The USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of 63 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
Rank Team Record Points
1 Georgia 0-0 1643
2 Michigan 0-0 1510
3 Alabama 0-0 1489
4 Ohio State 0-0 1485
5 Louisiana State 0-0 1294
6 Southern California 0-0 1228
7 Penn State 0-0 1181
8 Florida State 0-0 1145
9 Clemson 0-0 1078
10 Tennessee 0-0 991
11 Washington 0-0 941
12 Texas 0-0 848
13 Notre Dame 0-0 841
14 Utah 0-0 839
15 Oregon 0-0 820
16 Texas Christian 0-0 655
17 Kansas State 0-0 440
18 Oregon State 0-0 365
19 Oklahoma 0-0 320
20 North Carolina 0-0 315
21 Wisconsin 0-0 309
22 Mississippi 0-0 303
23 Tulane 0-0 225
24 Texas Tech 0-0 200
25 Texas A&M 0-0 196
Others receiving votes: Iowa 169; South Carolina 89; Florida 63; Texas-San Antonio 59; Pittsburgh 52; UCLA 42; Kentucky 34; Baylor 28; Troy 25; Arkansas 20; NC State 19; Fresno State 19; Boise State 18; Auburn 18; Minnesota 16; Miami 16; Mississippi State 13; Oklahoma State 12; Missouri 11; Maryland 10; Southern Methodist 8; South Alabama 8; Illinois 7; Wake Forest 6; Air Force 6; Toledo 5; Washington State 4; Houston 3; Duke 2; Brigham Young 2; Arizona 2; Memphis 1; Kansas 1; James Madison 1.