20. Louisville Cardinals (Previous ranking: No. 20)
21. NC State Wolfpack (Previous ranking: No. 23)
22. Texas A&M Aggies (Previous ranking: N/A)
23. Virginia Tech Hokies (Previous ranking: N/A)
24. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Previous ranking: No. 25)
25. Washington Huskies (Previous ranking: No. 21)
Receiving votes: Arizona, Iowa, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Kansas, SMU, Liberty, Nebraska, UCF, TCU
Falling out of way-too-early rankings was Iowa and Arizona. The Wildcats watched coach Jeff Fisch leave for the Washington vacancy after DeBoer left for Alabama and he took a couple of his players with him. Texas A&M and Virginia Tech found spots in this updated ranking. The Aggies landed a top-end transfer class this cycle and have the talent ahead of Mike Elko’s first season as coach to be a threat in the top-half of the conference. Virginia Tech is loaded defensively and is garnering darkhorse respect in ACC circles.
