For the first time since 2016, the West Virginia football team is unranked as the Mountaineers prepare to begin the 2019 season. Although WVU is unranked, the Mountaineers are still receiving votes in the AP poll. One voter has WVU at #23 in the country. There are just three Big 12 teams ranked in the preseason top 25. Oklahoma is ranked fourth in the nation, followed by Texas at #10 and Iowa State at #21. TCU and Oklahoma State also received votes, like the Mountaineers.
Along with TCU and Oklahoma State, Missouri is a third team on WVU’s schedule that is receiving votes in the poll.