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Louisville Football #17 in Pre-Season Coaches Poll

Mark BlankenbakerAugust 3, 2017

The University of Louisville football program is in the preseason Top 25 poll for 7th time in school history and the 5th highest pre-season ranking since the Coaches Poll began. Louisville is ranked #17 in the country, while Florida State is #3, Clemson is #5, Miami is #18 and Virginia Tech is #22,

TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 1

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	1ST PLACE VOTES	PREV	CHANGE	HI/LOW
1	Alabama	14-1	1603	49	2	1	1/1
2	Ohio State	11-2	1512	5	6	4	2/2
3	Florida State	10-3	1434	4	8	5	3/3
4	Southern California	10-3	1415	0	5	1	4/4
5	Clemson	14-1	1367	7	1	-4	5/5
6	Penn State	11-3	1257	0	7	1	6/6
7	Washington	12-2	1245	0	4	-3	7/7
8	Oklahoma	11-2	1237	0	3	-5	8/8
9	Michigan	10-3	959	0	10	1	9/9
10	Wisconsin	11-3	936	0	9	-1	10/10
11	Oklahoma State	10-3	912	0	11	0	11/11
12	Louisiana State	8-4	834	0	14	2	12/12
13	Auburn	8-5	819	0	22	9	13/13
14	Stanford	10-3	732	0	12	-2	14/14
15	Georgia	8-5	701	0	36	21	15/15
16	Florida	9-4	681	0	13	-3	16/16
17	Louisville	9-4	676	0	20	3	17/17
18	Miami	9-4	472	0	23	5	18/18
19	Kansas State	9-4	339	0	27	8	19/19
20	West Virginia	10-3	319	0	17	-3	20/20
21	South Florida	11-2	247	0	19	-2	21/21
22	Virginia Tech	10-4	235	0	16	-6	22/22
23	Texas	5-7	193	0	NR	0	23/23
24	Tennessee	9-4	155	0	24	0	24/24
25	Utah	9-4	109	0	21	-4	25/25

*Hi/Low Rankings

Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.

Others Receiving Votes

Washington State 99; Colorado 72; TCU 58; Boise State 49; Notre Dame 49; Texas A&M 46; Pittsburgh 45; North Carolina State 39; Oregon 37; Northwestern 25; Nebraska 23; Memphis 22; Arkansas 22; Mississippi State 19; San Diego State 18; Appalachian State 11; Brigham Young 10; Georgia Tech 10; Tulsa 10; Wyoming 9; Western Michigan 8; Temple 8; North Carolina 8; Houston 7; Troy 6; Minnesota 6; Iowa 5; Louisiana Tech 4; Syracuse 3; Arizona 2; Army 1; Colorado State 1; Michigan State 1; Maryland 1; Toledo 1; UCLA 1.