Preseason College Football Rankings 2015: Release Info for Amway Coaches Poll

With a little more than five weeks until the start of the 2015 college football season, the coaches will be the first to shed some light on who the top teams in the nation will be with the upcoming release of the Amway Coaches Preseason Poll.

Continue for details on the poll's release and a prediction of which teams will be voted into the Top 25:

Amway Coaches Poll Preseason Rankings

When: Thursday, July 30

Time: 12 p.m. ET

Where: USA Today print and digital platforms

Rank	Team
1	Ohio State
2	TCU
3	Auburn
4	Alabama
5	Baylor
6	USC
7	Oregon
8	Michigan State
9	Clemson
10	Ole Miss
11	Notre Dame
12	Georgia Tech
13	LSU
14	Florida State
15	UCLA
16	Arkansas
17	Arizona
18	Oklahoma
19	Georgia
20	Arizona State
21	Tennessee
22	Missouri
23	Mississippi State
24	Stanford
25	Boise State

The preseason poll will be released on Thursday and then updated each of the next 17 weeks after the first games are played. 

Each FBS coach will provide a list of the 25 teams that they believe to be the best in the nation. The first-place team on each coach's rankings will receive 25 points. For every spot after, one point will be taken off. For example, second-place will be awarded 24 points, and third will get 23. The last team on each list will receive one point. 

With defending national champion Ohio State's bevy of talent, especially at quarterback, there's little reason to think anyone else has a more highly touted side going into the season. The most well-rounded team in the nation, Ohio State should not experience any sort of offensive slump, as quarterbacks Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett are both capable of starting if their counterpart struggles. 

They also have one of the best defenses in the nation led by defensive end Joey Bosa, who recorded 13.5 sacks in his sophomore campaign, according to ESPN.com.

Teams with explosive offenses, like Baylor and Oregon, are sure to light up opposing defenses and the rankings. But defense wins championships, and that will be the case yet again as SEC sides like Alabama and Ole Miss will force their way into the conversation with brute strength and playmaking ability. 

Poll information courtesy of Amway.com.