Florida Tops Coaches Poll at #1
August 7, 2009 by Mat Houchens
Filed under Football
Defending national champion Florida tops the USA Today preseason football coaches’ poll, receiving 53 of 59 first-place votes.
Texas was second in the poll released Friday, followed by Oklahoma, Southern California, Alabama, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Penn State, LSU and Mississippi.
Texas had four first-place votes, and Oklahoma and Southern California each had one.
LSU, Virginia Tech and Mississippi are the new names in the coaches’ top 10, replacing Oregon and TCU from last season’s final poll. Virginia Tech finished last season at No. 14, while Mississippi ended last season 15th and LSU was not ranked.
Oklahoma State was ranked 11th in the preseason poll, followed by California, Georgia, Oregon, Georgia Tech, Boise State, TCU, Utah, Florida State and North Carolina.
Iowa, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Brigham Young and Oregon State rounded out the Top 25.
The SEC led the Top 25 with five teams, with four in the top 10 and Georgia rounding out the conference delegation at No. 13. The Big 12, ACC and Pac-10 all had four teams each, while the Big Ten and Mountain West placed three teams.
The Big 12 and Big Ten put two teams each into the top 10.
Boise State of the WAC was the highest-ranked non-BCS school ranked in the Top 25, at No. 13.
The Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 59 coaches in the Bowl Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A.
The Associated Press preseason Top 25 will be released Saturday, Aug. 22.
| USA Today Coaches’ Poll | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | Florida (53) | 0-0 | 1466 | 1 |
| 2. | Texas (4) | 0-0 | 1386 | 3 |
| 3. | Oklahoma (1) | 0-0 | 1358 | 5 |
| 4. | USC (1) | 0-0 | 1321 | 2 |
| 5. | Alabama | 0-0 | 1134 | 6 |
| 6. | Ohio State | 0-0 | 1126 | 11 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 1020 | 14 |
| 8. | Penn State | 0-0 | 988 | 8 |
| 9. | LSU | 0-0 | 917 | NR |
| 10. | Mississippi | 0-0 | 889 | 15 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 861 | 18 |
| 12. | California | 0-0 | 711 | 25 |
| 13. | Georgia | 0-0 | 707 | 10 |
| 14. | Oregon | 0-0 | 694 | 9 |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 559 | 22 |
| 16. | Boise State | 0-0 | 542 | 13 |
| 17. | TCU | 0-0 | 461 | 7 |
| 18. | Utah | 0-0 | 404 | 4 |
| 19. | Florida State | 0-0 | 371 | 23 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 0-0 | 293 | NR |
| 21. | Iowa | 0-0 | 257 | 20 |
| 22. | Nebraska | 0-0 | 236 | NR |
| 23. | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 194 | NR |
| 24. | Brigham Young | 0-0 | 178 | 21 |
| 25. | Oregon State | 0-0 | 165 | 19 |
Story courtesy of ESPN
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