The West Virginia Mountaineers will start the Neal Brown era off ranked just outside the top 25 teams in the country, according to the preseason Amway Coaches Poll. The Mountaineers come in at No. 39, receiving 24 votes. Early predictions and projections from different outlets have West Virginia winning anywhere from 3 to 7 games in 2019, so the fact that the Mountaineers have even landed in the Others Receiving Votes category comes as a surprise to many fans.
The Big 12 Conference will have three teams inside the Top 25 when the season kicks off in 30 days, with the Oklahoma Sooners leading the way at No.