USA Today Top 25 Poll

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 17, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and previous ranking:

Record Pts Rk

1. Florida (49) 6-0 1,464 1

2. Alabama (9) 7-0 1,398 3

3. Texas (1) 6-0 1,386 2

4. Southern California 5-1 1,237 5

5. Boise State 6-0 1,153 6

6. Cincinnati 6-0 1,104 9

7. TCU 6-0 1,069 8

8. Iowa 7-0 1,037 12

9. Miami (Fla.) 5-1 998 11

10. LSU 5-1 995 10

11. Penn State 6-1 894 13

12. Oklahoma State 5-1 795 14

13. Georgia Tech 6-1 779 20

14. Oregon 5-1 769 16

15. Virginia Tech 5-2 672 4

16. Brigham Young 6-1 577 19

17. Ohio State 5-2 481 7

18. Houston 5-1 421 23

19. Pittsburgh 6-1 328 NR

20. Utah 5-1 300 NR

21. Kansas 5-1 222 15

22. West Virginia 5-1 188 NR

23. South Carolina 5-2 142 22

24. Texas Tech 5-2 132 NR

25. Mississippi 4-2 114 NR

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 113; South Florida 104; Nebraska 84; Central Michigan 34; Notre Dame 31; Boston College 26; Wisconsin 26; Arkansas 19; Michigan 13; Georgia 12; Missouri 11; Oregon State 10; Auburn 8; Idaho 8; Arizona 7; California 7; Michigan State 5; North Carolina 1; Rutgers 1.

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