The Stanford Cardinal ranked 14th in the 2017 edition of the preseason Coaches Poll released on Thursday. Alabama Crimson Tide came in first place, getting 49 first-place votes. Rounding out the Top 5 are Ohio State at No. 2, Florida State at No. 3, USC at No. 4 and the reigning national champs, Clemson, at No. 5.

Stanford of course heads down to Los Angeles for their second game of the season with a chance to knock off early playoff contender USC. The Washington Huskies came in at number seven and the Cardinal will host the Huskies on Friday, November 10th in what could be a top 10 showdown and possibly the de facto Pac-12 North division championship game.

Utah was the 4th team from the Pac-12 to make the top 25. Stanford will travel to play the Utes on Saturday, October 7. The Washington State Cougars, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, and the San Diego State Aztecs are all on Stanford’s schedule in 2017 and were all also just on the outside of the top 25 but may enter the rankings with some early success this season. The full poll is below:

Alabama (49) Ohio State (5) Florida State (4) USC Clemson (7) Penn State Washington Oklahoma Michigan Wisconsin Oklahoma State LSU Auburn Stanford Georgia Florida Louisville Miami Kansas State West Virginia South Florida Virginia Tech Texas Tennessee Utah

Others Receiving Votes

Washington State 99; Colorado 72; TCU 58; Boise State 49; Notre Dame 49; Texas A&M 46; Pittsburgh 45; North Carolina State 39; Oregon 37; Northwestern 25; Nebraska 23; Memphis 22; Arkansas 22; Mississippi State 19; San Diego State 18; Appalachian State 11; Brigham Young 10; Georgia Tech 10; Tulsa 10; Wyoming 9; Western Michigan 8; Temple 8; North Carolina 8; Houston 7; Troy 6; Minnesota 6; Iowa 5; Louisiana Tech 4; Syracuse 3; Arizona 2; Army 1; Colorado State 1; Michigan State 1; Maryland 1; Toledo 1; UCLA 1.

You can See the full poll here: