USA Today poll

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

1. Texas (44) 6-0 1,505 5

2. Alabama (14) 6-0 1,452 4

3. Penn State (3) 7-0 1,416 6

4. S.California 4-1 1,198 9

5. Texas Tech 6-0 1,195 7

6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,147 1

7. Florida 5-1 1,145 12

8. BYU 6-0 1,143 8

9. Georgia 5-1 1,010 10

10. Oklahoma St.6-0 958 17

11. Ohio State 6-1 920 11

12. Missouri 5-1 886 2

13. Utah 7-0 819 13

14. LSU 4-1 776 3

15. Kansas 5-1 676 15

16. Boise State 5-0 648 16

17. Michigan St.6-1 468 19

18. Va. Tech 5-1 467 18

19. Wake Forest 4-1 376 21

20. S. Florida 5-1 334 20

21. N. Carolina 5-1 321 NR

22. California 4-1 169 25

23. Vanderbilt 5-1 147 14

24. TCU 6-1 138 NR

25. Ball State 7-0 135 NR

Others receiving votes: Tulsa 121; Minnesota 55; Florida State 49; Pittsburgh 45; Georgia Tech 31; Northwestern 21; Cincinnati 18; Oregon 14; South Carolina 10; Boston College 3; Connecticut 3; Fresno State 2; Notre Dame 2; Kentucky 1; Miami (Fla.) 1.