With the 2024 college football season less than three weeks away, the AP Poll dropped their preseason Top 25 on Monday.
In the first edition, five teams from the Big 12 were ranked, including No. 12 Utah, No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Kansas State, No. 21 Arizona, and No. 22 Kansas.
Iowa State (33), West Virginia (17), and Colorado (1) also received votes in the Preseason AP Poll.
Here’s a look at the entire poll, courtesy of the Associated Press.
AP TOP 25 POLL: WEEK 14
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia |
| 2 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Oregon |
| 4 | Texas |
| 5 | Alabama |
| 6 | Ole Miss |
| 7 | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Penn State |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Florida State |
| 11 | Missouri |
| 12 | Utah |
| 13 | LSU |
| 14 | Clemson |
| 15 | Tennessee |
| 16 | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Kansas State |
| 19 | Miami |
| 20 | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Arizona |
| 22 | Kansas |
| 23 | USC |
| 24 | NC State |
| 25 | Iowa |
Utah has been a trendy pick to win the Big 12 as the Utes joined the Big 12 officially this month, along with Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State, who all came over from the Pac-12 Conference. Head coach Kyle Whittingham is one of college football’s longest-tenured coaches, and he’s a big reason why Utah can be a dangerous team in the Big 12 right away. He’s won 162 games, two Pac-12 title games, three Pac-12 South Division titles, and led the Utes to a 13-0 season and Sugar Bowl win in 2008 when they were in the Mountain West Conference.
When looking at the Power 4 Conferences, the SEC and Big Ten both have seven ranked teams, the Big 12 has five ranked teams, and the ACC has four teams ranked in the Top 25.
