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Posted on: Sunday, December 6, 2009

CFB: Texas leads TCU in coaches' poll

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USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 5, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Alabama (54) 13-0 1,470 3

2. Texas (4) 13-0 1,409 2

3. TCU 12-0 1,336 4

4. Cincinnati (1) 12-0 1,280 5

5. Florida 12-1 1,240 1

6. Boise State 13-0 1,216 6

7. Oregon 10-2 1,096 8

8. Ohio State 10-2 1,077 7

9. Penn State 10-2 950 9

10. Georgia Tech 11-2 921 12

11. Iowa 10-2 918 10

12. Virginia Tech 9-3 829 11

13. LSU 9-3 718 14

14. Brigham Young 10-2 702 13

15. Miami (Fla.) 9-3 611 17

16. Pittsburgh 9-3 506 15

17. West Virginia 9-3 429 23

18. Oklahoma State 9-3 404 21

19. Nebraska 9-4 391 20

20. Oregon State 8-4 368 16

21. Stanford 8-4 253 24

22. Wisconsin 9-3 247 NR

23. Arizona 8-4 237 NR

24. Utah 9-3 183 25

25. Houston 10-3 106 18

Others receiving votes: Central Michigan 63; Southern California 42; East Carolina 37; Texas Tech 34; Northwestern 24; Clemson 23; Mississippi 16; California 12; South Carolina 8; Missouri 5; Oklahoma 5; Troy 3; North Carolina 2; Georgia 1; Middle Tennessee 1; Navy 1; Nevada 1.

Texas has a big lead over TCU in the latest USA Today coaches' poll, a strong indicator that the Longhorns will earn a spot in the national title game opposite No. 1 Alabama.

The Longhorns' 13-12 victory against Nebraska in the Big 12 title game left the faintest glimmer of hope for unbeaten TCU — or undefeated Cincinnati — of jumping Texas in the BCS standings and landing a spot in the title game.

The coaches' poll accounts for one-third of a team's BCS average. The other components are the Harris poll, due out later Sunday, and six computer ratings.

No. 2 Texas received 1,409 points in the latest coaches' poll and No. 3 TCU had 1,336 points. The Longhorns were expected to remain ahead of TCU in the computer ratings.

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