The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 15, total 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. Alabama (45);11-0;1,508;1
2. Texas Tech (15);10-0;1,465;2
3. Florida (1);9-1;1,373;3
4. Texas;10-1;1,322;5
5. Oklahoma;9-1;1,305;4
6. Southern California;9-1;1,245;6
7. Utah;11-0;1,113;7
8. Penn State;10-1;1,093;8
9. Boise State;10-0;1,023;9
10. Ohio State;9-2;957;10
11. Missouri;9-2;894;11
12. Oklahoma State;9-2;838;13
13. Georgia;9-2;832;12
14. Brigham Young;10-1;690;14
15. Michigan State;9-2;654;15
16. Ball State;10-0;613;16
17. TCU;9-2;533;18
18. LSU;7-3;429;20
19. Pittsburgh;7-2;406;21
20. Cincinnati;8-2;358;22
21. Oregon State;7-3;321;25
22. Oregon;8-3;169;NR
23. Maryland;7-3;140;NR
24. Northwestern;8-3;117;NR
25. Boston College;7-3;97;NR
Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) 74; North Carolina 70; Georgia Tech 67; Florida State 43; West Virginia 19; Western Michigan 16; Connecticut 12; Virginia Tech 7; Iowa 6; Air Force 4; South Carolina 4; Central Michigan 3; Wake Forest 3; Nebraska 2.