Ohio State is ranked second behind Georgia in the preseason Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs received 46 first-place votes while the Buckeyes received seven.
				
					
						
							 
						
					
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Ohio State Ranked Second in Preseason Coaches Poll
The full top 25 in the preseason Coaches Poll:
| 1 | Georgia | 1364 | 46 | 
| 2 | Ohio State | 1302 | 7 | 
| 3 | Oregon | 1228 | 0 | 
| 4 | Texas | 1223 | 1 | 
| 5 | Alabama | 1077 | 0 | 
| 6 | Ole Miss | 1019 | 0 | 
| 7 | Notre Dame | 969 | 0 | 
| 8 | Michigan | 944 | 1 | 
| 9 | Penn State | 889 | 0 | 
| 10 | Florida State | 867 | 0 | 
| 11 | Missouri | 808 | 0 | 
| 12 | LSU | 742 | 0 | 
| 13 | Utah | 665 | 0 | 
| 14 | Clemson | 657 | 0 | 
| 15 | Tennessee | 621 | 0 | 
| 16 | Oklahoma | 609 | 0 | 
| 17 | Kansas State | 416 | 0 | 
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 359 | 0 | 
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 292 | 0 | 
| 20 | Texas A&M | 273 | 0 | 
| 21 | Arizona | 230 | 0 | 
| 22 | North Carolina State | 216 | 0 | 
| 23 | USC | 199 | 0 | 
| 24 | Kansas | 186 | 0 | 
| 25 | Iowa | 148 | 0 | 
List Of Voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2024 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Major Applewhite, South Alabama; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico; Jeff Monken, Army; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, UNLV; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio.
Just sayin': OK, who do you think that the "idiot" coach that voted scUM #1 was?
