Monday, August 8, 2022

USA TODAY Sports AFCA 2022 Preseason Football Bowl Subdivision Top 25 Poll Includes Two Big 12 Teams, Two Big 12 Traitors


Below is the USA TODAY Sports AFCA 2022 Football Bowl Subdivision Top 25 Preseason Poll, which includes in the top 25 two Big 12 teams, Baylor (#10) and Oklahoma State (#11), and two Big 12 traitors, Oklahoma (#9) and Texas (#118).

Big 12 teams Kansas State and Iowa State are listed among "others receiving votes." Kansas State is in 45th place. Iowa State is tied for 46th.

The poll will be conducted weekly throughout the regular collegiate football season using a panel of head coaches at FBS schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Teams are shown with first-place votes and total points.

Access the poll online: here

1) Alabama (54 first-place votes) (1634 total points)
2) Ohio State (5) (1564)
3) Georgia (6) (1542)
4) Clemson (0) (1356)
5) Notre Dame (0) (1284)
6) Michigan (0) (1232)
7) Texas A&M (0) (1219)
8) Utah (0) (1134)
9) Oklahoma (0) (1027)
10) Baylor (0) (891)
11) Oklahoma State (0) (859)
12) Oregon (0) (734)
13) NC State (0) (726)
14) Michigan State (0) (711)
15) Southern California (0) (602)
16) Pittsburgh (0) (450)
17) Miami (0) (433)
18) Texas (1) 383)
19) Wake Forest (0) (381)
20) Wisconsin (0) (369)
21) Kentucky (0) (353)
22) Cincinnati (0) (339)
23) Arkansas (0) (334)
24) Mississippi (0) (327)
25) Houston (0) (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.

Voters: The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Board of Coaches is 66 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2022 season: Tom Albin, Ohio; Tom Allen, Indiana; Blake Anderson,Utah State; Marcus Arroyo, UNLV; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; Brent Brennan, San Jose State; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Kalen DeBoer, Washington; Jake Dickert, Washington State; Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Stan Drayton, Temple; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Herm Edwards, Arizona State; Mike Elko, Duke; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jedd Fisch, Arizona; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Liberty; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Danny Gonzales, New Mexico; Jeff Hafley, Boston College; Will Hall, Southern Mississippi; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Brady Hoke, San Diego State; Dana Holgorsen; Houston; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Sean Lewis, Kent State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Joe Moorhead, Akron; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Sam Pittman, Arkansas; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Greg Schiano, Rutgers; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Jon Sumrall, Troy; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Kyle Whittingham, Utah, Ken Wilson, Nevada.

 

 

 

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