First Coaches Poll is out

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Amid major conference realignment, a bigger playoff field and a whole lot of movement on the coaching carousel, the 2024 football season is going to reflect a lot of change. One thing, however, will be the same as last season: Georgia will enter the campaign with the No. 1 ranking in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll.

The Bulldogs, though not defending a national championship this time, were voted first by 46 of the 55 coaches on this season’s panel. They finished third in the final rankings last season after coming up short in the SEC championship game and missing the four-team College Football Playoff field.

Ohio State will open at No. 2. The Buckeyes, favored to return to the top of the expanded Big Ten, picked up seven of the remaining nine first-place nods to land a spot ahead of new fellow conference member Oregon. Texas, a semifinalist last year now representing the SEC, will open at No. 4, picking up a No. 1 vote. It's the highest starting spot for the Longhorns since 2010. Alabama rounds out the top five, still a lofty position but still the lowest position in the preseason poll for the Crimson Tide since 2009.

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Georgia

Ohio State

Oregon

Texas

Alabama

Ole Miss

Notre Dame

Michigan

Penn State

Florida State

Missouri

LSU

Utah

Clemson

Tennessee

Oklahoma

Kansas State

Oklahoma State

Miami

Texas A&M

Arizona

NC State

Southern Cal

Kansas

Iowa

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