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.
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| 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)
