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Cowboys Left Out of Preseason AP Poll
For the first time since 2015, Oklahoma State will enter the season outside of the Top 25 in the AP Poll.
Alabama will begin the year as the AP and Coaches Polls’ consensus No. 1, after receiving 42 first place votes in Monday’s release.
The Big 12 has four teams in the preseason poll, with Oklahoma being the highest at No. 7. TCU (16), West Virginia (17) and Texas (23) are the other three. The Cowboys’ Week 3 opponent Boise State will enter the season at No. 22.
OSU is receiving 51 votes in the poll which would rank 29th nationally.
Here is the full poll:
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (42) |
| 2 | Clemson (18) |
| 3 | Georgia |
| 4 | Wisconsin (1) |
| 5 | Ohio State |
| 6 | Washinigton |
| 7 | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Miami (FL) |
| 9 | Auburn |
| 10 | Penn State |
| 11 | Michigan State |
| 12 | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Stanford |
| 14 | Michigan |
| 15 | USC |
| 16 | TCU |
| 17 | West Virginia |
| 18 | Mississippi State |
| 19 | Florida State |
| 20 | Virginia Tech |
| 21 | UCF |
| 22 | Boise State |
| 23 | Texas |
| 24 | Oregon |
| 25 | LSU |
Others receiving votes:South Carolina 96, Florida 68, Utah 60, Oklahoma St. 51, FAU 38, Arizona 28, NC State 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College 18, Northwestern 13, Kansas St. 10, Iowa St. 8, Houston 6, Memphis 3, Troy 2, Iowa 2, Kentucky 1, Arkansas St. 1, Fresno St. 1.
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