Friday, August 7, 2009

Football team ranked 17th in Coaches' Poll

The TCU football team is 17th in the preseason USA Today poll, representing
its highest preseason ranking since 1960 when it was 11th.

It's the fifth time since 2000 that TCU has been ranked in the preseason.
The previous four occasions saw the Frogs no higher than 20th.

TCU, with an 11-2 record, was ranked seventh in last year's final Associated
Press and USA Today polls. It was the fourth time in the last six seasons
the Frogs reached 11 wins.

TCU opens the 2009 campaign on Sept. 12 at Virginia. The Frogs are one of
just two teams in the nation to have an open date on Sept. 5.

Three Mountain West Conference teams are ranked. Utah is 17th with BYU at No. 24.

2009 Preseason USA Today Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses and total points received)

1. Florida (53) - 1,466
2. Texas (4) - 1,386
3. Oklahoma (1) - 1,358
4. USC (1) - 1,321
5. Alabama - 1,134
6. Ohio State - 1,126
7. Virginia Tech - 1,020
8. Penn State - 988
9. LSU - 917
10. Mississippi - 889
11. Oklahoma State - 861
12. California - 711
13. Georgia - 707
14. Oregon - 694
15. Georgia Tech - 559
16. Boise State - 542
17. TCU - 461
18. Utah - 404
19. Florida State - 371
20. North Carolina - 293
21. Iowa - 257
22. Nebraska - 236
23. Notre Dame - 194
24. BYU - 178
25. Oregon State - 165

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