Florida State Cracks Top-10 in USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll

The 'Noles are gearing up for what should be an exciting year.

The Florida State Seminoles are coming off a 10-3 (5-3 ACC) season and have been generating excitement and preseason buzz as they look to take the college football world by storm once again.

They're returning 85% of their production from a year ago, led by Heisman candidate Jordan Travis and a star-studded cast. Head coach Mike Norvell is entering his fourth year at the helm and has the Seminoles poised for success, and the coaching community seems to agree with the recent USA Today coaches poll, which put the 'Noles inside the top 10. 

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Florida State took the No. 8 spot, one place higher than ACC rival Clemson, who the Seminoles take on in week four. The coaches have the LSU Tigers, who the 'Noles open the season with on September 3, just outside of the top-four at No. 5 making it a top-10 matchup.

The Seminoles received 1,145 points in the rankings with zero first-place votes.

Here is a list of the top 25 in order of the rankings:

1. Georgia Bulldogs

2. Michigan Wolverines

3. Alabama Crimson Tide

4. Ohio State Buckeyes

5. LSU Tigers

6. USC Trojans

7. Penn State Nittany Lions

8. Florida State Seminoles

9. Clemson Tigers

10. Tennessee Volunteers

11. Washington Huskies

12. Texas Longhorns

13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

14. Utah Utes

15. Oregon Ducks

16. TCU Horned Frogs

17. Kansas State Wildcats

18. Oregon State Beavers

19. Oklahoma Sooners

20. UNC Tar Heels

21. Wisconsin Badgers

22. Ole Miss Rebels

23. Tulane Green Wave

24. Texas Tech Red Raiders

25. Texas A&M Aggies

With the Seminoles cracking the top 10 in the coaches poll it will be interesting to see their AP preseason rankings which come out on August 15.

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