USA TODAY TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL — Nov.

1, 2009
The Top 25 football coaches poll, with team’s records in parentheses, total points based on 25
points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes
received:
Last week’s First-place
Rank School (record) Points rank votes

1. Florida (8-0) 1463 1 50

2. Texas (8-0) 1395 3 4
3. Alabama (8-0) 1390 2 5
4. TCU (8-0) 1182 6 0
5. Boise State (8-0) 1176 5 0
6. Iowa (9-0) 1161 8 0
7. Cincinnati (8-0) 1150 7 0
8. Oregon (7-1) 1079 12 0
9. LSU (7-1) 1062 9 0
10. Penn State (8-1) 966 10 0
11. Georgia Tech (8-1) 934 11 0
12. Ohio State (7-2) 730 15 0
13. Southern California (6-2) 729 4 0
14. Pittsburgh (7-1) 694 17 0
15. Houston (7-1) 672 16 0
16. Utah (7-1) 567 19 0
17. Miami (Fla.) (6-2) 549 18 0
18. Oklahoma State (6-2) 371 13 0
19. Arizona (5-2) 320 24 0
20. Oklahoma (5-3) 313 23 0
21. Notre Dame (6-2) 281 25 0
22. Wisconsin (6-2) 204 not ranked 0
23. California (6-2) 197 not ranked 0
24. Virginia Tech (5-3) 193 14 0
25. Brigham Young (6-2) 106 not ranked 0
Dropped out: No. 20 West Virginia (6-2, lost to South Florida 30-19), No. 21 South Carolina (6-3, lost to Tennessee
31-13), No. 22 Mississippi (5-3, lost to Auburn 33-20).
Others receiving votes: South Florida (6-2) 65; West Virginia (6-2) 51; Texas Tech (6-3) 49; Auburn (6-3) 46; Clemson
(5-3) 18; South Carolina (6-3) 15; Idaho (7-2) 8; North Carolina (5-3) 8; Central Michigan (7-2) 7; Boston College (6-3) 5;
Navy (6-3) 5; Rutgers (6-2) 4; Tennessee (4-4) 4; Duke (5-3) 3; Kansas State (5-4) 1; Temple (6-2) 1; Troy (6-2) 1.

The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 59 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the
American Football Coaches Association.