Football Ranked 22nd in Preseason AP Poll
8/14/2004 8:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 14, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Associated Press released its preseason poll for 2004 earlier today and the University of Maryland football team was placed 22nd in that initial ranking. The Terps will enter the season ranked in both major polls for the third consecutive year.
The Terrapins were ranked 20th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll earlier this month.
As in the other poll, USC took the top spot in the AP rankings, earning 48 of 65 first-place votes with Oklahoma (11), Georgia (5) and LSU (1) taking the others.
Four opponents (#5 Florida State, #10 West Virginia, #15 Clemson and #16 Virginia) on this year's Maryland schedule placed in the Top 25 while three others (NC State, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech) received votes.
The Terps have now been in each of the last three AP preseason polls as they were ranked 20th in 2002 and 15th a year ago. If Maryland can finish this season in the rankings, this year's senior class stands to be just the second to finish four straight years in the final polls and the first since Jim Tatum's Terps ran off five straight from 1951-55.
2004 NCAA Division I-A AP Preseason Top 25
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. USC (48) 0-0 1,603 1 2. Oklahoma (11) 0-0 1,529 3 3. Georgia (5) 0-0 1,480 7 4. LSU (1) 0-0 1,446 2 5. Florida State 0-0 1,291 11 6. Miami 0-0 1,287 5 7. Texas 0-0 1,236 12 8. Michigan 0-0 1,223 6 9. Ohio State 0-0 1,005 4 10. West Virginia 0-0 937 NR 11. Florida 0-0 836 24 12. Kansas State 0-0 763 14 13. California 0-0 744 NR 14. Tennessee 0-0 658 15 15. Clemson 0-0 638 22 16. Virginia 0-0 627 NR 17. Auburn 0-0 540 NR 18. Missouri 0-0 525 NR 19. Iowa 0-0 518 8 20. Utah 0-0 446 21 21. Wisconsin 0-0 328 NR 22. Maryland 0-0 310 17 23. Oregon 0-0 200 NR 24. Purdue 0-0 153 18 25. Minnesota 0-0 142 20OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Louisville 125, Nebraska 112, N.C. State 76, Memphis 56, Boise State 47, TCU 39, Toledo 33, Oregon State 29, Washington State 24, Oklahoma State 13, Fresno State 13, Alabama 12, Hawaii 11, Boston College 7, Northern Illinois 7, Texas Tech 7, Virginia Tech 6, Southern Miss 6, Mississippi 6, Marshall 6, Georgia Tech 5, Miami (OHIO) 4, South Carolina 4, Texas A&M 3, Arkansas 3, Bowling Green 2, Connecticut 1, North Texas 1, Penn State 1, Notre Dame 1.
