Gophers receive votes in preseason Associated Press top 25 poll

Unlike seven of their Big Ten peers, the Gophers didn't make the cut for the Associated Press preseason Top 25. But they received some votes.

August 19, 2019 at 4:31PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Gophers again didn't quite make the cut for a preseason top 25 poll, but they are on the radar.

In Monday's AP list, for which the media votes, the Gophers received seven votes. That's more than the one they earned in the coaches poll earlier this month.

According to this ranking, the Gophers will face four ranked teams: No. 24 Nebraska, No. 15 Penn State, No. 20 Iowa and No. 19 Wisconsin. Fresno State and Northwestern also received votes, eight and 63, respectively.

Check out the entire poll here.

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