Kansas State starts at No. 21 in coaches football poll
Kansas State will begin the upcoming football season as a ranked team in at least one top 25 poll.
The Wildcats debuted at No. 21 in the preseason coaches poll on Thursday. They cracked the poll along with three other Big 12 teams. Oklahoma came in at No. 3, Baylor checked in at No. 10 and Texas was No. 24. Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech were among a group of 27 schools that missed out on a ranking but received votes.
Defending national champion Florida State topped the poll, while Alabama followed at No. 2. Oregon, Auburn, Ohio State, UCLA, Michigan State and South Carolina rounded out the top 10.
USA Today Top 25 Poll
The USA Today preseason Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2013 record, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and last year’s final ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Florida State (56) | 14-0 | 1543 | 1 |
| 2. Alabama | 11-2 | 1455 | 8 |
| 3. Oklahoma (3) | 11-2 | 1382 | 6 |
| 4. Oregon (1) | 11-2 | 1314 | 9 |
| 5. Auburn | 12-2 | 1271 | 2 |
| 6. Ohio State (1) | 12-2 | 1267 | 10 |
| 7. UCLA | 10-3 | 1085 | 16 |
| 8. Michigan State | 13-1 | 1050 | 3 |
| 9. South Carolina (1) | 11-2 | 1009 | 4 |
| 10. Baylor | 11-2 | 965 | 13 |
| 11. Stanford | 11-3 | 955 | 10 |
| 12. Georgia | 8-5 | 905 | _ |
| 13. LSU | 10-3 | 833 | 14 |
| 14. Wisconsin | 9-4 | 654 | 21 |
| 15. Southern Cal | 10-4 | 627 | 19 |
| 16. Clemson | 11-2 | 535 | 7 |
| 17. Notre Dame | 9-4 | 509 | 24 |
| 18. Arizona State | 10-4 | 358 | 20 |
| 19. Mississippi | 8-5 | 346 | _ |
| 20. Texas A&M | 9-4 | 266 | 18 |
| 21. Kansas State | 8-5 | 257 | _ |
| 22. Nebraska | 9-4 | 228 | 25 |
| 23. North Carolina | 7-6 | 175 | _ |
| 24. Texas | 8-5 | 143 | _ |
| 25. Washington | 9-4 | 142 | _ |
Others receiving votes: Missouri 126, Florida 122, UCF 102, Mississippi State 74, Oklahoma State 56, TCU 54, Michigan 53, Iowa 49, Miami 45, Duke 41, Louisville 32, Marshall 27, BYU 18, Boise State 13, Louisiana 12, Virginia Tech 12, Texas Tech 8, Cincinnati 6, Minnesota 6, Northwestern 5, Fresno State 4, Oregon State 4, Georgia Tech 2, Houston 2, Arizona 1, Arkansas 1, Northern Illinois 1.
This story was originally published July 31, 2014 at 12:43 PM with the headline "Kansas State starts at No. 21 in coaches football poll."