UT, BYU, FSU ranked
The preseason USA Today coaches poll is out, and to accentuate the difficulty of UCLA's schedule, all three non-conference foes are ranked. Tennessee is No. 18, BYU is No. 17 and Fresno State is No. 25.
By the way, UCLA received three votes.
Here is the poll:
USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1438 3
2. USC (14) 0-0 1430 2
3. Ohio State (14) 0-0 1392 4
4. Oklahoma (3) 0-0 1329 8
5. Florida (5) 0-0 1293 16
6. LSU (3) 0-0 1163 1
7. Missouri 0-0 1143 5
8. West Virginia 0-0 1008 6
9. Clemson 0-0 999 22
10. Texas 0-0 979 10
11. Auburn 0-0 888 14
12. Wisconsin 0-0 747 21
13. Kansas 0-0 714 7
14. Texas Tech 0-0 644 23
15. Virginia Tech 0-0 568 9
16. Arizona State 0-0 560 13
17. Brigham Young 0-0 547 14
18. Tennessee 0-0 506 12
19. Illinois 0-0 422 18
20. Oregon 0-0 399 24
21. South Florida 0-0 350 NR
22. Penn State 0-0 313 25
23. Wake Forest 0-0 203 NR
24. Michigan 0-0 112 19
25. Fresno State 0-0 91 NR
Others Receiving Votes
Alabama 83, South Carolina 64, Utah 60, Rutgers 53, Florida State 53, Boston College 47, California 41, Pittsburgh 34, Boise State 25, Oregon State 23, Nebraska 17, Cincinnati 13, Virginia 12, Connecticut 9, Michigan State 9, Mississippi State 6, Kentucky 5, Notre Dame 5, TCU 5, Maryland 4, Texas A&M 3, UCLA 3, North Carolina 3, Louisville 2, Georgia Tech 2, UCF 2, Tulsa 1, Oklahoma State 1, Arizona 1, Colorado 1.
Brian,
correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe there are any other teams in the six BCS conferences who have all of their non-conference opponents ranked in the pre-season top 25.
Washington I know plays #4 Okla and #17 BYU, along with unranked ND.
There are 8 teams that ucla has to play that are rated in the top-35 (including 5 in the Pac-10). This is a daunting schedule for this new coaching regime.