TCU ranks 15th in Coaches' preseason poll

TCU is No. 15 in the preseason USA Today coaches' poll, released Thursday. Oklahoma is No. 1, followed by Alabama, Oregon, LSU and Florida State.
Boise State is the highest Mountain West Conference school at No. 7. Here's the complete poll:

2011 Preseason USA Today Poll

(first-place votes in parentheses and total points received)

1. Oklahoma (42) - 1,454

2. Alabama (13) - 1,414

3. Oregon (2) - 1,309

4. LSU (2) - 1,296

5. Florida State - 1,116

6. Stanford - 1,101

7. Boise State - 1,065

8. Oklahoma State - 933

9. Texas A&M - 885

10. Wisconsin - 829

11. Nebraska - 814

12. South Carolina - 779

13. Virginia Tech - 767

14. Arkansas - 750

15. TCU - 687

16. Ohio State - 631

17. Michigan State - 536

18. Notre Dame - 440

19. Auburn - 329

20. Mississippi State - 301

21. Missouri - 266

22. Georgia - 260

23. Florida - 240

24. Texas - 162

25. Penn State – 161