The top 25 teams in the USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Rec Pts Pr
1. LSU (59) 10-0 1,475 1
2. Oklahoma St. 10-0 1,410 3
3. Alabama 9-1 1,340 4
4. Oregon 9-1 1,300 6
5. Oklahoma 8-1 1,228 7
6. Arkansas 9-1 1,170 8
7. Virginia Tech 9-1 1,045 9
8. Clemson 9-1 1,042 10
9. Stanford 9-1 1,024 2
10. Houston 10-0 927 11
11. Boise State 8-1 831 5
12. Michigan State 8-2 791 13
13. Wisconsin 8-2 745 14
14. South Carolina 8-2 727 15
15. Georgia 8-2 698 16
16. Nebraska 8-2 615 17
17. Kansas State 8-2 501 22
18. Michigan 8-2 477 21
19. TCU 8-2 392 24
20. Southern Miss 9-1 386 23
21. Penn State 8-2 361 12
22. Florida State 7-3 189 NR
23. Georgia Tech 7-3 87 19
23. West Virginia 7-3 87 NR
25. Notre Dame 7-3 86 NR
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 84; Baylor 56; Texas 27; Virginia 24; Rutgers 15; Tulsa 10; Arkansas State 5; Missouri 5; Texas A&M 5; Brigham Young 4; Arizona State 2; Northern Illinois 2; Utah 2.
