The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 3, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and 2011 final ranking:<
| ;Record;Pts;Pvs |
|---|
| 1. Alabama (37);1-0;1,447;2 |
| 2. Southern Cal (14);1-0;1,398;3 |
| 3. LSU (7);1-0;1,375;1 |
| 4. Oregon (1);1-0;1,286;5 |
| 5. Oklahoma;1-0;1,171;4 |
| 6. Florida State;1-0;1,144;7 |
| 7. Georgia;1-0;1,092;6 |
| 8. West Virginia;1-0;1,032;11 |
| 9. South Carolina;1-0;943;9 |
| 10. Arkansas;1-0;929;10 |
| 11. Michigan State;1-0;868;13 |
| 12. Clemson;1-0;826;14 |
| 13. Wisconsin;1-0;719;12 |
| 14. Nebraska;1-0;652;16 |
| 15. Texas;1-0;600;15 |
| 16. Oklahoma State;1-0;595;19 |
| 17. TCU;0-0;479;17 |
| 18. Virginia Tech;1-0;476;20 |
| 19. Michigan;0-1;427;8 |
| 20. Kansas State;1-0;414;21 |
| 21. Stanford;1-0;324;18 |
| 22. Notre Dame;1-0;252;24 |
| 23. Florida;1-0;204;23 |
| 24. Louisville;1-0;109;NR |
| 25. Boise State;0-1;82;22 |
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Others receiving votes Washington 55; Brigham Young 41; Baylor 39; Tennessee 29; Utah 20; Auburn 18; Georgia Tech 16; Missouri 16; Texas A&M 13; South Florida 12; Central Florida 11; Ohio 11; Cincinnati 10; Mississippi State 10; Virginia 7; Arizona 6; Louisiana Tech 6; Nevada 5; Vanderbilt 3; Northwestern 1; Rutgers 1; Texas Tech 1.