BTN.com staff, BTN.com staff, July 31, 2014

The preseason Coaches Poll was released Thursday morning, and four Big Ten teams are ranked. Last year's Big Ten title game participants Ohio State and Michigan State lead the conference, at No. 6 and No. 8, respectively, while Wisconsin (No. 14) and Nebraska (No. 22) also are ranked. See the full poll in this post.

[ MORE: Get all of our football coverage | See our Big Ten stat leader predictions ]

Coaches' Rankings
Rankings as of 7/31/2014
Rank School Votes Prev Rank
1 Florida State (0-0) 1543 (56) NR
2 Alabama (0-0) 1455 NR
3 Oklahoma (0-0) 1382 (3) NR
4 Oregon (0-0) 1314 (1) NR
5 Auburn (0-0) 1271 NR
6 Ohio State (0-0) 1267 (1) NR
7 UCLA (0-0) 1085 NR
8 Michigan State (0-0) 1050 NR
9 South Carolina (0-0) 1009 (1) NR
10 Baylor (0-0) 965 NR
11 Stanford (0-0) 955 NR
12 Georgia (0-0) 905 NR
13 LSU (0-0) 833 NR
14 Wisconsin (0-0) 654 NR
15 USC (0-0) 627 NR
16 Clemson (0-0) 535 NR
17 Notre Dame (0-0) 509 NR
18 Arizona State (0-0) 358 NR
19 Ole Miss (0-0) 346 NR
20 Texas A&M (0-0) 266 NR
21 Kansas State (0-0) 257 NR
22 Nebraska (0-0) 228 NR
23 North Carolina (0-0) 175 NR
24 Texas (0-0) 143 NR
25 Washington (0-0) 142 NR
Others: Missouri (126) , Florida (122) , UCF (102) , Mississippi State (74) , Oklahoma State (56) , TCU (54) , Michigan (53) , Iowa (49) , Miami (FL) (45) , Duke (41) , Louisville (32) , Marshall (27) , BYU (18) , Boise State (13) , Virginia Tech (12) , Louisiana (12) , Texas Tech (8) , Minnesota (6) , Cincinnati (6) , Northwestern (5) , Oregon State (4) , Fresno State (4) , Georgia Tech (2) , Houston (2) , Northern Illinois (1) , Arizona (1) , Arkansas (1)
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports