Oct. 8, 2006

USA TODAY

Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week's rank
1. Ohio State (62) 6-0 1,574 1
2. Southern California 5-0 1,461 2
3. Florida (1) 6-0 1,412 5
4. West Virginia 5-0 1,398 4
5. Michigan 6-0 1,358 6
6. Texas 5-1 1,240 7
7. Louisville 5-0 1,207 8
8. Notre Dame 5-1 1,044 12
9. Tennessee 5-1 1,031 14
10. Auburn 5-1 958 3
11. California 5-1 911 17
12. Clemson 5-1 899 15
13. Iowa 5-1 672 19
14. Georgia 5-1 661 9
15. Georgia Tech 5-1 592 20
16. LSU 4-2 565 10
17. Virginia Tech 4-1 523 18
18. Oregon 4-1 510 11
19. Boise State 6-0 472 21
20. Nebraska 5-1 460 22
21. Missouri 6-0 387 25
22. Oklahoma 3-2 268 13
23. Arkansas 4-1 264 NR
24. Rutgers 5-0 261 23
25. Boston College 4-1 108 NR

Dropped out

No. 16 Florida State (3-2, lost to N.C. State 24-20), No. 24 Texas Tech (4-2, lost to then-No. 25 Missouri 38-21).

Others receiving votes

Florida State (3-2) 74; Wisconsin (5-1) 58; Penn State (4-2) 27; Pittsburgh (5-1) 21; Washington (4-2) 13; Texas A&M (5-1) 11; Miami (Fla.) (3-2) 8; Texas Tech (4-2) 7; UCLA (4-1) 6; Brigham Young (4-2) 5; North Carolina State (3-2) 3; South Carolina (4-2) 3; Wake Forest (5-1) 3.


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The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 63 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. This season

How does a mediocre Florida State team get 74 votes?

Right now with OSU & USC in NCG, Rose Bowl gets 1st 2 picks. ND a given, would they go after B-E champ or Cali. Cali safer & 13 million cheaper. Sugar bowl proabbly likes Mich. Orange Bowl always goes after cheaper, Tenn. BE champ in Fiesta vs Tex. With BE champ floating at 17 million, it's gonna be hard to get 2nd BE team in BCS.

Rose Bowl could very easily pick a 2nd big 10 team just because they like to try and stay with tradition.

If OSU and UM stay 1-2 in the B10 then the Rose Bowl will definitely take Michigan over any other conference champ. Like MLB said, there's way too much tradition there.

Well Mich already played ND & Cali stays within there tradition. In case you missed it Cali in Pac-10

How exciting is it to be a Rutgers fan when you're ranked ahead of Penn State, St. Fredo's of Boston, Thug U, and the Criminoles? That's all I have to say about that.

The WAC has one school in the TOp 30. CUSA, MAC, MWC and the Sun Belt have none! Where are all the Big East bashers at now?

Wilkie01 Wrote:The WAC has one school in the TOp 30. CUSA, MAC, MWC and the Sun Belt have none! Where are all the Big East bashers at now?

Waiting for basketball season lmfao lmfao

I guess that won't work out for them either.

lmfao lmfao lmfao

TexanMark Wrote:

Wilkie01 Wrote:The WAC has one school in the TOp 30. CUSA, MAC, MWC and the Sun Belt have none! Where are all the Big East bashers at now?

Waiting for basketball season lmfao lmfao

I guess that won't work out for them either.

Wrong with your first statement as you implied. lmfao

Right with your second statement as you implied.

WAC and MWC will have to wait for the SKI season. :chillpill:

Cusa and the Sunbelt will wait for swim season.

And the MAC will wait for TEMPLE to lead them to DOOMSDAY season.

I agree with the coaches cautious placement of Arkansas at #23, unlike the writers major jump, since they had been unranked prior to knocking off Auburn. I disagree, however, with dropping Rutgers down a notch after a bye week. That is ridiculous.

I expected either Florida or Michigan to jump up to the #2/#3 spot after Auburn's tumble. No news there. Florida State and Penn State should not be receiving the amounts of votes they are getting at this point. Those are based on reputation alone.