Ohio State is ranked No. 2 in the preseason coaches poll released today. It’s important because the coaches poll is one-third of the BCS formula.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama |
13-1 | 1545 | 58 | 1 |
| 2 |
Ohio St. |
12-0 | 1427 | 3 | NR |
| 3 |
Oregon |
12-1 | 1397 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |
Stanford |
12-2 | 1262 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 |
Georgia |
12-2 | 1250 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |
Texas A&M |
11-2 | 1215 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |
South Carolina |
11-2 | 1136 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 |
Clemson |
11-2 | 1047 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 |
Louisville |
11-2 | 1010 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 |
Florida |
11-2 | 930 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 |
Notre Dame |
12-1 | 872 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |
Florida St. |
12-2 | 844 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 |
LSU |
10-3 | 797 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma St. |
8-5 | 726 | 0 | NR |
| 15 |
Texas |
9-4 | 622 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma |
10-3 | 620 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |
Michigan |
8-5 | 589 | 0 | NR |
| 18 |
Nebraska |
10-4 | 426 | 0 | 23 |
| 19 |
Boise St. |
11-2 | 420 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 |
TCU |
7-6 | 400 | 0 | NR |
| 21 |
UCLA |
9-5 | 202 | 0 | NR |
| 22 |
Northwestern |
10-3 | 186 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin |
8-0 | 172 | 0 | NR |
| 24 |
USC |
7-6 | 165 | 0 | NR |
| 25 |
Oregon St. |
9-4 | 135 | 0 | 19 |
