College football rankings: Where Kansas ranks in preseason poll before Lindenwood opener
LAWRENCE — Kansas football has found itself in the rankings of another preseason poll.
The Jayhawks are ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press poll. That follows a No. 24 ranking in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. Both are reminders of the heightened expectations around the program as it enters the 2024 season.
Kansas is coming off of a 2023 campaign in which it finished 9-4 with a win in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. The Jayhawks have redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels, senior running back Devin Neal and more back on offense. They have one of the most formidable cornerback duos in the Big 12 Conference in seniors Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson.
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College football rankings, preseason
US LBM Coaches Poll
Rank | School (Last season's record) | Points | Last season’s final rank | First-place votes |
1 | Georgia (13-1) | 1,364 | 3 | 46 |
2 | Ohio State (11-2) | 1,302 | 10 | 7 |
3 | Oregon (12-2) | 1,228 | 7 | 0 |
4 | Texas (12-2) | 1,223 | 4 | 1 |
5 | Alabama (12-2) | 1,077 | 5 | 0 |
6 | Mississippi (11-2) | 1,019 | 9 | 0 |
7 | Notre Dame (10-3) | 969 | 14 | 0 |
8 | Michigan (15-0) | 944 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Penn State (10-3) | 889 | 13 | 0 |
10 | Florida State (13-1) | 867 | 6 | 0 |
11 | Missouri (11-2) | 808 | 8 | 0 |
12 | LSU (10-3) | 742 | 12 | 0 |
13 | Utah (8-5) | 665 | NR | 0 |
14 | Clemson (9-4) | 657 | 20 | 0 |
15 | Tennessee (9-4) | 621 | 17 | 0 |
16 | Oklahoma (10-3) | 609 | 15 | 0 |
17 | Kansas State (9-4) | 416 | 19 | 0 |
18 | Oklahoma State (10-4) | 359 | 16 | 0 |
19 | Miami (Fla.) (7-6) | 292 | NR | 0 |
20 | Texas A&M (7-6) | 273 | NR | 0 |
21 | Arizona (10-3) | 230 | 11 | 0 |
22 | North Carolina State (9-4) | 216 | 21 | 0 |
23 | Southern California (8-5) | 199 | NR | 0 |
24 | Kansas (9-4) | 186 | 23 | 0 |
25 | Iowa (10-4) | 148 | 21 | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 2 Washington (14-1);No. 18 Louisville (10-4);No. 24 SMU (11-3); No. 25 West Virginia (9-4).Others receiving votes: Washington (14-1) 123; Louisville (10-4) 95; Virginia Tech (7-6) 64; SMU (11-3) 47; Memphis (10-3) 44; Boise State (8-6) 30; Auburn (6-7) 25; West Virginia (9-4) 22; Wisconsin (7-6) 17; Iowa State (7-6) 15; Liberty (13-1) 15; Kentucky (7-6) 12; Florida (5-7) 11; South Carolina (5-7) 10; North Carolina (8-5) 6; Maryland (8-5) 5; UNLV (9-5) 5; Central Florida (6-7) 4; Texas Tech (7-6) 4; Texas-San Antonio (9-4) 3; Appalachian State (9-5) 2; Colorado (4-8) 2; Nebraska (5-7) 2; Texas State (8-5) 2; Tulane (11-3) 2; Air Force (9-4) 1; James Madison (11-2) 1; Miami (Ohio) (11-3) 1; Syracuse (6-7) 1; Troy (11-3) 1.
Associated Press poll
Rank | School (Last season’s record) | Points | First-place votes |
1 | Georgia (13-1) | 1,532 | 46 |
2 | Ohio State (11-2) | 1,490 | 15 |
3 | Oregon (12-2) | 1,403 | 1 |
4 | Texas (12-2) | 1,386 | 0 |
5 | Alabama (12-2) | 1,260 | 0 |
6 | Mississippi (11-2) | 1,189 | 0 |
7 | Notre Dame (10-3) | 1,122 | 0 |
8 | Penn State (10-3) | 1,060 | 0 |
9 | Michigan (15-0) | 995 | 0 |
10 | Florida State (13-1) | 971 | 0 |
11 | Missouri (11-2) | 927 | 0 |
12 | Utah (8-5) | 887 | 0 |
13 | LSU (10-3) | 804 | 0 |
14 | Clemson (9-4) | 689 | 0 |
15 | Tennessee (9-4) | 629 | 0 |
16 | Oklahoma (10-3) | 566 | 0 |
17 | Oklahoma State (10-4) | 538 | 0 |
18 | Kansas State (9-4) | 526 | 0 |
19 | Miami (Fla.) (7-6) | 492 | 0 |
20 | Texas A&M (7-6) | 292 | 0 |
21 | Arizona (10-3) | 237 | 0 |
22 | Kansas (9-4) | 231 | 0 |
23 | Southern California (8-5) | 172 | 0 |
24 | North Carolina State (9-4) | 171 | 0 |
25 | Iowa (10-4) | 140 | 0 |
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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