The Top 25 football coaches poll, with team’s records in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received:

Last week’s First-place
RankSchool (record)Pointsrankvotes
1. Florida (8-0)1463150
2. Texas (8-0)139534
3. Alabama (8-0)139025
4. TCU (8-0)118260
5. Boise State (8-0)117650
6. Iowa (9-0)116180
7. Cincinnati (8-0)115070
8. Oregon (7-1)1079120
9. LSU (7-1)106290
10. Penn State (8-1)966100
11. Georgia Tech (8-1)934110
12. Ohio State (7-2)730150
13. Southern California (6-2)72940
14. Pittsburgh (7-1)694170
15. Houston (7-1)672160
16. Utah (7-1)567190
17. Miami (Fla.) (6-2)549180
18. Oklahoma State (6-2)371130
19. Arizona (5-2)320240
20. Oklahoma (5-3)313230
21. Notre Dame (6-2)281250
22. Wisconsin (6-2)204not ranked0
23. California (6-2)197not ranked0
24. Virginia Tech (5-3)193140
25. Brigham Young (6-2)106not ranked0
Dropped out: No. 20 West Virginia (6-2, lost to South Florida 30-19), No. 21 South Carolina (6-3, lost to Tennessee 31-13), No. 22 Mississippi (5-3, lost to Auburn 33-20).
Others receiving votes: South Florida (6-2) 65; West Virginia (6-2) 51; Texas Tech (6-3) 49; Auburn (6-3) 46; Clemson (5-3) 18; South Carolina (6-3) 15; Idaho (7-2) 8; North Carolina (5-3) 8; Central Michigan (7-2) 7; Boston College (6-3) 5; Navy (6-3) 5; Rutgers (6-2) 4; Tennessee (4-4) 4; Duke (5-3) 3; Kansas State (5-4) 1; Temple (6-2) 1; Troy (6-2) 1.
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The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 59 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.