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2009
College Football
Season Preview |
WAC Media Poll Topped By Boise State
Courtesy of the WAC, with contributions from CFP Staff
July 29, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY - For the second year in a row, Boise State has been named the favorite in the Western Athletic Conference football media poll. The Broncos were 12-1 last year and finished with a perfect 8-0 mark in conference play. It was their sixth WAC title in the last seven years.
The Broncos received 25 first-place votes from the 45 ballots received. Fresno State took all of the remaining 20 1st-place votes but finished behind Nevada in overall points. The Bulldogs also finished only 5 points ahead of the 4th-place vote recipient, Louisiana Tech.
2009 WAC Preseason Media Poll (1st-place votes in parenthesis):
| Media |
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Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Boise State (25) |
519 |
| 2. |
Nevada |
444 |
| 3. |
Fresno State (20) |
365 |
| 4. |
Louisiana Tech |
360 |
| 5. |
Hawai'i |
275 |
| 6. |
San Jose State |
263 |
| 7. |
Utah State |
170 |
| 8. |
Idaho |
110 |
| 9. |
New Mexico State |
104 |
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