USA Today Coaches' Poll
| Preseason Aug 7 |
Week 1 Sep 8 |
Week 2 Sep 13 |
Week 3 Sep 20 |
Week 4 Sep 27 |
Week 5 Oct 4 |
Week 6 Oct 11 |
Week 7 Oct 18 |
Week 8 Oct 25 |
Week 9 Nov 1 |
Week 10 Nov 8 |
Week 11 Nov 15 |
Week 12 Nov 22 |
Week 13 Nov 29 |
Week 14 Dec 6 |
Week 15 (Final) Jan 7 |
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| 1. | Florida (53) | Florida (1–0) (56) | Florida (2–0) (56) | Florida (3–0) (59) | Florida (4–0) (58) | Florida (4–0) (57) | Florida (5–0) (53) | Florida (6–0) (49) | Florida (7–0) (46) | Florida (8–0) (50) | Florida (9–0) (48) | Florida (10–0) (48) | Florida (11–0) (47) | Florida (12–0) (53) | Alabama (13–0) (54) | Alabama (14–0) (58) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas (4) | Texas (1–0) (2) | Texas (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas (4–0) (1) | Texas (4–0) (1) | Texas (5–0) (1) | Alabama (7–0) (9) | Alabama (8–0) (9) | Texas (8–0) (4) | Texas (9–0) (4) | Texas (10–0) (4) | Texas (11–0) (4) | Texas (12–0) (3) | Texas (13–0) (4) | Texas (13–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma (1) | USC (1–0) (1) | USC (2–0) (3) | Alabama (3–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Alabama (5–0) (1) | Alabama (6–0) (5) | Texas (6–0) (1) | Texas (7–0) (4) | Alabama (8–0) (5) | Alabama (9–0) (7) | Alabama (10–0) (7) | Alabama (11–0) (8) | Alabama (12–0) (3) | TCU (12–0) | Florida (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | USC (1) | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | LSU (4–0) | LSU (5–0) | Virginia Tech (5–1) | USC (5–1) | USC (6–1) | TCU (8–0) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | TCU (11–0) | TCU (12–0) | Cincinnati (12–0) (1) | Boise State (14–0) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Mississippi (2–0) | Boise State (4–0) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | USC (4–1) | Boise State (6–0) | Boise State (7–0) | Boise State (8–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Cincinnati (10–0) | Cincinnati (10–0) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Florida (12–1) | Ohio State (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Ohio State | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Mississippi (1–0) | California (3–0) | Virginia Tech (3–1) | Boise State (5–0) | Boise State (5–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | TCU (7–0) | Iowa (9–0) | Boise State (9–0) | Boise State (10–0) | Boise State (11–0) | Boise State (12–0) | Boise State (13–0) | TCU (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | Ohio State (1–0) | LSU (2–0) T | LSU (3–0) | USC (3–1) | USC (4–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | TCU (6–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Cincinnati (8–0) | Georgia Tech (9–1) | Georgia Tech (10–1) | Georgia Tech (10–1) | Ohio State (10–2) | Oregon (10–2) | Iowa (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Penn State | Mississippi (1–0) | California (2–0) T | Boise State (3–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | TCU (5–0) | Iowa (7–0) | Iowa (8–0) | Oregon (7–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Penn State (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | LSU (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | TCU (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Miami, Fla. (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Pittsburgh (8–1) | Pittsburgh (9–1) | Pittsburgh (9–1) | Penn State (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Cincinnati (12–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Mississippi | California (1–0) | Boise State (2–0) | USC (2–1) | TCU (3–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | LSU (5–1) | LSU (5–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Penn State (8–1) | USC (7–2) | LSU (8–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Iowa (10–2) | Georgia Tech (11–2) | Virginia Tech (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | Boise State (1–0) | Ohio State (1–1) | Ohio State (2–1) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Miami (FL) (3–1) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Georgia Tech (7–1) | Georgia Tech (8–1) | LSU (7–2) | Oregon (8–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Virginia Tech (9–3) | Iowa (10–2) | Oregon (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | California | BYU (1–0) | Oklahoma (1–1) | Virginia Tech (2–1) | Oklahoma State (3–1) | Penn State (4–1) | Iowa (6–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Penn State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Georgia Tech (10–2) | Virginia Tech (9–3) | BYU (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Penn State (3–1) | Oklahoma State (3–1) | Penn State (5–1) | Georgia Tech (6–1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | USC (6–2) | Iowa (9–1) | Oklahoma State (8–2) | Iowa (10–2) | BYU (10–2) | LSU (9–3) | Georgia Tech (11–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Oregon | Oklahoma (0–1) | Virginia Tech (1–1) | TCU (2–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Iowa (5–0) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Virginia Tech (5–2) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Utah (8–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Virginia Tech (8–3) | LSU (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | Nebraska (10–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech (0–1) | TCU (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Houston (3–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Virginia Tech (5–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | Houston (7–1) | Miami (7–2) | Iowa (9–2) | BYU (9–2) | Pittsburgh (9–2) | Miami (FL) (9–3) | Pittsburgh (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Boise State | TCU (0–0) | Utah (2–0) | Oklahoma State (2–1) | Kansas (4–0) | Mississippi (3–1) | Oregon (5–1) | BYU (6–1) | Houston (6–1) | Utah (7–1) | Oregon (7–2) | Virginia Tech (7–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Oregon State (8–3) | Pittsburgh (9–3) | Wisconsin (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | TCU | Utah (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–1) | Georgia (2–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Ohio State (5–2) т | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Miami, Fla. (6–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Stanford (7–3) | LSU (8–3) | Miami (FL) (9–3) | West Virginia (9–3) | LSU (9–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Utah | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Mississippi (2–1) | Missouri (4–0) | Oklahoma (3–2) | Houston (5–1) т | Miami (FL) (5–2) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | BYU (8–2) | Oregon State (8–3) | Houston (10–2) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Utah (10–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | North Carolina (1–0) | North Carolina (2–0) | Kansas (3–0) | California (3–1) | Auburn (5–0) | BYU (5–1) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Utah (6–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Clemson (7–3) | Utah (9–2) | USC (8–3) | Nebraska (9–4) | Miami (FL) (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | North Carolina | Notre Dame (1–0) | Georgia (1–1) | BYU (2–1) | Michigan (4–0) | BYU (4–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Utah (5–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Oklahoma (5–3) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Oregon State (7–3) | Houston (9–2) | Nebraska (9–3) | Oregon State (8–4) | USC (9–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Iowa | Georgia (0–1) | Cincinnati (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) т | Oklahoma (2–2) | South Florida (5–0) | Kansas (5–1) | South Carolina (6–2) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Virginia Tech (6–3) | USC (7–3) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Stanford (8–4) | Mississippi (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Nebraska | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Michigan (3–0) | BYU (3–1) т | Nebraska (3–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | Mississippi (5–2) | Wisconsin (6–2) | BYU (7–2) | Houston (8–2) | USC (7–3) | California (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | West Virginia (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Notre Dame | Cincinnati (1–0) | Kansas (2–0) | Houston (2–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Houston (4–1) | South Carolina (5–2) | Oklahoma (4–3) | California (6–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | Utah (8–2) | Nebraska (8–3) | West Virginia (8–3) | Arizona (8–4) | Texas Tech (9–4) | 23. |
| 24. | BYU | Oregon State (1–0) | Oregon State (2–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Nebraska (3–1) | South Florida (5–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Texas Tech (5–2) | Arizona (5–2) | Virginia Tech (5–3) | South Florida (6–2) | Miami (FL) (7–3) | North Carolina (8–3) | Stanford (8–4) | Utah (9–3) | Central Michigan (12–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Oregon State | Kansas (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Oregon (3–1) | Wisconsin (5–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Mississippi (4–2) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Brigham Young (6–2) | Auburn (7–3) | Nebraska (7–3) T North Carolina (7–3) T |
Mississippi (8–3) | Utah (9–3) | Houston (10–3) | Oklahoma State (9–4) | 25. |
| Preseason Aug 7 |
Week 1 Sep 8 |
Week 2 Sep 13 |
Week 3 Sep 20 |
Week 4 Sep 27 |
Week 5 Oct 4 |
Week 6 Oct 11 |
Week 7 Oct 18 |
Week 8 Oct 25 |
Week 9 Nov 1 |
Week 10 Nov 8 |
Week 11 Nov 15 |
Week 12 Nov 22 |
Week 13 Nov 29 |
Week 14 Dec 6 |
Week 15 (Final) Jan 7 |
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