K-State No. 5 in Preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches College Football Poll
Aug 01, 2003 | Football
K-State, one of three Big 12 teams ranked in the poll's top five, earned 1,165 points and ranked just behind
The other Big 12 team figuring in the preseason poll was
The preseason ranking is the highest ever for K-State, which has appeared in the top 25 of six preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls since joining the Big 12 in 1996, but never higher than the No. 6 ranking the Cats earned prior to the 1998 season.
K-State returns seven starters on offense and five on defense to go along with three specialists from last year's squad that finished the season ranked No. 6 by the coaches after winning each of its final six games, including a thrilling 34-27 come-from-behind victory over
It was the 10th straight bowl appearance for the Wildcats, who are among just seven teams in the nation to appear in 10 consecutive postseason bowls.
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8. USC 1,075
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10. Virginia Tech 932
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15. LSU 662
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18. Notre Dame 515
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22. Purdue 305
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Others Receiving Votes
Iowa 132, Colorado 127, TCU 95, Texas A&M 90, Oregon State 70, Nebraska 64, UCLA 40, West Virginia 31, Hawaii 24, Minnesota 22, Fresno State 22, BYU 22, Boise State 22, Boston College 21, Arkansas 16, Washington State 16, Mississippi 14, Clemson 13, Missouri 12, Oregon 12, Marshall 11, Georgia Tech 9, New Mexico 9, Southern Miss 9, Utah 7, South Carolina 4, Air Force 3, Louisville 3, California 2, Illinois 1, North Texas 1, Syracuse 1, Toledo 1.
1996 18th
1997 23rd
1998 6th
1999 19th
2000 9th
2001 11th
2002 NR
2003 5th
