🏈 USA Today/Coaches Poll released: Bama comes in #2.

[TerryP]

In the past 11 years, the team ranked second in the preseason poll went on to win the title. The No. 5 team won it twice. Florida State was a rare champion from outside the top 10 in last year's preseason poll, but will hope to be only the second No. 1 to win a title in the last 12 years.

In the last three Alabama championship seasons, it was just outside the top spot. The Tide was fifth in the 2009 preseason coaches poll, No. 2 in 2011 and 2012. Alabama topped the poll last August before finishing No. 8.

Top 5 Coaches poll

1. Florida State (56) 1,543

2. Alabama 1,455

3. Oklahoma (3) 1,382

4. Oregon (1) 1,314

5. Auburn 1,271

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/

 

[TerryP]

List of Voters

The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 62 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2014 season:

• Blake Anderson, Arkansas State;
• Dino Babers, Bowling Green;
• David Bailiff, Rice;
• Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech;
• Todd Berry, Louisiana-Monroe;
• Bret Bielema, Arkansas;
• Larry Blakeney, Troy;
• Bill Blankenship, Tulsa;
• Craig Bohl, Wyoming;
• Terry Bowden, Akron;
• Art Briles, Baylor;
• Troy Calhoun, Air Force;
• Matt Campbell, Toledo;
• Rod Carey, Northern Illinois;
• Norm Chow, Hawaii;
• Larry Coker, Texas-San Antonio;
• David Cutcliffe, Duke;
• Mark Dantonio, Michigan State;
• Tim DeRuyter, Fresno State;
• Bob Diaco, Connecticut;
• Larry Fedora, North Carolina;
• Jimbo Fisher, Florida State;
• Dennis Franchione, Texas State;
• Justin Fuente, Memphis;
• Al Golden, Miami (Fla.);
• Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State;
• Bobby Hauck, UNLV;
• Brady Hoke, Michigan;
• Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech;
• Brian Kelly, Notre Dame;
• Jerry Kill, Minnesota;
• Mike Leach, Washington State;
• Rocky Long, San Diego State;
• Mike MacIntyre, Colorado;
• Dan McCarney, North Texas;
• Bronco Mendenhall, Brigham Young;
• Urban Meyer, Ohio State;
• Les Miles, LSU;
• Todd Monken, Southern Mississippi;
• Ken Niumatalolo, Navy;
• George O'Leary, Central Florida;
• Gary Patterson, TCU;
• Bo Pelini, Nebraska;
• Chris Petersen, Washington;
• Gary Pinkel, Missouri;
• Jeff Quinn, Buffalo;
• Matt Rhule, Temple;
• Mark Richt, Georgia;
• Mike Riley, Oregon State;
• Rich Rodriguez, Arizona;
• Nick Saban, Alabama;
• Steve Sarkisian, USC;
• Frank Solich, Ohio;
• Steve Spurrier, South Carolina;
• Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee;
• Bob Stoops, Oklahoma;
• Charlie Strong, Texas;
• Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M;
• Dabo Swinney, Clemson;
• Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati;
• Ron Turner, Florida International;
• Kevin Wilson, Indiana.

AFCA policy bars schools under major NCAA or conference sanctions from receiving votes.

 

[PhillyGirl]

More incentive to be #1 now.

Wait, so Oklahoma and Oregon got #1 votes but Alabama didn't? What the heck?!

 

[BamaFan334]

Florida State will lose two this year. Last time I will mention it.