Poll Ranks Top NCAA Football Teams with the
American Football Coaches Association
NEW
YORK, Aug. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- USA TODAY Sports, part of
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and the American Football Coaches
Association (AFCA) launched the 2024 US LBM Coaches Poll, a
weekly poll ranking the Top 25 National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football
teams from the preseason through the College Football Playoff
(CFP). The poll is sponsored by US LBM, a leading, national
distributor of specialty building materials to construction
professionals.
The US LBM Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of
AFCA-member FBS head coaches who are chosen from a pool of coaches
willing to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 team ranking
weekly, with a first place vote worth 25 points, second place worth
24 points, and so on. This year's panel includes 55 coaches from
across the country, representing the major conferences and
independent schools that will be competing this season. The coaches
ranking results are published by USA TODAY Sports online on Sundays and in
print on Mondays during the college football season.
Alongside the poll, USA TODAY's
Branded Content Studio, GET Creative will launch a new series
featuring current college football coaches and drawing
parallels between developing football programs and building
communities on USATODAY.com.
The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll marks the unofficial
start to the college football season, giving fans' insights into
where their team is ranked prior to the start of the season. This
will be the longest season in college football history with the
start of an expanded CFP system that features 12 teams competing in
the playoffs.
"College football is important to our actively engaged sports
audience in communities across the USA TODAY Network. USA TODAY Sports is dedicated to highlighting
this content with dedicated reporters throughout the country who
cover the top nationally ranked teams," said Roxanna Scott,
Executive Editor and Vice President for USA TODAY Sports. "We are proud to partner
with US LBM and the AFCA to release our weekly poll, which sparks
debate and provides expert analysis among loyal college football
fans throughout the season."
US LBM will present the US LBM AFCA Coaches' Trophy to the
FBS team that wins the CFP national championship game and finishes
at the top in the final poll of the season in January. The US LBM
AFCA Coaches' Trophy will also be a part of a national trophy tour
for the 2024 season, visiting various colleges and universities on
game day and interacting with fans.
"Like we do every day at US LBM, college football builds
and strengthens communities all across the country," said US LBM
President and CEO L.T. Gibson. "We
are tremendously excited for another great season of college
football and our continued partnership with USA TODAY and the American Football Coaches
Association for the weekly US LBM Coaches Poll and the US LBM AFCA
Coaches' Trophy."
"The 2024 college football season is right around the corner,
and we are excited to see who our coaches have picked in the
preseason US LBM Coaches Poll," said AFCA Executive Director
Craig Bohl. "The AFCA is grateful to
partner with US LBM and USA TODAY
Sports with our weekly Top 25 poll and find out who will win the
coveted AFCA Coaches' Trophy at the conclusion of this season."
For more information on the US LBM Coaches Poll, visit the
poll website on USA
TODAY Sports.
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ABOUT THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
The
American Football Coaches Association was founded in 1921 to
ensure that every football coach receives the finest professional
development, support, and resources available. The AFCA has
over 11,000 members and represents coaches at all levels.
AFCA is committed to football coaching education and helping
coaches reach and exceed goals for success with the AFCA
professional development series, along with industry
networking. Membership provides a forum for coaches to find
professional football coaching jobs nationwide.
ABOUT US LBM
US LBM is the largest privately owned, full-line distributor of
specialty building materials in the
United States. Offering a comprehensive portfolio of
specialty products, including windows, doors, millwork, wallboard,
roofing, siding, engineered components and cabinetry, US LBM
combines the scale and operational advantages of a national
platform with a local go-to-market strategy through its national
network of locations across the country. For more information,
please visit uslbm.com or follow US LBM
on LinkedIn.
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