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2011 Coaches' Poll - FINAL

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Posted Jan 10, 2012

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The weekly poll and ranking from the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll



2011 Coaches Poll

Final
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings   

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Alabama (59) 12-1 1475 2
2 LSU 13-1 1404 1
3 Oklahoma State 12-1 1367 3
4 Oregon 12-2 1290 5
5 Arkansas 11-2 1188 7
6 Boise State 12-1 1162 6
7 Stanford 11-2 1106 4
8 South Carolina 11-2 1084 9
9 Michigan 11-2 925 12
10 Michigan State 11-3 912 13
11 Wisconsin 11-3 911 8
12 Baylor 10-3 775 16
13 TCU 11-2 710 15
14 Houston 13-1 673 17
15 Oklahoma 10-3 610 19
16 Kansas State 10-3 602 10
17 Virginia Tech 11-3 574 11
18 West Virginia 10-3 554 22
19 Southern Miss 12-2 429 21
20 Georgia 10-4 345 18
21 Cincinnati 10-3 248 24
22 Clemson 10-4 237 14
23 Florida State 9-4 205 25
24 Nebraska 9-4 144 20
25 Brigham Young 10-3 79 NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 36, Missouri 33, Texas 29, Auburn 28, Rutgers 11, Penn State 10, Texas A&M 5, Virginia 4, Washington 2, Temple 2, Florida 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1, Mississippi State 1, Arkansas State 1, Notre Dame 1, Ohio 1

2011 Coaches Poll

Week 14
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings   

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (59) 13-0 1475 1
2 Alabama 11-1 1399 2
3 Oklahoma State 11-1 1367 5
4 Stanford 11-1 1286 4
5 Oregon 11-2 1232 7
6 Boise State 11-1 1128 8
7 Arkansas 10-2 1112 10
8 Wisconsin 11-2 1085 12
9 South Carolina 10-2 971 13
10 Kansas State 10-2 878 15
11 Virginia Tech 11-2 835 3
12 Michigan 10-2 789 16
13 Michigan State 10-3 735 9
14 Clemson 10-3 657 21
15 TCU 10-2 631 17
16 Baylor 9-3 599 18
17 Houston 12-1 542 6
18 Georgia 10-3 538 14
19 Oklahoma 9-3 437 11
20 Nebraska 9-3 402 19
21 Southern Miss 11-2 366 23
22 West Virginia 9-3 278 20
23 Penn State 9-3 189 22
24 Cincinnati 9-3 94 25
25 Florida State 8-4 68 24
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 20, Northern Illinois 14, Missouri 11, Georgia Tech 10, Arkansas State 9, Notre Dame 9, Virginia 5, Louisiana Tech 2, Rutgers 1, Texas 1

2011 Coaches Poll

Week 13
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings   
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (59) 12-0 1475 1
2 Alabama 11-1 1411 2
3 Virginia Tech 11-1 1291 4
4 Stanford 11-1 1289 5
5 Oklahoma State 10-1 1245 6
6 Houston 12-0 1096 7
7 Oregon 10-2 1041 9
8 Boise State 10-1 1033 8
9 Michigan State 10-2 941 10
10 Arkansas 10-2 937 3
11 Oklahoma 9-2 882 11
12 Wisconsin 10-2 852 12
13 South Carolina 10-2 833 13
14 Georgia 10-2 816 14
15 Kansas State 9-2 681 15
16 Michigan 10-2 658 16
17 TCU 9-2 534 18
18 Baylor 8-3 457 20
19 Nebraska 9-3 390 22
20 West Virginia 8-3 295 23
21 Clemson 9-3 286 17
22 Penn State 9-3 192 19
23 Southern Miss 10-2 173 NR
24 Florida State 8-4 86 NR
25 Cincinnati 8-3 56 NR
Others receiving votes: Texas 51, Georgia Tech 42, Brigham Young 29, Notre Dame 29, NORIL 19, Missouri 16, Arkansas State 13, Ohio 8, Virginia 8, Rutgers 6, Louisiana Tech 4

2011 Coaches Poll

Week 12
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings   
 
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (59) 11-0 1475 1
2 Alabama 10-1 1413 3
3 Arkansas 10-1 1349 6
4 Virginia Tech 10-1 1242 7
5 Stanford 10-1 1222 9
6 Oklahoma State 10-1 1156 2
7 Houston 11-0 1075 10
8 Boise State 9-1 982 11
9 Oregon 9-2 933 4
10 Michigan State 9-2 928 12
11 Oklahoma 8-2 826 5
12 Wisconsin 9-2 808 13
13 South Carolina 9-2 806 14
14 Georgia 9-2 803 15
15 Kansas State 9-2 671 17
16 Michigan 9-2 618 18
17 Clemson 9-2 587 8
18 TCU 9-2 494 19
19 Penn State 9-2 455 21
20 Baylor 7-3 302 NR
21 Georgia Tech 8-3 203 23
22 Nebraska 8-3 165 16
23 West Virginia 7-3 158 23
24 Notre Dame 8-3 156 25
25 Virginia 8-3 154 NR
Others receiving votes: Rutgers 54, Auburn 33, Southern Miss 25, Tulsa 23, Brigham Young 21, Arkansas State 10, Northern Illinois 10, Missouri 8, Texas A&M 4, Utah 3, Texas 1, Florida State 1, Iowa State  1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 11
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings  
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (59) 10-0 1475 1
2 Oklahoma State 10-0 1410 3
3 Alabama 9-1 1340 4
4 Oregon 9-1 1300 6
5 Oklahoma 8-1 1228 7
6 Arkansas 9-1 1170 8
7 Virginia Tech 9-1 1045 9
8 Clemson 9-1 1042 10
9 Stanford 9-1 1024 2
10 Houston 10-0 927 11
11 Boise State 8-1 831 5
12 Michigan State 8-2 791 13
13 Wisconsin 8-2 745 14
14 South Carolina 8-2 727 15
15 Georgia 8-2 698 16
16 Nebraska 8-2 615 17
17 Kansas State 8-2 501 22
18 Michigan 8-2 477 21
19 TCU 8-2 392 24
20 Southern Miss 9-1 386 23
21 Penn State 8-2 361 12
22 Florida State 7-3 189 NR
23 Georgia Tech 7-3 87 19
23 West Virginia 7-3 87 NR
25 Notre Dame 7-3 86 NR
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 84, Baylor 56, Texas 27, Virginia 24, Rutgers 15, Tulsa 10, Texas A&M 5, Missouri 5, Arkansas State 5, Brigham Young 4, NIU 2, Arizona State 2, Utah 2

2011 Coaches Poll

Week 10
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings  

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (59) 9-0 1475 1
2 Stanford 9-0 1378 3
3 Oklahoma State 9-0 1359 4
4 Alabama 8-1 1286 2
5 Boise State 8-0 1242 5
6 Oregon 8-1 1180 6
7 Oklahoma 8-1 1141 7
8 Arkansas 8-1 1075 8
9 Virginia Tech 8-1 955 11
10 Clemson 8-1 946 12
11 Houston 9-0 828 14
12 Penn State 8-1 799 15
13 Michigan State 7-2 696 16
14 Wisconsin 7-2 654 17
15 South Carolina 7-2 618 10
16 Georgia 7-2 572 20
17 Nebraska 7-2 530 9
18 Cincinnati 7-1 386 22
19 Georgia Tech 7-2 354 23
20 Texas 6-2 339 25
21 Michigan 7-2 334 13
22 Kansas State 7-2 328 19
23 Southern Miss 8-1 301 24
24 TCU 7-2 115 NR
25 Auburn 6-3 109 NR
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 49, Florida State 44, Notre Dame 22, Ohio State 22, Washington 10, Iowa 8, Texas A&M 6, West Virginia 6, Baylor 3, Rutgers 2, Virginia 1, Miami  1, Arkansas State 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 9
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings  
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (41) 8-0 1457 1
2 Alabama (18) 8-0 1434 2
3 Stanford 8-0 1323 3
4 Oklahoma State 8-0 1314 4
5 Boise State 7-0 1237 5
6 Oregon 7-1 1175 7
7 Oklahoma 7-1 1117 9
8 Arkansas 7-1 1046 8
9 Nebraska 7-1 973 13
10 South Carolina 7-1 919 14
11 Virginia Tech 8-1 871 15
12 Clemson 8-1 779 6
13 Michigan 7-1 734 17
14 Houston 8-0 679 18
15 Penn State 8-1 646 19
16 Michigan State 6-2 528 10
17 Wisconsin 6-2 463 11
18 Arizona State 6-2 445 20
19 Kansas State 7-1 440 12
20 Georgia 6-2 410 21
21 West Virginia 6-2 270 24
22 Cincinnati 6-1 232 23
24 Southern Miss 7-1 160 25
25 Texas 5-2 122 NR
Others receiving votes: TCU 55, Auburn 41, Washington 38, Texas A&M 30, Ohio State 21, Florida State 11, Notre Dame 9, North Carolina 2, Missouri 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 8
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 LSU (41) 8-0 1457 2
2 Alabama (18) 8-0 1434 3
3 Stanford 7-0 1327 5
4 Oklahoma State 7-0 1301 6
5 Boise State 7-0 1213 7
6 Clemson 8-0 1174 8
7 Oregon 6-1 1121 8
8 Arkansas 6-1 974 10
9 Oklahoma 6-1 964 1
10 Michigan State 6-1 932 13
11 Wisconsin 6-1 867 4
12 Kansas State 7-0 827 16
13 Nebraska 6-1 798 11
14 South Carolina 6-1 730 12
15 Virginia Tech 7-1 729 14
16 Texas A&M 5-2 520 18
17 Michigan 6-1 519 17
18 Houston 7-0 507 20
19 Penn State 7-1 448 22
20 Arizona State 5-2 253 25
21 Georgia 5-2 208 NR
22 Texas Tech 5-2 180 NR
23 Cincinnati 6-1 159 NR
24 West Virginia 5-2 155 14
25 Southern Miss 6-1 128 NR
Others receiving votes: Texas 49, Georgia Tech 39, TCU 33, Baylor 29, Illinois 22, Washington 20, Iowa 14, Syracuse 10, BYU 9, Southern Methodist 7, Wake Forest 6, Notre Dame 5, Auburn 3, Rutgers 2, Florida 1, Miami 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 7
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2011 BCS Rankings
- 2011 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 

Rank
Team
Record
Points
Last
1.
Oklahoma (31)
6-0
1,426
1
2.
LSU (15)
7-0
1,410
2
3.
Alabama (12)
7-0
1,403
3
4.
Wisconsin (1)
6-0
1,262
4
5.
Stanford
6-0
1,222
5
6.
 Oklahoma State
6-0
1,173
7
7.
Boise State
6-0
1,172
6
T8
Clemson
7-0
1,028
8
T8.
Oregon
5-1
1,028
9
10.
 Arkansas
5-1
931
11
11.
Nebraska
5-1
775
14
12.
 South Carolina
6-1
765
13
13.
 Michigan State
5-1
690
19
T14.
West Virginia
5-1
688
16
T14.
 Virginia Tech
6-1
688
17
16.
 Kansas State
6-0
678
18
17.
Michigan
6-1
458
10
18.
 Texas A&M
4-2
415
23
19.
 Georgia Tech
6-1
396
12
20.
 Houston
6-0
359
22
21.
 Illinois
6-1
260
15
22.
 Penn State
6-1
253
25
23.
 Auburn
5-2
202
NR
24.
 Washington
5-1
174
NR
25.
 Arizona State
5-2
86
20
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 60; Notre Dame 36; Rutgers 31; SMU 27; Texas 26; Cincinnati 14; Southern Mississippi 14; Baylor 9; North Carolina 9; Temple 3; Virginia  3; TCU 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 6
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2010 BCS Rankings
- 2010 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Oklahoma (32) 5-0 1434 1
2 LSU (15) 6-0 1409 2
3 Alabama (11) 6-0 1399 3
4 Wisconsin (1) 5-0 1244 5
5 Stanford 5-0 1232 4
6 Boise State 5-0 1170 6
7 Oklahoma State 5-0 1168 7
8 Clemson 6-0 1046 8
9 Oregon 4-1 995 9
10 Michigan 6-0 891 11
11 Arkansas 5-1 871 12
12 Georgia Tech 6-0 805 13
13 South Carolina 5-1 678 14
14 Nebraska 5-1 671 15
15 Illinois 6-0 634 16
16 West Virginia 5-1 528 19
17 Virginia Tech 5-1 523 17
18 Kansas State 5-0 462 21
19 Michigan State 4-1 431 20
20 Arizona State 5-1 343 24
21 Texas 4-1 243 10
22 Houston 6-0 200 NR
23 Texas A&M 3-2 198 25
24 Baylor 4-1 185 NR
25 Penn State 5-1 77 NR
Others receiving votes: Florida 72, Washington 52, North Carolina 43, Auburn 33, Notre Dame 31, South Florida 30, Wake Forest 22, Georgia 15, Southern Methodist 11, Texas Tech 9, Rutgers 8, Southern Miss 7, TCU 4, Hawaii 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 5
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2010 BCS Rankings
- 2010 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Oklahoma (27) 4-0 1421 1
2 Alabama (21) 5-0 1410 2
3 LSU (10) 5-0 1408 2
4 Stanford 4-0 1237 4
5 Wisconsin (1) 5-0 1236 7
6 Boise State 4-0 1186 5
7 Oklahoma State 4-0 1162 6
8 Clemson 5-0 1028 15
9 Oregon 3-1 1017 11
10 Texas 4-0 879 17
11 Michigan 5-0 808 19
12 Arkansas 4-1 788 18
13 Georgia Tech 5-0 728 21
14 South Carolina 4-1 559 9
15 Nebraska 4-1 557 8
16 Illinois 5-0 541 22
17 Virginia Tech 4-1 470 10
18 Florida 4-1 456 12
19 West Virginia 4-1 436 23
20 Michigan State 4-1 366 25
21 Kansas State 4-0 264 NR
22 Florida State 2-2 229 24
23 Auburn 4-1 217 NR
24 Arizona State 4-1 177 NR
25 Texas A&M 2-2 160 13
Others Receiving Votes: Houston 97, Baylor 90, Texas Tech 68, South Florida 49, Penn State 37, Washington 30, Notre Dame 13, Pittsburgh 11, Southern Methodist 10, North Carolina 10, Tennessee 6, Iowa 5, Air Force 3, Southern Miss 3, Ohio State 1, Cincinnati 1, Duke 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 4
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2010 BCS Rankings
- 2010 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Oklahoma (32) 3-0 1434 1
2 Alabama (7) 4-0 1404 2
2 LSU (20) 4-0 1404 3
4 Stanford 3-0 1225 5
5 Boise State 3-0 1223 4
6 Oklahoma State 4-0 1172 6
7 Wisconsin 4-0 1156 7
8 Nebraska 4-0 1040 9
9 South Carolina 4-0 976 10
10 Virginia Tech 4-0 935 11
11 Oregon 3-1 914 13
12 Florida 4-0 817 15
13 Texas A&M 2-1 681 8
14 South Florida 4-0 631 17
15 Clemson 4-0 598 22
16 Baylor 3-0 528 19
17 Texas 3-0 525 18
18 Arkansas 3-1 432 12
19 Michigan 4-0 414 21
20 TCU 3-1 364 20
21 Georgia Tech 4-0 333 24
22 Illinois 4-0 181 NR
23 West Virginia 3-1 158 16
24 Florida State 2-2 157 14
25 Michigan State 3-1 153 23
Others receiving votes: Houston 70, Ohio State 61, Arizona State 57, Penn State 34, Iowa State 33, Kansas State 13, North Carolina 13, Texas Tech 13, Utah 11, Northwestern 5, Washington 3, Tennessee 3, Auburn 2, Temple 1, Air Force 1


2011 Coaches Poll

Week 3
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2010 BCS Rankings
- 2010 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Oklahoma (50) 2-0 1463 1
2 Alabama (4) 3-0 1402 2
3 LSU (5) 3-0 1373 3
4 Boise State 2-0 1212 4
5 Stanford 3-0 1208 6
6 Oklahoma State 3-0 1126 7
7 Wisconsin 3-0 1121 8
8 Texas A&M 2-0 1033 9
9 Nebraska 3-0 966 10
10 South Carolina 3-0 876 11
11 Virginia Tech 3-0 852 12
12 Arkansas 3-0 851 13
13 Oregon 2-1 804 14
14 Florida State 2-1 801 5
15 Florida 3-0 670 17
16 West Virginia 3-0 529 20
17 South Florida 3-0 485 22
18 Texas 3-0 464 21
19 Baylor 2-0 391 24
20 TCU 2-1 310 23
21 Michigan 3-0 243 NR
22 Clemson 3-0 181 NR
23 Michigan State 2-1 119 15
24 Georgia Tech 3-0 118 NR
25 North Carolina 3-0 99 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 92, Illinois 90, Houston 60, Miami (FL) 39, Iowa State 27, Missouri 22, California 21, Penn State 19, Utah 17, Arizona State 16, Auburn 14, San Diego State 14, Florida International 11, Vanderbilt 11, Mississippi State 8, Tennessee 5, Texas Tech 3, Notre Dame 3, Washington 3, Ohio 2, Northwestern  1

2011 Coaches Poll

Week 2
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2010 BCS Rankings
- 2010 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Oklahoma (44) 1-0 1453 1
2 Alabama (8) 2-0 1410 2
3 LSU (7) 2-0 1372 3
4 Boise State 1-0 1214 5
5 Florida State 2-0 1211 4
6 Stanford 2-0 1165 6
7 Oklahoma State 2-0 1072 7
8 Wisconsin 2-0 1033 9
9 Texas A&M 1-0 1001 8
10 Nebraska 2-0 911 10
11 South Carolina 2-0 863 12
12 Virginia Tech 2-0 842 11
13 Arkansas 2-0 825 13
14 Oregon 1-1 754 14
15 Michigan State 2-0 639 16
16 Ohio State 2-0 566 15
17 Florida 2-0 498 18
18 Arizona State 2-0 353 23
19 Auburn 2-0 331 22
20 West Virginia 2-0 304 24
21 Texas 2-0 260 21
22 South Florida 2-0 230 NR
23 TCU 1-1 211 25
24 Baylor 1-0 171 NR
25 Mississippi State 1-1 125 17
Others receiving votes: Michigan 97, UCF 49, Houston 43, Northwestern 31, Penn State 29, North Carolina 23, Tennessee 21, Missouri 21, Georgia Tech 9, Maryland 9, Clemson 8, Washington 7, California 6, San Diego State 3, Georgia 2, Iowa State 2, BYU 1

2011 Coaches Poll

Week 1
 
- CFN 2011 Rankings | 2010 BCS Rankings
- 2010 Harris Poll | 2011 AP Rankings 

Rank
Team
Record
Points
Last week
1.
Oklahoma (43)
1-0
1,454
1
2.
Alabama (9)
1-0
1,412
2
3.
LSU (7)
1-0
1,366
4
4.
Florida State
1-0
1,198
5
5.
Boise State
1-0
1,197
7
6.
Stanford
1-0
1,180
6
7.
Oklahoma State
1-0
1,038
8
8.
 Texas A&M
1-0
997
9
9.
Wisconsin
1-0
988
10
10.
 Nebraska
1-0
910
11
11.
Virginia Tech
1-0
863
13
12.
South Carolina
1-0
827
12
13.
Arkansas
1-0
786
14
14.
Oregon
0-1
752
3
15.
Ohio State
1-0
686
16
16.
 Michigan State
1-0
584
17
17.
 Mississippi State
1-0
497
20
18.
 Florida
1-0
375
23
19.
Missouri
1-0
309
21
20.
Penn State
1-0
247
25
21.
 Texas
1-0
231
24
22.
 Auburn
1-0
197
19
23.
Arizona State
1-0
189
NR
24.
 West Virginia
1-0
185
NR
25.
 TCU
0-1
140
15
Others receiving votes: Baylor 117; South Florida 97; Iowa 44; Utah 42; Georgia 35; Houston 31; Northwestern 30; Arizona 28; Central Florida 18; Hawaii 17; Michigan 15;North Carolina 15; Clemson 13; Northern Illinois 13; Southern Mississippi 12; Air Force 10; Notre Dame 8; Tennessee 5; Brigham Young 4; Maryland 4; Georgia Tech 3; Washington 3; California 1; Cincinnati 1; Texas Tech 1.

2011 Coaches Poll

Preseason Rankings
 
- CFN 2010 Rankings | 2010 Harris Poll | AP Rankings 
 

Preseason Coaches' Poll
  TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Oklahoma (42) 0-0 1454 6
2 Alabama (13) 0-0 1414 11
3 Oregon (2) 0-0 1309 3
4 LSU (2) 0-0 1296 8
5 Florida State 0-0 1116 16
6 Stanford 0-0 1101 4
7 Boise State 0-0 1065 7
8 Oklahoma State 0-0 933 10
9 Texas A&M 0-0 885 21
10 Wisconsin 0-0 829 8
11 Nebraska 0-0 814 19
12 South Carolina 0-0 779 22
13 Virginia Tech 0-0 767 15
14 Arkansas 0-0 750 12
15 TCU 0-0 687 2
16 Ohio State 0-0 631 5
17 Michigan State 0-0 536 14
18 Notre Dame 0-0 440 NR
19 Auburn 0-0 329 1
20 Mississippi State 0-0 301 17
21 Missouri 0-0 266 18
22 Georgia 0-0 260 NR
23 Florida 0-0 240 NR
24 Texas 0-0 162 NR
25 Penn State 0-0 161 NR
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawaii 8, Clemson 7, Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, BYU 5, NC State 4, Northern Illinois 4, Oregon State 4, Pitt 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1