By Matt Osborne
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With the USA TODAY Coaches Poll now public, here is a look at three teams that the voters are overrating and underrating heading into the upcoming campaign.

With less than a month to go until the first Saturday of the college football regular season, USA TODAY released its preseason Coaches Poll on Thursday, giving fans plenty to digest and discuss over the coming weeks.

With the poll now public, here is a look at three teams that the voters are overrating and underrating heading into the upcoming campaign.

OVERRATED

1. Ole Miss (No. 12)

The Rebels may have the SECs best quarterback in Chad Kelly, but there are still some serious questions which must be answered on offense. Ole Miss must break in three new starters along the offensive line, which is never an easy task. It also must attempts to replace the production of Laquon Treadwell and Cody Core, the teams two leading receivers from last fall. Defensively, the Rebels have good star power with players such as Marquis Haynes and Tony Conner, but it still is going to be difficult to replace six starters overall. Playing in the toughest division in all of college football, it is difficult to see Ole Miss being able to overcome all of its losses from this past offseason to remain a serious contender in the SEC West.

2. Stanford (No. 7)

Returning Heisman Trophy finalist Christian McCaffrey is unquestionably one of the most electric players in all of college football. Unfortunately for the Cardinal, though, McCaffrey is one of just four starters returning on the offensive side of the football. Stanford has two inexperienced quarterbacks competing to replace Kevin Hogan, and also must find three new starters along the offensive line. The Cardinal arent much more experienced on the defensive side of the ball, with just five starters set to return to Palo Alto. Ultimately, McCaffrey is an outstanding talent, but he isnt good enough to single-handedly make Stanford a top ten team this fall.

3. North Carolina (No. 20)

The Tar Heels still possess the personnel to score plenty of points on offense, but it is highly unlikely that they will completely be able to re-create the magic they captured in 2015 with the departure of quarterback Marquise Williams. The bigger concerns still come on defense for North Carolina. Though defensive coordinator Gene Chizik helped his unit to improve last fall, North Carolina still finished near the bottom of the conference in many major statistical categories. The secondary should be a strength for the team in 2016, but there are a lot of questions for a front seven which allowed 424 yards rushing over the final three games of 2015.

UNDERRATED

1. Louisville (No. 23)

The Cardinals had a top 20 defense nationally in 2015, and it is very likely that Louisville will be even better at stopping opposing offenses this fall. There are star players at all three levels of the defense with defensive tackle DeAngelo Brown, linebacker Devonte Fields and safety Josh Harvey-Clemons. Offensively, Lamar Jackson emerged as a playmaker when thrust into action as a true freshman last year. Now having a year of experience under his belt, it is fair to expect that he will take a significant jump with his play in his second collegiate campaign. Clemson and Florida State are getting all of the hype in the ACC Atlantic, but the Cardinals are good enough to throw a wrench into things.

2. UCLA (No. 24)

Josh Rosen burst onto the scene as a true freshman in 2015, throwing for 3,669 yards and 23 touchdowns in his way to Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year honors. Though the Bruins must find capable playmakers to surround the standout signal caller, Rosen has enough talent to elevate the play of those around him. UCLA struggled mightily to stop the run in 2015, but much of that problem can be attributed to a slew of unfortunate injuries. With the return of Eddie Vanderdoes up front, combined with the return of eight other defensive starters, defensive coordinator Tom Bradleys unit should be significantly improved in 2016.

3. Oklahoma State (No. 19)

It is easy to forget that Oklahoma State started off the 2015 season 10-0 and was considered a legitimate contender for the College Football Playoff all the way up until mid-November. With the return of nine starters from an offense that averaged 480 yards per contest a year ago, the Cowboys should be able to score points with the best in the Big 12 this fall. Defensively, the back seven will be physical and athletic, led by linebacker Jordan Burton and safety Jordan Sterns. Though there are some questions that will have to be answered in the trenches on both sides of the football, the Cowboys have enough athletes to make serious noise in the Big 12.