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 | ||||
