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Georgia tops USA Today coaches’ preseason poll; Ohio State ranked second

NEW YORK — Georgia will open the season ranked No. 1 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll, a year after seeing its two-year national championship run end.

The Bulldogs received 46 of the team’s 55 first-place votes from college football coaches, which were announced Monday. Ohio State, ranked second in the preseason, earned seven first-place votes, followed by Oregon, Texas and Alabama.

The Associated Press preseason college football poll is scheduled to be released next Monday.

Texas and defending national champion Michigan each got one vote for the top spot. The Wolverines will open at No. 8 after losing coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback JJ McCarthy to the NFL.

Mississippi’s No. 6 ranking represents the Rebels’ highest preseason ranking in the coaches’ poll since 1970. Notre Dame is No. 7, followed by Michigan, Penn State and Florida State.

Missouri (11) and LSU (12) of the SEC finished just outside the Top 10.

The Southeastern Conference had nine teams in the poll, including half of the top 12. It’s the highest starting position for Texas since 2010 and the lowest for the Crimson Tide since 2009.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day speaks during a...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 23, 2024, in Indianapolis. Ohio State opened camp on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, with the usual high expectations, but also with a great sense of urgency built up over three straight seasons marred by losses to Michigan. Credit: AP/Darron Cummings

The Big Ten also had four teams in the Top 10 and six ranked overall, while the Big 12 opens with five ranked teams.

Independent Notre Dame was the only team from outside the Power 4 conferences to qualify.

National runner-up Washington was on the verge of breaking into the Top 25.

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