USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week 14: Florida State Takes Over

Florida State claims the USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. 1 spot after Alabama’s loss, while Auburn gains major ground on Ohio State, leaving the possibility for a title game bid for the Tigers well open.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – December 1

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Florida State Seminoles	1546	.997
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	1462	.943
3	Auburn Tigers	1437	.927
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	1333	.860
5	Missouri Tigers	1315	.848
6	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1248	.805
7	Baylor Bears	1100	.710
7	South Carolina Gamecocks	1100	.710
9	Michigan State Spartans	1037	.669
10	Stanford Cardinal	1034	.667
11	Clemson Tigers	853	.550
12	Oregon Ducks	843	.544

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week 11: Florida State Convincing No. 2

Oregon’s loss allows Florida State to slide easily and convincingly into the No. 2 spot in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, with Ohio State taking the No. 3 spot and Baylor in at No. 4 before one-loss No. 5 Stanford.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – November 10

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1546	.997
2	Florida State Seminoles	1485	.958
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1401	.904
4	Baylor Bears	1376	.888
5	Stanford Cardinal	1307	.843
6	Clemson Tigers	1164	.751
7	Oregon Ducks	1162	.750
8	Missouri Tigers	1083	.699
9	Auburn Tigers	1069	.690
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	965	.623
11	Texas A&M Aggies	898	.579
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	830	.535

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Nine: Baylor Being Heard

Though Baylor’s ranking is unchanged in this week’s USA Today Coaches’ Poll, the Bears are certainly making their case as the calendar approaches November.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – October 27

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1542	.995
2	Oregon Ducks	1483	.957
3	Florida State Seminoles	1419	.915
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	1375	.887
5	Baylor Bears	1293	.834
6	Miami Hurricanes	1190	.768
7	Stanford Cardinal	1182	.763
8	Clemson Tigers	1064	.686
9	Oklahoma Sooners	933	.602
10	Missouri Tigers	834	.538
11	Auburn Tigers	804	.519
12	Oklahoma State Cowboys	803	.518

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Eight: Florida State Makes Its Move

Florida State’s win over Clemson gives the Seminoles just the bounce they need to jump to No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll right before the first BCS standings.

A weekend of upsets and surprises allows for a completely different looking Coaches’ Poll on this first BCS weekend of the 2013 season, but no shift is more important or impressive than Florida State’s, as the Seminoles will make a big play tonight for No. 2 in the first BCS standings of the season.

Elsewhere, Baylor, Miami and Missouri hop into the top eight with ease after teams clear out of the way.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – October 20

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1544	.996
2	Oregon Ducks	1482	.956
3	Florida State Seminoles	1410	.909
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	1382	.892
5	Baylor Bears	1255	.810
6	Miami Hurricanes	1186	.765
7	Missouri Tigers	1184	.765
8	Stanford Cardinal	1117	.721
9	Texas Tech Red Raiders	981	.633
10	Clemson Tigers	913	.589
11	UCLA Bruins	710	.458
12	Oklahoma Sooners	695	.448

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Seven: Stanford, Georgia Clear Out

A weekend of upsets allowed for the first real shaking of the Coaches’ Poll this week, as Stanford and Georgia’s exit from the top-12 makes room for some interesting story lines and for teams to move into contending position.

Florida State is up to No. 5 this week, while Miami and Baylor land safely inside the top-12, with everyone still chasing No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – October 13

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1545	.997
2	Oregon Ducks	1485	.958
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1406	.907
4	Clemson Tigers	1365	.881
5	Florida State Seminoles	1293	.834
6	Louisville Cardinals	1166	.752
7	Texas A&M Aggies	1156	.746
8	LSU Tigers	1098	.708
9	South Carolina Gamecocks	1024	.661
10	UCLA Bruins	999	.645
11	Miami Hurricanes	905	.584
12	Baylor Bears	890	.574

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Six: Florida State’s Week To Move

A blowout win did wonders for Florida State this week, vaulting the Seminoles from No. 8 to No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Interestingly, Alabama loses a little ground on the rest of the field this week, with Oregon gaining double the number of first-place votes as the week before, and watching teams like No. 4 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State creep every closer to the top. With two more weekends before the first BCS rankings and one more weekend until the Harris Poll appears for the first time, the Coaches’ Poll is the one to watch for now.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – October 6

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1544	.996
2	Oregon Ducks	1486	.959
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1379	.890
4	Clemson Tigers	1356	.875
5	Stanford Cardinal	1327	.856
6	Florida State Seminoles	1188	.767
7	Georgia Bulldogs	1130	.729
8	Louisville Cardinals	1105	.713
9	Texas A&M Aggies	1067	.688
10	Oklahoma Sooners	964	.622
11	LSU Tigers	953	.615
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	833	.537

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Five: Georgia Rises Fast

Winning nationally televised SEC games often has this kind of impact on things…

Georgia reaps plenty of benefit in this week’s USA Today Coaches’ Poll after beating LSU on Saturday, moving from No. 10 to No. 6, while LSU falls from No. 6 to No. 11. Elsewhere in the poll, things are seemingly much unchanged, though Clemson is able to capture one first place vote, making it three teams — the Tigers, Alabama and Oregon — with that kind of support anywhere in the poll

Alabama, for its part, stays well ahead of the pack with a nearly perfect .997 vote share, but those few first-place votes it’s losing to Oregon and Clemson keep them from completing a clean sweep.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – September 29

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1546	.997
2	Oregon Ducks	1479	.954
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1397	.901
4	Clemson Tigers	1352	.872
5	Stanford Cardinal	1325	.855
6	Georgia Bulldogs	1148	.741
7	Louisville Cardinals	1147	.740
8	Florida State Seminoles	1129	.728
9	Texas A&M Aggies	1072	.691
10	Oklahoma Sooners	964	.622
11	LSU Tigers	931	.601
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	860	.555

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Four: LSU Making Moves

With favorites prevailing around the country, it was not difficult to predict a largely stagnant set of rankings come Sunday after week four.

And though not much changed, after a key victory over Auburn garnered a lot of national attention on a less than stellar weekend of matchups, LSU made the biggest move of the Coaches’ Poll week by leaping up a spot to No. 6. The Tigers jump Louisville, who suffer again from a weaker opponent (on which the Cardinals layed more than 70 points).

Elsewhere, Alabama lost two points, and two first-place votes, to Oregon, but remain well ahead of the Ducks.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – September 22

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1547	.998
2	Oregon Ducks	1480	.955
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1399	.903
4	Clemson Tigers	1332	.859
5	Stanford Cardinal	1312	.847
6	LSU Tigers	1161	.749
7	Louisville Cardinals	1140	.736
8	Florida State Seminoles	1121	.723
9	Texas A&M Aggies	1044	.674
10	Georgia Bulldogs	1020	.658
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	909	.587
12	Oklahoma Sooners	863	.557

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Three: Clemson, Louisville Rising

Clemson and Stanford continue to trade blows in a variety of the available rankings early in the 2013 season, and in this week’s Coaches’ Poll, the story is no different.

Clemson leaps the Cardinal for the No. 4 spot during a week where not much else changed. Alabama’s victory over Texas A&M convinced all but one voter that they were the No. 1 team, as Oregon gets the lone other vote.

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – September 15

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1549	.999
2	Oregon Ducks	1477	.953
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1398	.902
4	Clemson Tigers	1331	.859
5	Stanford Cardinal	1314	.848
6	Louisville Cardinals	1128	.728
7	LSU Tigers	1121	.723
8	Florida State Seminoles	1113	.718
9	Texas A&M Aggies	1033	.667
10	Georgia Bulldogs	1022	.659
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	908	.586
12	Oklahoma Sooners	839	.541

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Two: Oregon Vaults Ohio State to No. 2

With early victories, pollsters are clearly taking a closer look at the teams they preordained to be the 2013 favorites, as Oregon leaps over previous No. 2 Ohio State to take the position directly behind Alabama in this week’s USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

Elsewhere, South Carolina’s exit from the top 10 gives Texas A&M, Louisville and LSU a chance to scoot up a few spots in the top-10.

Alabama’s vote share is unchanged, but Oregon climbs closer than Ohio State was last weekend. Explore it for yourself:

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll – September 8

Rank	Team	Votes	Share of Vote
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1545	.997
2	Oregon Ducks	1447	.934
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	1429	.922
4	Stanford Cardinal	1327	.856
5	Clemson Tigers	1307	.843
6	Texas A&M Aggies	1242	.801
7	Louisville Cardinals	1121	.723
8	LSU Tigers	1067	.688
9	Florida State Seminoles	1040	.671
10	Georgia Bulldogs	1021	.659
11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	866	.559
12	Michigan Wolverines	860	.555