Earlier today the Amway Coaches Poll announced their preseason Top 25 and revealed what many already know. Not that Boise State (No. 22) and UCF (No. 23) are this year’s favorites to represent the Group of Five in the New Year’s Six, but that this poll is trash and should be treated as such.
PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1 Alabama (61)
2 Clemson (3)
3 Ohio St (1)
4 UGA
5 OU
6 UW
7 Wisconsin
8 Miami
9 PSU
10 Auburn
11 ND
12 Michigan St
13 Stanford
14 Michigan
15 USC
16 TCU
17 VT
18 Miss St
19 FSU
20 WVU
21 Texas
22 Boise St
23 UCF
24 LSU
25 Ok St— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) August 2, 2018Michigan, Florida State, West Virginia and Texas are ranked ahead of Boise State and UCF despite finishing 2017 unranked and littered with questions marks surrounding whether or not they’ll actually be any good.