Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the 2nd oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coaches. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25 . Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
| Week 1 Aug 4 |
Week 2 Sept 2 |
Week 3 Sept 9 |
Week 4 Sept 16 |
Week 5 Sept 23 |
Week 6 Sept 30 |
Week 7 Oct 7 |
Week 8 Oct 14 |
Week 9 Oct 21 |
Week 10 Oct 28 |
Week 11 Nov 4 |
Week 12 Nov 11 |
Week 13 Nov 18 |
Week 14 Nov 25 |
Week 15 Dec 2 |
Week 16 Dec 9 |
Week 17 Final |
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| 1. | USC (44) (0-0) | USC (43) (1-0) | USC (47) (1-0) | USC (47) (2-0) | USC (48) (3-0) | USC (45) (4-0) | USC (46) (4-0) | USC (45) (5-0) | USC (50) (6-0) | USC (49) (7-0) | USC (52) (8-0) | USC (50) (9-0) | USC (51) (10-0) | USC (48) (10-0) | USC (48) (11-0) | USC (12-0) | USC# (61) (13-0) | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma (12) (0-0) | Oklahoma (12) (0-0) | Oklahoma (10) (1-0) | Oklahoma (11) (2-0) | Oklahoma (12) (3-0) | Oklahoma (14) (3-0) | Oklahoma (12) (4-0) | Oklahoma (15) (5-0) | Oklahoma (10) (6-0) | Oklahoma (11) (7-0) | Oklahoma (8) (8-0) | Oklahoma (10) (9-0) | Oklahoma (6) (10-0) | Oklahoma (7) (11-0) | Oklahoma (6) (11-0) | Oklahoma (12-0) | Auburn (13-0) | 2. |
| 3. | LSU (5) (0-0) | LSU (6) (0-0) | Georgia (3) (1-0) | Georgia (2) (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Georgia (1) (4-0) | Miami, FL (1) (4-0) | Miami, FL (1) (5-0) | Miami, FL (1) (6-0) | Auburn (1) (9-0) | Auburn (1) (9-0) | Auburn (4) (10-0) | Auburn (6) (11-0) | Auburn (7) (11-0) | Auburn (12-0) | Oklahoma (12-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgia (0-0) | Georgia (0-0) | LSU (1) (1-0) | LSU (1) (2-0) | Miami, FL (1) (2-0) | Miami, FL (2) (3-0) | Miami, FL (2) (4-0) | Auburn (6-0) | Auburn (7-0) | Auburn (8-0) | Wisconsin (8-0) | Wisconsin (9-0) | California (8-1) | California (9-1) | California (10-1) | California (10-1) | Texas (11-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Miami (0-0) | Miami (0-0) | Miami (0-0) | Miami (1-0) | Texas (2-0) | Texas (3-0) | Texas (4-0) | Purdue (5-0) | Florida State (5-1) | Florida State (6-1) | Georgia (7-1) | Georgia (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | Texas (9-1) | Texas (10-1) | Texas (10-1) | Utah (12-0) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida State (0-0) | Florida State (0-0) | Florida State (0-0) | Texas (2-0) | Ohio State (3-0) | Ohio State (3-0) | Auburn (5-0) | Virginia (5-0) | Georgia (5-1) | Wisconsin (8-0) | California (6-1) | California (7-1) | Utah (10-0) | Utah (11-0) | Utah (11-0) | Utah (11-0) | Georgia (10-2) | 6. |
| 7. | Michigan (0-0) | Michigan (0-0) | Michigan (1-0) | Ohio State (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | California (3-0) | Florida State (4-1) | Wisconsin (7-0) | Georgia (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Texas (8-1) | Michigan (9-1) | Georgia (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Louisville (11-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas (0-0) | Texas (0-0) | Texas (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Tennessee (3-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Georgia (4-1) | California (4-1) | California (5-1) | Utah (8-0) | Utah (9-0) | Florida State (8-2) | Louisville (8-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Louisville (10-1) | Iowa (10-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State (0-0) | Ohio State (0-0) | Ohio State (1-0) | Florida (1-0) | California (2-0) | Auburn (4-0) | Virginia (4-0) | California (3-1) | Texas (5-1) | Texas (6-1) | Michigan (8-1) | Michigan (8-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Miami (8-2) | Miami (8-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | California (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida (0-0) | Florida (0-0) | West Virginia (1-0) | California (2-0) | Auburn (3-0) | California (2-0) | Purdue (4-0) | Utah (5-0) | Utah (6-0) | Utah (7-0) | Miami, FL (6-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Georgia (8-2) | Boise State (10-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 10. |
| 11. | West Virginia (0-0) | West Virginia (0-0) | Florida (0-0) | Florida State (0-1) | Florida State (1-1) | Florida State (2-1) | Utah (5-0) | Texas (4-1) | Michigan (6-1) | Michigan (7-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (7-1) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | LSU (9-2) | Miami (9-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa (0-0) | Kansas State (0-0) | Iowa (1-0) | Iowa (2-0) | Virginia (3-0) | Virginia (4-0) | Florida (3-1) | Wisconsin (6-0) | Purdue (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Florida State (7-2) | Boise State (9-0) | LSU (8-2) | LSU (9-2) | Michigan (9-2) | Michigan (9-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas State (0-0) | Iowa (0-0) | California (1-0) | Tennessee (1-0) | LSU (2-1) | LSU (3-1) | Minnesota (5-0) | Michigan (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | West Virginia (6-1) | Florida State (6-2) | Boise State (8-0) | Miami (7-2) | Michigan (9-2) | Michigan (9-2) | Iowa (9-2) | Boise State (11-1) | 13. |
| 14. | Tennessee (0-0) | California (0-0) | Kansas State (1-0) | Utah (2-0) | Utah (3-0) | Utah (4-0) | Michigan (4-1) | Tennessee (4-1) | West Virginia (5-1) | Virginia (6-1) | Virginia (6-1) | Louisville (6-1) | LSU (7-2) | Iowa (9-2) | Iowa (9-2) | Miami (8-3) | Florida State (9-3) | 14. |
| 15. | California (0-0) | Tennessee (0-0) | Tennessee (1-0) | Auburn (2-0) | Purdue (2-0) | Purdue (3-0) | Ohio State (3-1) | Oklahoma State (5-0) | Virginia (5-1) | Boise State (7-0) | Boise State (8-0) | LSU (6-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Tennessee (8-2) | Tennessee (9-2) | Florida State (8-3) | Tennessee (10-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Clemson (0-0) | Clemson (0-0) | Utah (1-0) | Virginia (2-0) | Florida (1-1) | Florida (2-1) | Wisconsin (5-0) | West Virginia (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Louisville (5-1) | Louisville (5-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Tennessee (7-2) | Virginia (8-2) | Florida State (8-3) | Wisconsin (9-2) | LSU (9-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Missouri (0-0) | Missouri (0-0) | Missouri (1-0) | Michigan (1-1) | Fresno State (3-0) | Fresno State (3-0) | Tennessee (3-1) | Louisville (4-0) | LSU (4-2) | Texas A&M (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Miami (6-2) | Iowa (8-2) | Florida State (8-3) | Wisconsin (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Texas Tech (8-4) | 17. |
| 18. | Auburn (0-0) | Auburn (0-0) | Clemson (1-0) | Purdue (2-0) | Michigan (2-1) | Michigan (3-1) | West Virginia (4-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Louisville (4-1) | LSU (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Tennessee (7-2) | Virginia (7-2) | Wisconsin (9-2) | Virginia (8-3) | Virginia (8-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia (0-0) | Utah (0-0) | Auburn (1-0) | Maryland (2-0) | Minnesota (3-0) | Minnesota (4-0) | Boise State (5-0) | Arizona State (5-0) | Florida (4-2) | Purdue (5-2) | Oklahoma State (6-2) | Iowa (7-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Florida (7-4) | Florida (7-4) | Ohio State (8-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Maryland (0-0) | Virginia (0-0) | Virginia (1-0) | Fresno State (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Wisconsin (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Minnesota (5-1) | Texas A&M (5-1) | Oklahoma State (6-1) | Iowa (6-2) | Arizona State (7-2) | West Virginia (8-2) | Arizona State (8-2) | Texas Tech (7-4) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Arizona State (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Utah (0-0) | Maryland (0-0) | Maryland (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Boise State (3-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Oklahoma State (4-0) | LSU (4-2) | Oklahoma State (5-1) | Arizona State (6-1) | Southern Miss (5-1) | Boston College (6-2) | Arizona State (8-2) | West Virginia (8-2) | Pittsburgh(7-3) | Texas Tech (7-4) | Boston College (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Wisconsin (0-0) | Wisconsin (0-0) | Wisconsin (1-0) | Minnesota (2-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | Arizona State (5-0) | Florida (3-2) | Virginia Tech (5-2) | Virginia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (6-2) | Northern Illinois (7-2) | Texas A&M (7-3) | Texas A&M (7-3) | Ohio State (7-4) | Ohio State (7-4) | Fresno State (9-3) | 22. |
| 23. | Minnesota (0-0) | Minnesota (0-0) | Purdue (1-0) | Boise State (2-0) | Maryland (2-1) | Maryland (3-1) | Maryland (3-1) | Ohio State (3-2) | Arizona State (5-1) | Minnesota (6-2) | Arizona State (6-2) | Texas A&M (6-3) | Oklahoma State (7-3) | Oklahoma State (7-3) | Arizona State (8-3) | West Virginia (8-3) | Virginia (8-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Purdue (0-0) | Oregon (0-0) | Minnesota (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Iowa (2-1) | Oklahoma State (3-0) | LSU (3-2) | Missouri (4-1) | Texas Tech (4-2) | Iowa (5-2) | Northern Illinois (7-2) | Oklahoma State (6-3) | Bowling Green (8-2) | Bowling Green (8-2) | West Virginia (8-3) | Arizona State (8-3) | Navy (10-2) | 24. |
| 25. | Oregon (0-0) | Purdue (0-0) | Oregon (0-0) | Clemson (1-1) | Oklahoma State (3-0) | Arizona State (4-0) | NC State (3-1) | Southern Miss (4-0) | Notre Dame (5-2) | Southern Miss (5-1) | Boston College (5-2) | Texas Tech (6-3) | UTEP (7-2) | UTEP (8-2) | Texas A&M (7-4) | Texas A&M (7-4) | Florida (7-5) | 25. |
| Week 1 Aug 4 |
Week 2 Sept 2 |
Week 3 Sept 9 |
Week 4 Sept 16 |
Week 5 Sept 23 |
Week 6 Sept 30 |
Week 7 Oct 7 |
Week 8 Oct 14 |
Week 9 Oct 21 |
Week 10 Oct 28 |
Week 11 Nov 4 |
Week 12 Nov 11 |
Week 13 Nov 18 |
Week 14 Nov 25 |
Week 15 Dec 2 |
Week 16 Dec 9 |
Week 17 Final |
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| Dropped: Missouri Oregon |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Iowa |
Dropped: Fresno State |
Dropped: Maryland NC State |
Dropped: Florida Minnesota Missouri Southern Miss |
Dropped: Notre Dame Texas Tech |
Dropped: Minnesota Purdue |
Dropped: Southern Miss |
Dropped: Northern Illinois Texas Tech |
Dropped: Boston College Oklahoma State UTEP |
Dropped: Pittsburgh West Virginia Texas A&M |
Read more about this topic: 2004 NCAA Division I-A Football Rankings
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