Aug 7, 2009 3:15 pm US/Pacific
Trojans Begin Season #4 In Coaches Poll
UCLA #38
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Tailback Joe McKnight #4 of the USC Trojans runs into the endzone for a touchdown during the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 29, 2008, in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Defending national champion Florida tops the USA Today preseason football coaches' poll, receiving 53 of 59 first-place votes.
Texas was second in the poll released Friday, followed by Oklahoma, Southern California, Alabama, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Penn State, LSU and Mississippi.
Texas had four first-place votes, and Oklahoma and Southern California each had one.
The Associated Press preseason Top 25 will be released Saturday, Aug. 22.
TOP 25 POLL
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