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A sure sign that the college football season is upon us: The USA Today Coaches Poll is out. The question for today: How accurate will it be? Well, last year it wasn’t accurate at all. Seventeen teams that were in the 2022 preseason poll were not in the post-season poll. Many of the preseason picks went on to have losing seasons.

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Podcast: The Coaches college football poll is out! Can you trust it?

by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland, Mississippi Today
August 9, 2023

<h1>Podcast: The Coaches college football poll is out! Can you trust it?</h1>
<p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />August 9, 2023</p>
 
<p>A sure sign that the college football season is upon us: The <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/coaches-poll/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USA Today Coaches Poll</a> is out. The question for today: How accurate will it be? Well, last year it wasn’t accurate at all. Seventeen teams that were in the 2022 preseason poll were not in the post-season poll. Many of the preseason picks went on to have losing seasons.</p>
<p>Stream all episodes <a href="http://mississippitoday.org/crooked-letter-sports-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>
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