College Football Coaches Poll: Purdue Receives No Votes

The preseason coaches poll, now apparently sponsored by Amway, is out and Purdue is not in it. This is not much of a surprise, as the Boilers were only 7-6 last season and haven’t been ranked since starting 5-0 in 2007. Purdue currently has the 15th longest unranked streak in the AP Poll at 173 weeks, with Syracuse (262 weeks) and Inidana (394 weeks) as the only Power 5 teams with longer streaks.

Purdue received 5 votes in the September 23, 2012 poll, but that is the last time we even received votes. While Purdue may may not get ranked this year, its “Receiving Votes” streak could end soon. A strong start, or even a week 1 win might be enough. Here is the season opening poll:

1. Alabama (61) 1,621
2. Clemson (3) 1,547
3. Ohio State (1) 1,458
4. Georgia 1,452
5. Oklahoma 1,288
6. Washington 1,245
7. Wisconsin 1,243
8. Miami (FL) 1,091
9. Penn State 1,050
10. Auburn 1,004
11. Notre Dame 892
12. Michigan State 870
13. Stanford 768
14. Michigan 752
15. Southern Cal 691
16. TCU 530
17. Virginia Tech 524
18. Mississippi State 407
19. Florida State 328
20. West Virginia 310
21. Texas 265
22. Boise State 261
23. Central Florida 259
24. LSU 254
25. Oklahoma State 168

Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina 138, Florida 135, Oregon 105, Utah 81, Northwestern 67, Texas A&M 67, Kansas State 35, Florida Atlantic 27, Boston College 23, Memphis 23, North Carolina State 22, Arkansas State 19, Troy 19, Appalachian State 16, San Diego State 15, Iowa 8, Iowa State 8, Kentucky 8, Washington State 7, South Florida 6, Duke 5, Fresno State 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Houston 2, Army 1, Northern Illinois 1

Purdue plays three of the top 12 preseason teams in No. 3 Ohio State, No. 7 Wisconsin, and at No. 12 Michigan State. We also have home games against Northwestern, Boston College, and Iowa as teams receiving votes. A week 1 win likely means we get something in week 2.