... amongst the college football community. But when it all comes down to it, the only preseason poll that truly matters in the BCS era is the one voted by the coaches. Since 2005, the BCS ranking systems only includes one poll into their formula that starts in the preseason. The other polls included in the BCS begin at various times during the season. Previously, the BCS included the AP Poll into their formula but it has since been replaced by the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, which unlike the AP does not create a preseason ranking and waits to issue their first poll until the last half of September. Therefore, the USA Today/Coaches Preseason Poll is by far the most important when it comes to the crucial jumping off point of a te...

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