The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 29, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Alabama (57) 5-0 1,472 1
2. Oregon 5-0 1,403 2
3. LSU (1) 5-0 1,327 3
4. Florida St. (1) 5-0 1,301 4
5. Georgia 5-0 1,227 5
6. South Carolina 5-0 1,161 6
7. West Virginia 4-0 1,137 7
8. Kansas St. 4-0 1,050 8
9. Texas 4-0 981 10
10. Notre Dame 4-0 915 11
11. Florida 4-0 883 12
12. USC 3-1 784 13
13. TCU 4-0 749 14
14. Oklahoma 2-1 684 15
15. Clemson 4-1 626 16
16. Louisville 5-0 524 17
17. Oregon St. 3-0 453 21
18. Stanford 3-1 452 9
19. Mississippi St. 4-0 422 19
20. Nebraska 4-1 415 20
21. Rutgers 4-0 206 25
22. Northwestern 5-0 202 NR
23. Cincinnati 3-0 175 NR
24. Texas Tech 4-0 108 NR
25. Boise St. 3-1 83 NR
Others Receiving Votes • Washington 65 Texas A&M 61 UCLA 58 Louisiana Tech 56 Michigan State 45 Baylor 41 Arizona State 40 Miami (Fla.) 17 Michigan 11 Ohio 11 Louisiana-Monroe 8 Purdue 6 Wisconsin 6 San Jose State 4 Oklahoma State 3 Toledo 1 Tulsa 1 Virginia Tech 1.