USA Today Coaches Poll

The 2011 USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll for college football came out and when find the UConn Huskies oppoonent in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, the Oklahoma Sooners on top. They are joined in the top five by Alabama, Oregon, LSU and Florida State.

As you’d might expect, there are no teams from the Big East ranked in the top 25.

The only teams among the others receiving votes were the West Virginia Mountaineers, South Florida Bulls and Pittsburgh Panthers.

For a full look at the 2011 USA Today College Football Coaches Preseason Poll, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

Rank Team (first-place votes) 2010 record Points Final 2010 ranking
1 Oklahoma (42) 12-2 1,454 6
2 Alabama (13) 10-3 1,414 11
3 Oregon (2) 12-1 1,309 3
4 LSU (2) 11-2 1,296 8t
5 Florida State 10-4 1,116 16
6 Stanford 12-1 1,101 4
7 Boise State 12-1 1,065 7
8 Oklahoma State 11-2 933 10
9 Texas A&M 9-4 885 21
10 Wisconsin 11-2 829 8t
11 Nebraska 10-4 814 19
12 South Carolina 9-5 779 22
13 Virginia Tech 11-3 767 15
14 Arkansas 10-3 750 12
15 TCU 13-0 687 2
16 Ohio State 12-1 631 5
17 Michigan State 11-2 536 14
18 Notre Dame 8-5 440 NR
19 Auburn 14-0 329 1
20 Mississippi State 9-4 301 17
21 Missouri 10-3 266 18
22 Georgia 6-7 260 NR
23 Florida 8-5 240 NR
24 Texas 5-7 162 NR
25 Penn State 7-6 161 NR
Others receiving votes:
Arizona State (6-6) 158; West Virginia (9-4) 149; Utah (10-3) 50; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 49; Iowa (8-5) 41; Northwestern (7-6) 30; Arizona (7-6) 28; Central Florida (11-3) 22; Michigan (7-6) 19; Air Force (9-4) 15; North Carolina (8-5) 14; Houston (5-7) 13; South Florida (8-5) 9; Hawaii (10-4) 8; Clemson (6-7) 7; Tennessee (6-7) 7; Southern Miss (8-5) 6; Brigham Young (7-6) 5; North Carolina State (9-4) 4; Northern Illinois (11-3) 4; Oregon State (5-7) 4; Pittsburgh (8-5) 3; Washington (7-6) 3; Georgia Tech (6-7) 1; Nevada (13-1) 1