a lot of the shifting could be using margin of victory for teams in the Mountain West as there is no comparison of how a team fared vs. a Power 5 team.

USA TODAY COACHES POLL

25. Iowa State Cyclones

24. Virginia Tech Hokies

23. Iowa Hawkeyes

22. Cincinnati Bearcats

21. UCF Knights

20. Utah Utes

19. North Carolina Tar Heels

18. Minnesota Golden Gophers

17. USC Trojans

16. Oklahoma State Cowboys

15. Michigan Wolverines

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14. Texas Longhorns

13. Texas A&M Aggies

12. Wisconsin Badgers

11. Auburn Tigers

10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

9. Oregon Ducks

8. Florida Gators

7. Penn State Nittany Lions

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6. Oklahoma Sooners

5. LSU Tigers

4. Georgia Bulldogs

3. Alabama Crimson Tide

2. Ohio State Buckeyes

1. Clemson Tigers

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.

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