MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia opened the preseason at No. 17 in the Associated Press poll, released Monday.
It marks the fourth time in eight seasons under coach Dana Holgorsen that the Mountaineers were ranked in the preseason. So far, they’ve ended the year in the Top 25 only twice.
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Four Big 12 teams appear in the rankings, topped by No. 7 Oklahoma, with TCU at 16 and Texas 23rd. Those are the only preseason ranked teams on West Virginia’s schedule.
Week 3 opponent N.C.State, along with Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Iowa State received votes.