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Defending national champion LSU Tigers check in at No. 2 in preseason poll

LSU comes in at No. 2, the SEC dominates the top 10.

It is almost baseball time again for college baseball. Last year’s national champions, the LSU Tigers are poised to defend their title with another run to Omaha. Jay Johnson’s squad loses Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, but the reloaded team checks in at No. 2 behind the ACC’s Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Overall, the SEC has three of the top five teams with Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Texas A&M all among the top 10 teams in the country. Eight teams in the preseason USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll hail from the SEC. A future conference team, the Texas Longhorns checks in at No. 13.

The ACC is also well represented with Wake Forest at the top, and fellow in-state schools Duke, North Carolina, and North Carolina State all among the top 25. The Clemson Tigers check in at No. 9 overall and Virginia is No. 11 to give the conference six teams in the rankings.

A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank	Team	Points
1	Wake Forest	751 (15)
2	LSU	731 (11)
3	Florida	727 (5)
4	Arkansas	672
5	TCU	643
6	Vanderbilt	576
7	Oregon State	543
8	Tennessee	529
9	Clemson	484
10	Texas A&M	468
11	Virginia	431
12	East Carolina	391
13	Texas	381
14	Duke	351
15	North Carolina	342
16	North Carolina State	289
17	Alabama	197
18	UC-Santa Barbara	187
18	Coastal Carolina	187
20	Iowa	186
21	South Carolina	169
22	Texas Tech	157
23	Stanford	121
24	UCLA	80
25	Northeastern	71

Others Receiving Votes

Kansas State 65; UC Irvine 51; Oregon 42; Oklahoma State 41; Auburn 35; Southern Miss 21; Dallas Baptist 21; Troy 19; Ole Miss 16; Florida State 13; UNCW 12; Arizona 10; Oral Roberts 9; Indiana State 8; Connecticut 7; USC 6; Georgia 6; Campbell 6; Kentucky 5; West Virginia 4; Indiana 4; Georgia Tech 4; Maryland 3; Hawaii 3

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USC ranked behind Michigan and Ohio State in USA TODAY Sports coaches poll

The preseason @USATODAYSports Coaches Poll has #USC trailing its future #B1G heavyweight competitors.

The USC Trojans were part of the 2023 preseason edition of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Where they specifically landed, however, will be a point of debate heading into one of the most anticipated USC seasons in recent memory.

The college football regular season is less than three weeks away for USC, which begins with a rare Week Zero game versus San Jose State on Aug. 26. The other top programs in the country won’t play until Week 1 on Labor Day weekend. USC and Notre Dame are the two high-profile national programs which will start a week earlier than everyone else.

We will share the poll results below, but first, one general “overview-style” note: Four Pac-12 teams cracked the top 15. That’s an indication of the quality and depth the Pac-12 has entering this final season in the conference’s football existence.

Here is the full set of rankings, from No. 25 down to No. 1, in the 2023 preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll:

USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll, Rankings: 2022 Week 2

USA TODAY Coaches top 25 college football poll and rankings for 2022, Week 2

Where do all the top teams rank in the Week 2 USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are also receiving votes?

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USA TODAY Coaches Poll Rankings: 2022 Week 2

Number in parentheses is where each team finished in the previous rankings

Coaches Poll Also Receiving Votes: Florida State 85; Cincinnati 80; Appalachian State 50; Air Force 48; Kansas State 46; Wisconsin 43; Marshall 40; Notre Dame 35; Mississippi State 31; Washington State 29; Houston 25; Texas Tech 24; Oregon State 24; Minnesota 23; TCU 18; Auburn 16; North Carolina 10; Syracuse 7; Washington 6; UCLA 4; Iowa State 4.

25 Pitt Panthers 1-1 157 (14)

24 Oregon Ducks 1-1 197 (24)

23 Penn State Nittany Lions 2-0 279 (NR)

22 Texas A&M Aggies 1-1 285 (6)

21 Florida Gators 1-1 297 (19)

– 2022 Scoreboard, Results

20 Texas Longhorns 1-1 306 (22)

19 Baylor Bears 1-1 531 (8)

18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2-0 540 (21)

17 Ole Miss Rebels 2-0 552 (23)

16 Tennessee Volunteers 2-0 556 (NR)

15 Utah Utes 1-1 673 (15)

14 BYU Cougars 2-0 739 (25)

13 Miami Hurricanes 2-0 805 (16)

12 NC State Wolfpack 2-0 816 (13)

11 Arkansas Razorbacks 2-0 857 (17)

– College Football Rankings Week 2 1-113

10 Kentucky Wildcats 2-0 901 (20)

9 Michigan State Spartans 2-0 1026 (11)

8 USC Trojans 2-0 1133 (12)

7 Oklahoma State Cowboys 2-0 1137 (10)

6 Oklahoma Sooners 2-0 1253 (7)

5 Michigan Wolverines 2-0 1370 (5)

4 Clemson Tigers 2-0 1387 (4)

3 Ohio State Buckeyes 2-0 1514 1 1st place vote (3)

2 Georgia Bulldogs 2-0 1574 25 1st place votes (2)

1 Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0 1592 39 1st place votes (1)

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USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll, Rankings: 2022 Week 1

USA TODAY Coaches top 25 college football poll and rankings for 2022, Week 1

Where do all the top teams rank in the Week 1 USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are also receiving votes?

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USA TODAY Coaches Poll Rankings: 2022 Week 1

Number in parentheses is where each team finished in the previous rankings

Coaches Poll Also Receiving Votes: Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; Central Florida 23; Fresno State 21; Air Force 18; Auburn 15; Texas Christian 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.

25 BYU Cougars 1-0 (NR)

24 Oregon Ducks 0-1 206 (12)

23 Ole Miss Rebels 1-0 292 (24)

22 Texas Longhorns 1-0 351 (18)

21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1-0 421 (19)

– 2022 Scoreboard, Results

20 Kentucky Wildcats 1-0 421 (21)

19 Florida Gators 1-0 469 (NR)

18 Wisconsin Badgers 1-0 495 (20)

17 Arkansas Razorbacks 1-0 554 (23)

16 Miami Hurricanes 1-0 591 (17)

15 Utah Utes 0-1 605 (8)

14 Pitt Panthers 1-0 624 (16)

13 NC State Wolfpack 1-0 642 (13)

12 USC Trojans 1-0 849 (15)

11 Michigan State Spartans 1-0 860 (14)

– CFN Rankings 1 to 131: After Week 1

10 Oklahoma State Cowboys 1-0 938 (11)

9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0-1 1077 (5)

8 Baylor Bears 1-0 1103 (10)

7 Oklahoma Sooners 1-0 1160(9)

6 Texas A&M Aggies 1-0 1268 (7)

5 Michigan Wolverines 1-0 1333 (6)

4 Clemson Tigers 1-0 1380 (4)

3 Ohio State Buckeyes 1-0, 1520, 2 1st place (2)

2 Georgia Bulldogs 1-0 1542, 6 1st place (3)

1 Alabama Crimson Tide 1-0 1615, 57 1st place (1)

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USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll, Rankings: Preseason 2022

USA TODAY preseason Coaches top 25 college football poll for 2022

Where do all the top teams rank in the preseason Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are also receiving votes?

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2022 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll

Click each team for the CFN 2021 preview.
Number in parentheses is where each team finished in final 2021 rankings.

Predicted Preseason Coaches Poll Also Receiving Votes: Iowa 248; Penn State 246; Tennessee 163; BYU 152; LSU 143; Auburn 98; UCF 55; North Carolina 34; San Diego State 25; Fresno State 21; Mississippi State 19; Florida 17; Utah State 12; Air Force 12; UCLA 10; Boise State 10; Appalachian State 10; Minnesota 6; South Carolina 5; Kansas State 4; Iowa State 3; Army 3; Louisiana 2; SMU 2; Purdue 2; Oregon State 2; Coastal Carolina 2; UTSA 1; Louisville 1; Florida State 1.

25 Houston Cougars (17)

24 Ole Miss Rebels (11)

23 Arkansas Razorbacks (20)

22 Cincinnati Bearcats (4)

21 Kentucky Wildcats (18)

– 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team

20 Wisconsin Badgers (NR)

19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (14)

18 Texas Longhorns (NR)

17 Miami Hurricanes (NR)

16 Pitt Panthers (13)

– AP Poll Preseason Prediction

15 USC Trojans (NR)

14 Michigan State Spartans (8)

13 NC State Wolfpack (19)

12 Oregon Ducks (21)

11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7)

– CFN Preseason Bowl Projections

10 Baylor Bears (5)

9 Oklahoma Sooners (10)

8 Utah Utes (12)

7 Texas A&M Aggies (25)

6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9)

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5 Michigan Wolverines (3)

4 Clemson Tigers (16)

3 Georgia Bulldogs (1)

2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5)

1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2)

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Over/under 5 ACC teams in the final top 25? ESPN analysts weigh in

The preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll, which was released on Monday, features a group of five ACC teams ranked among the top 25. Clemson leads the pack from the conference at No. 4, followed by No. 13 NC State, No. 16 Pitt, No. 17 Miami …

The preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA coaches poll, which was released on Monday, features a group of five ACC teams ranked among the top 25.

Clemson leads the pack from the conference at No. 4, followed by No. 13 NC State, No. 16 Pitt, No. 17 Miami and No. 19 Wake Forest.

The ACC’s five ranked teams are second-most among all conferences, behind only the SEC (six).

On ESPN’s College Football Live show this week, college football analyst Joey Galloway and SportsCenter commentator/sports betting analyst “Stanford” Steve Coughlin were asked if they feel like the ACC will have more than five teams, or less than five teams, ranked in the top 25 at the end of the college football season.

Here’s what they had to say:

Coughlin: “I think in the ACC, there’s a gap between these five teams and the rest, so I say the same amount of teams. I like these five teams a lot. They bring a lot to the table. When you talk about the ACC, you’ve got to start with the quarterbacks — every one of these teams has a really good one. Clemson, what are they going to do to rebound from last year? Wake Forest goes to the title game, and Pitt’s a team — I know they lost (Kenny) Pickett, but they bring back everybody else. I really like Pitt this year to stay ranked as a team. And NC State brings back as much as anybody in the conference. So, those teams are very, very sustainable to me.”

Galloway: “When you say Pitt brings back everybody, they’re missing a key receiver (Jordan Addison), also Pickett missing. I don’t know I feel great about Pitt. I am surprised, though, that the ACC has more ranked teams than the Big Ten. I don’t think that will be the same in the end. So, I will take the ACC will drop one team out. Not sure who it’s going to be. I think that the ACC, as you look at the conferences across the country, they seem to have more parity, they seem to have more teams that have the ability to get hot and have a great season. I think it was great last season to see what Wake Forest did. Until we look at the ACC, I’m expecting one of these teams to drop out of the rankings, and there’ll be one less by the time the end of the season rolls around.”

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Coaches Poll: 5 Things That Matter, Overrated, Underrated, Winners, Losers

5 Things That Matter in the 2022 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll with the overrated and underrated teams, and the winners and losers

The 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was released. Here are the topics that matter with the overrated and underrated teams, and which conference got the most respect.

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5. Who is, technically, overrated in the 2022 Coaches Poll?

Everyone too easily fires out the terms overrated and underrated when it comes to teams, players, tacos, and just about every other aspect of life. But for something to be overrated, it has to be rated.

The 2022 college football teams were just rated in the Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll, and here are the five teams who appear to be ranked a tad bit too high.

No. 7 Texas A&M
This is a whole lot of respect being given to a team that has all the talent in the world, but is really, really, really young. Are the skill players strong enough? Can the team be more consistent? Can all the superstar recruits make an impact right away? This is hardly an egregiously high ranking, but top ten is a wee bit of a push for right now.
A&M Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule Analysis

– CFN 2022 Preseason Rankings 1-131

No. 10 Baylor
To be totally fair to the Coaches Poll, we have a chronic Baylor underrating problem, so this might just be dead on right. However, a top ten preseason nod is too much love considering the defending Big 12 champs have a whole lot of reworking and tweaking to do.
Baylor Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule Analysis

No. 16 Pitt
Like Baylor, there’s a good chance we might be missing what everyone else is seeing. The pass rush will be fantastic, and Kedon Slovis is a fine replacement for Kenny Pickett, but for a team that found lightning in a bottle last season, this top 16 ranking is assuming it’ll all happen again. It’s a top 25 team, but 16 is a tad high.
Pitt Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule Analysis

– 2022 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll

No. 19 Wake Forest
Wake Forest will put up big numbers, be a ton of fun, and it’ll win a lot of games against the teams it’s supposed to beat, and one or two against the good teams, too. However, is it better than Wisconsin, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Ole Miss? Not really. Is it better than unranked Iowa, Penn State, Tennessee, BYU, LSU, or Auburn? Not really. Is it better than North Carolina, who’s technically ranked 33rd? Ehhhh.
Wake Forest Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule Analysis

No. 22 Cincinnati
It’s a good Cincinnati team, but a whole lot of great parts are gone – being ahead of Arkansas, Iowa, and a slew of other good Power Five programs is a bit too much respect. 22 isn’t terribly far off, but the ranking assumes it’s the best Group of Five program coming into the season. At the moment, UCF is close, Boise State and San Diego State are in that mix, and Houston – at least from the preseason look – should be higher than 25.
UC Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

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First USA Today coaching poll sees Auburn receiving votes

The Tigers received 98 votes but did not make the top 25.

College football, to the joy of its fans, is back — Monday saw the release of the first USA Today coaching poll of the year, although Tigers fans won’t see their team listed among the 25 ranked squads.

Auburn received 98 votes but did not make the cut for the top 25. Its hated rival, Alabama, took the top spot with 54 first-place votes and the other half of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, Georgia, landed in third. Auburn’s 98 votes were third in the SEC among teams that didn’t make the cut, with Tennessee (163) and LSU (143) beating them out.

Check out the full preseason AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA Today down below:

Rank	Team	Points	1st Place Votes
1	Alabama	1,634	54
2	Ohio State	1,564	5
3	Georgia	1,542	6
4	Clemson	1,356	–
5	Notre Dame	1,284	–
6	Michigan	1,232	–
7	Texas A&M	1,219	–
8	Utah	1,134	–
9	Oklahoma	1,027	–
10	Baylor	891	–
11	Oklahoma State	859	–
12	Oregon	734	–
13	North Carolina State	726	–
14	Michigan State	711	–
15	Southern California	602	–
16	Pittsburgh	450	–
17	Miami (Fl)	433	–
18	Texas	383	1
19	Wake Forest	381	–
20	Wisconsin	369	–
21	Kentucky	353	–
22	Cincinnati	339	–
23	Arkansas	334	–
24	Ole Miss	327	–
25	Houston	257	–

Others Receiving Votes

Iowa 248; Penn State 246; Tennessee 163; Brigham Young 152; Louisiana State 143; Auburn 98; Central Florida 55; North Carolina 34; San Diego State 25; Fresno State 21; Mississippi State 19; Florida 17; Utah State 12; Air Force 12; UCLA 10; Boise State 10; Appalachian State 10; Minnesota 6; South Carolina 5; Kansas State 4; Iowa State 3; Army 3; UL Lafayette 2; Southern Methodist 2; Purdue 2; Oregon State 2; Coastal Carolina 2; Texas-San Antonio 1; Louisville 1; Florida State 1

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Preseason Coaches Poll Top 25 Projection, Rankings Prediction 2022

What might the 2022 preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the first football Coaches Poll of the season.

What will the 2022 preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll potentially look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings.

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What could/might the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll look like when it’s released in August?

Along with the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll is always a good snapshot of how the world views the top teams, and it helps set the expectations for the season.

Last year Alabama was the No. 1 in the first poll, and eventual national champion Georgia started out 5th. Clemson was 2, Oklahoma 3, Ohio State was 4.

And Cincinnati? It started out 10th, and in a massive whiff – and we said so at the time – Michigan didn’t even make the top 25, starting out in the Others Receiving Votes category being ranked, technically, 33rd.

So how does the preseason Coaches Poll usually differ from the AP version? The two are usually pretty much the same, but they do tend to give the bigger name coaches a wee bit more credit. They also tend to go with the brand names a little bit more.

For example, last year the coaches had Texas at 19, the AP had it at 21. The AP had Utah and Arizona State in the top 25, and the coaches left didn’t have the two Pac-12 teams in at all, but had USC ranked one spot higher – 14 to 15 – than the did.

To note, this is NOT the actual 2022 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be. Once the real version is released, we’ll break it all down and do a deep dive analysis.

It’s our call based on historical precedent, returning talent, and guessing how the coaches are perceiving teams and big brand names, it’s the …

2022 Preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25 Prediction

Click each team for the CFN 2022 preview or schedule analysis. Number in parentheses is where each team finished in final 2021 rankings.

Yeah, we’ll throw in the possible teams that should receive at least a few votes in the mix. Here are the teams that will be on some of the coaches’ Top 25 lists, but will probably miss out on being in the big poll.

Predicted Preseason Coaches Poll Also Receiving Votes: Wisconsin, Wake Forest, Pitt, Cincinnati, UCLA, North Carolina, Purdue, LSU, Miami, Boise State, Minnesota, San Diego State, Army, UCF

25 Florida Gators (NR)

24 Penn State Nittany Lions (NR)

23 Kentucky Wildcats (18)

22 Texas Longhorns (NR)

21 BYU Cougars (22)

– 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team

20 Tennessee Volunteers (NR)

19 Baylor Bears (5)

18 Iowa Hawkeyes (23)

17 Arkansas Razorbacks (20)

16 Houston Cougars (17)

– AP Poll Preseason Prediction

15 Oregon Ducks (21)

14 Ole Miss Rebels (11)

13 NC State Wolfpack (19)

12 Oklahoma Sooners (7)

– Bowl Projections: Post-Spring Football

11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7)

10 Utah Utes (12)

9 USC Trojans (NR)

8 Michigan State Spartans (8)

7 Texas A&M Aggies (25)

6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9)

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5 Michigan Wolverines (3)

4 Clemson Tigers (16)

3 Georgia Bulldogs (1)

2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5)

1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2)

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Where did all the top teams rank in the preseason top 25 USA TODAY Coaches college football polls in the 2020s?

Where were the top college football teams ranked in the preseason college football Coaches Polls?

Here are the USA TODAY Coaches Polls in the 2020s along with the combined preseason rankings.

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