USA Today Releases Top 25 NCAA Football Poll
The USA Today Top 25 football coaches preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2012 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and ranking in final 2012 poll:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (58) | 13-1 | 1,545 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio State (3) | 12-0 | 1,427 | NR |
| 3. Oregon | 12-1 | 1,397 | 2 |
| 4. Stanford | 12-2 | 1,262 | 6 |
| 5. Georgia | 12-2 | 1,250 | 4 |
| 6. Texas A&M (1) | 11-2 | 1,215 | 5 |
| 7. South Carolina | 11-2 | 1,136 | 7 |
| 8. Clemson | 11-2 | 1,047 | 9 |
| 9. Louisville | 11-2 | 1,010 | 13 |
| 10. Florida | 11-2 | 930 | 10 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 12-1 | 872 | 3 |
| 12. Florida State | 12-2 | 844 | 8 |
| 13. LSU | 10-3 | 797 | 12 |
| 14. Oklahoma State | 8-5 | 726 | NR |
| 15. Texas | 9-4 | 622 | 18 |
| 16. Oklahoma | 10-3 | 620 | 15 |
| 17. Michigan | 8-5 | 589 | NR |
| 18. Nebraska | 10-4 | 426 | 23 |
| 19. Boise State | 11-2 | 420 | 14 |
| 20. TCU | 7-6 | 400 | NR |
| 21. UCLA | 9-5 | 202 | NR |
| 22. Northwestern | 10-3 | 186 | 16 |
| 23. Wisconsin | 8-6 | 172 | NR |
| 24. Southern Cal | 7-6 | 165 | NR |
| 25. Oregon State | 9-4 | 135 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Kansas State 113; Miami (Fla.) 101; Michigan State 89; Baylor 80; Virginia Tech 65; Fresno State 62; Arizona State 51; Mississippi 32; Vanderbilt 29; Utah State 23; Brigham Young 20; North Carolina 19; Northern Illinois 19; Tulsa 9; Ohio 8; San Jose State 8; Arizona 5; Cincinnati 3; East Carolina 3; Kent State 3; Mississippi State 3; Washington 3; Central Florida 2; Arkansas 1; Arkansas State 1; Rutgers 1; Tennessee 1; Toledo 1.
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