6 Big Ten Teams Land in USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll

Six Big Ten teams were ranked in the top-25 of the USA Today Coaches Poll, with four sitting in the top-10. Ohio State was the highest-ranked squad at No. 2.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day huddles with his players before a game. / Barbara J. Perenic/The Columbus / USA TODAY NETWORK

The first official college football preseason poll is out. Monday, the USA Today Coaches Poll was released, giving us the first taste of the rankings heading into the 2024 season. Six Big Ten teams cracked the top-25.

Georgia occupied the No. 1 spot after finishing last season with a 13-1 record. The Bulldogs are followed by a pair of Big Ten teams, with Ohio State in the No. 2 spot and Oregon picked No. 3 in the preseason poll.

After finishing with a 15-0 record and winning the national championship, three-time defending Big Ten champion Michigan is slotted in the No. 8 spot. Penn State is the fourth team from the league to crack the top-10, coming in at No. 9

USC and Iowa rounded out the Big Ten in the USA Today Coaches Poll, with the Trojans at No. 23 and the Hawkeyes sitting at the No. 25 spot.

Will the USA Today Coaches Poll be an indicator of what we see from the Associated Press in a week? Or will there be quite a bit of change when that top-25 is released? We'll find out soon enough

USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Georgia Bulldogs
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. Oregon Ducks
4. Texas Longhorns
5. Alabama Crimson Tide
6. Ole Miss Rebels
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. Michigan Wolverines
9. Penn State Nittany Lions
10. Florida State Seminoles
11. Missouri Tigers
12. LSU Tigers
13. Utah Utes
14. Clemson Tigers
15. Tennessee Volunteers
16. Oklahoma Sooners
17. Kansas State Wildcats
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys
19. Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
20. Texas A&M Aggies
21. Arizona Wildcats
22. North Carolina State Wolfpack
23. USC Trojans
24. Kansas Jayhawks
25. Iowa Hawkeyes

*Big Ten teams in bold.

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