UCLA Football Ranked 7th In The Associated Press Preseason Poll

Dec 31, 2013; El Paso, TX, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora holds the 2013 Sun Bowl trophy after defeating Virginia Tech Hokies 42-12 at Sun Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

Your UCLA Bruins football team has been getting a lot of attention in the preseason with award watch lists and various preseason polls, but it has just come out that the mother of all rankings has the Bruins ranked 7th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll. The AP poll is, in this writer’s opinion, the only poll that matters. All ranking through the year are based on what the AP offers and for the Bruins, that is good news to start the year.

AP Poll:
1. Florida State
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. Auburn
7. UCLA
8. Michigan State
9. South Carolina
10. Baylor
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) August 17, 2014

#UCLA ranked No. 7! MT @ralphDrussoAP: AP Top 25 preseason poll. http://t.co/odlEURaPpa
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) August 17, 2014

After finishing 10-3 overall (6-3 Pac-12), topped with a victory over Virginia Tech in the Hyundai Sun Bowl, UCLA has made a case for the #BruinRevolution to be in full effect. The Bruins are 19-8 in the first two years of head coach Jim Mora‘s tenure and look to further their success this year.

UCLA has also taken over as the top team in LA as they have beaten crosstown rival USC twice in the last year. The Bruins now look to take over California as #11 Stanford not only holds that title, but back-to-back Pac-12 Conference Championships as well.

As for the Pac-12, they are well represented in the AP Preseason Poll as #3 Oregon, #11 Stanford, #15 USC, #19 Arizona State and #25 Washington have cracked the Top 25.