BTN.com staff, August 3, 2017
The preseason Amway Coaches Poll came out Thursday, and four Big Ten teams are ranked in the top 10.
No. 2 Ohio State leads the way, while reigning Big Ten champ Penn State comes in at No. 6. No. 9 Michigan and No. 10 Wisconsin, the defending Big Ten West winner, round out the top 10.
Perennial power Alabama tops the poll. Florida State, USC and Clemson land at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Northwestern and Nebraska are receiving the most votes among unranked Big Ten teams.
The Big Ten season kicks off Thursday, Aug. 31, with Buffalo at Minnesota (BTN/BTN2Go) and Ohio State at Indiana.
| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 8/3/2017 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (0-0) | 1603 (49) | NR |
| 2 | Ohio State (0-0) | 1512 (5) | NR |
| 3 | Florida State (0-0) | 1434 (4) | NR |
| 4 | USC (0-0) | 1415 | NR |
| 5 | Clemson (0-0) | 1367 (7) | NR |
| 6 | Penn State (0-0) | 1257 | NR |
| 7 | Washington (0-0) | 1245 | NR |
| 8 | Oklahoma (0-0) | 1237 | NR |
| 9 | Michigan (0-0) | 959 | NR |
| 10 | Wisconsin (0-0) | 936 | NR |
| 11 | Oklahoma State (0-0) | 912 | NR |
| 12 | LSU (0-0) | 834 | NR |
| 13 | Auburn (0-0) | 819 | NR |
| 14 | Stanford (0-0) | 732 | NR |
| 15 | Georgia (0-0) | 701 | NR |
| 16 | Florida (0-0) | 681 | NR |
| 17 | Louisville (0-0) | 676 | NR |
| 18 | Miami (FL) (0-0) | 472 | NR |
| 19 | Kansas State (0-0) | 339 | NR |
| 20 | West Virginia (0-0) | 319 | NR |
| 21 | South Florida (0-0) | 247 | NR |
| 22 | Virginia Tech (0-0) | 235 | NR |
| 23 | Texas (0-0) | 193 | NR |
| 24 | Tennessee (0-0) | 155 | NR |
| 25 | Utah (0-0) | 109 | NR |
Others: Washington State (99) , Colorado (72) , TCU (58) , Notre Dame (49) , Boise State (49) , Texas A&M (46) , Pittsburgh (45) , North Carolina State (39) , Oregon (37) , Northwestern (25) , Nebraska (23) , Arkansas (22) , Memphis (22) , Mississippi State (19) , San Diego State (18) , Appalachian State (11) , Georgia Tech (10) , BYU (10) , Tulsa (10) , Wyoming (9) , North Carolina (8) , Temple (8) , Western Michigan (8) , Houston (7) , Minnesota (6) , Troy (6) , Iowa (5) , Louisiana Tech (4) , Syracuse (3) , Arizona (2) , Maryland (1) , Michigan State (1) , Toledo (1) , UCLA (1) , Colorado State (1) , Army West Point (1)
