West Virginia Receives Vote Points in Football Preseason AP Poll

West Virginia football received 17 vote points in the preseason AP poll that was released on Monday afternoon. With their points, the Mountaineers check in at No. 33 after a 9-win season capped off by a Duke’s Mayo Bowl win over North Carolina.

Let’s check out the top 25 and the rest of the receiving votes category.

Rank/School/Points(First-Place Votes)

1. Georgia – 1532 (46)

2. Ohio State – 1490 (15)

3. Oregon – 1403 (1)

4. Texas – 1386

5. Alabama – 1260

6. Ole Miss – 1189

7. Notre Dame – 1122

8. Penn State – 1060

9. Michigan – 995

10. Florida State – 971

11. Missouri – 927

12. Utah – 887

13. LSU – 804

14. Clemson – 689

15. Tennessee – 629

16. Oklahoma – 566

17. Oklahoma State – 538

18. Kansas State – 526

19. Miami (FL) – 429

20. Texas A&M – 292

21. Arizona – 237

22. Kansas – 231

23. USC – 172

24. NC State – 171

25. Iowa – 140

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

Five Big 12 programs reached the top 25, with new member Utah leading the way at No. 12. WVU, Iowa State and Colorado represent the conference in the receiving votes section.

West Virginia will open the season against No. 8 Penn State at Milan Puskar Stadium on Aug. 31. WVU will play preseason-ranked Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Arizona and Kansas during Big 12 play this year.

The Mountaineers are looking to continue their momentum and become ranked for the first time under head coach Neal Brown. The last time West Virginia was ranked occurred during the 2018 season.

In the coaches poll that was released on Aug. 5, the Mountaineers picked up 22 vote points, coming in at No. 33 by the coaches. Check out the full below results down below.

WVU Football Receives Votes in Major Top 25 Poll