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WVU Football Receives Votes in Major Top 25 Poll

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August 5, 2024

WVU quarterback Garrett Greene talks to head coach Neal Brown before taking the field against UNC in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 27, 2023. (Mitchell Northam / WV Sports Now)

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The first coaches poll of the 2024 season was released on Monday by USA Today. West Virginia did not crack the top 25, but did receive 22 vote points from the coaches. Here’s the full list by USA Today.

Rank/Team/Votes/First-Place Votes

1. Georgia – 1364 (46)

2. Ohio State – 1302 (7)

3. Oregon – 1228

4. Texas – 1223 (1)

5. Alabama – 1077

6. Ole Miss – 1019

7. Notre Dame – 969

8. Michigan – 944 (1)

9. Penn State – 889

10. Florida State – 867

11. Missouri – 808

12. LSU – 742

13. Utah – 665

14. Clemson – 657

15. Tennessee – 621

16. Oklahoma – 609

17. Kansas State – 416

18. Oklahoma State – 359

19. Miami (FL) – 292

20. Texas A&M – 273

21. Arizona – 230

22. NC State – 216

23. USC – 199

24. Kansas – 186

25. Iowa – 148

Others Receiving Votes:

Washington 123; Louisville 95; Virginia Tech 64; SMU 47; Memphis 44; Boise State 30; Auburn 25; West Virginia 22; Wisconsin 17; Liberty 15; Iowa State 15; Kentucky 12; Florida 11; South Carolina 10; North Carolina 6; UNLV 5; Maryland 5; UCF 4; Texas Tech 4; UTSA 3; Tulane 2; Texas State 2; Nebraska 2; Colorado 2; Appalachian State 2; Troy 1; Syracuse 1; Miami (OH) 1; James Madison 1; Air Force 1

List Of Voters:

The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2024 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Major Applewhite, South Alabama; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico; Jeff Monken, Army; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, UNLV; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio.

West Virginia is coming off of a 9-4 record last year, capped off by a Duke’s Mayo Bowl win over North Carolina. The Mountaineers are currently in fall camp and preparing for the season opener against a ranked Penn State team. Along with PSU, five Big 12 teams were voted into the coaches poll: Utah, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Arizona and Kansas.

Note: It was the Coaches Poll that ranked WVU in its final top 25 for the 2023 season.