Coaches' Preseason Poll Released

Usually the preseason college football poll comes nowhere close to the final poll released after the season is concluded, but this year's poll still raises plenty of questions.

The top 5 of Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Texas, and Boise State you can't really argue with. Alabama has a ton of starters returning and many expect Terrell Pryor to be the best he's ever been under center for the Buckeyes.

Putting Florida all the way up to No.3 seems a little generous considering we're not sure exactly how great Tim Tebow's replacement is going to be. I would've put them a few spots back.

Here's an eyebrow raiser for me. Putting Oklahoma, a team that finished last season unranked, all the way up at No.8. Seems to me that the Sooners are getting the benefit of the doubt just because of their prestige.

All in all the top 25 seems to be in check with no major surprises. However, Arkansas starting the year off at No.19 also surprised me a bit. Their non-conference schedule is pretty much a joke so they'll get a chance to stay in the top 25 until mid-September when they play at Georgia and then get Alabama at home.

If the Razorbacks get through Georgia they'll most likely be in the top 10 for their battle with the Crimson Tide, which would be a very intriguing matchup.

There were also some teams that didn't make the poll that I was somewhat surprised about. Oklahoma State has been a regular in the top 25 for the past few seasons, but it won't start off that way in 2010. They only managed to get 11 votes in the poll.

Notre Dame will start off on the outside looking in, but starting the season off with a couple wins against Purdue and Michigan would most likely sneak them in.

The two BCS-busters we've all come to know (Boise St. and TCU) got love from the coaches as they will respectively start off in the top ten.

Seeing this poll just makes me even more amped up for college football to get underway. We're getting ready to enter the best time of the sports year!