The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 1, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (60) 4-0 1547 1
2. Texas (1) 4-0 1483 2
3. Virginia Tech (1) 5-0 1425 3
4. Georgia 4-0 1332 6
5. Florida State 4-0 1287 7
6. Ohio State 3-1 1169 8
7. Tennessee 3-1 1124 9
8. Miami 3-1 1081 10
9. California 5-0 993 11
10. Alabama 5-0 982 16
11. LSU 2-1 953 4
12. Notre Dame 4-1 850 14
13. Texas Tech 4-0 770 13
14. Wisconsin 5-0 737 17
15. Florida 4-1 717 5
16. UCLA 4-0 497 t20
17. Boston College 4-1 449 23
18. Penn State 5-0 438 —
19. Michigan State 4-1 418 12
20. Arizona State 3-2 374 15
21. Auburn 4-1 336 t24
22. Louisville 3-1 326 22
23. Georgia Tech 3-1 182 t24
24. Michigan 3-2 175 —
25. Virginia 3-1 111 18
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 82, Nebraska 75, Oregon 72, Colorado 29, Texas A&M 25, Fresno State 22, Purdue 19, West Virginia 14, TCU 12, Wyoming 11, Vanderbilt 9, Utah 7, UTEP 6, UAB 3, Iowa State 3, Oklahoma 2, Boise State 1, Bowling Green 1, Southern Mississippi 1.