USA TODAY SPORTS/US LBM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Dropped out: No. 20 Missouri (10-3); No. 21 Army (12-2); No. 22 Syracuse (10-3); No. 23 Memphis (11-2); No. 24 UNLV (11-3); No. 25 Colorado (9-4).

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma (6-7) 221; Missouri (10-3) 142; Louisville (9-4) 126; Southern California (7-6) 116; Utah (5-7) 86; Baylor (8-5) 76; Auburn (5-7) 50; Iowa (8-5) 49; Memphis (11-2) 34; Army (12-2) 33; Tulane (9-5) 31; Georgia Tech (7-6) 27; TCU (9-4) 24; Nebraska (7-6) 19; Syracuse (10-3) 16; Washington (6-7) 15; Arkansas (7-6) 14; Navy (10-3) 14; Duke (9-4) 12; Colorado (9-4) 12; Minnesota (8-5) 11; Florida State (2-10) 8; UNLV (11-3) 8; Kansas (5-7) 6; Vanderbilt (7-6) 3; Buffalo (9-4) 1.

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