Well here is the new USA poll..
Nov. 2, 2008
Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week
1. Alabama (40) 9-0 1,498 2
2. Penn State (14) 9-0 1,437 3
3. Texas Tech (6) 9-0 1,409 5
4. Oklahoma (1) 8-1 1,290 4
5. Florida 7-1 1,268 7
6. Southern California 7-1 1,232 6
7. Texas 8-1 1,227 1
8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1,066 10
9. Utah 9-0 1,018 9
10. Boise State 8-0 958 11
11. TCU 9-1 862 12
12. Ohio State 7-2 843 13
13. Missouri 7-2 794 14
14. Georgia 7-2 693 8
15. LSU 6-2 683 15
16. Brigham Young 8-1 591 17
17. Michigan State 8-2 516 21
18. Ball State 8-0 503 19
19. North Carolina 6-2 359 22
20. Georgia Tech 7-2 289 NR
21. Maryland 6-2 243 25
22. California 6-2 192 NR
23. West Virginia 6-2 172 NR
24. Florida State 6-2 150 16
25. Northwestern 7-2 120 NR
Dropped out
Dropped out: No. 18 Tulsa (8-1, lost to Arkansas 30-23), No. 20 Minnesota (7-2, lost then-unranked Northwestern 24-17), No. 23 South Florida (6-3, lost to Cincinnati 24-10), No. 24 Oregon (6-3, lost to then-uranked California 26-16).
Others receiving votes
Others receiving votes: Kansas (6-3) 101; Tulsa (8-1) 99; Pittsburgh (6-2) 91; Minnesota (7-2) 52; South Carolina (6-3) 18; Connecticut (6-3) 9; Oregon State (5-3) 9; Cincinnati (6-2) 8; Illinois (5-4) 8; Arizona (5-3) 5; Miami (Fla.) (6-3) 4; Oregon (6-3) 3; South Florida (6-3) 3; Kentucky (6-3) 2.
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The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 61 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. This season's board: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Mike Bellotti, Oregon; Bret Bielema, Wisconsin; Bobby Bowden, Florida State; Tommy Bowden, Clemson; Art Briles, Baylor; Mack Brown, Texas; Neil Callaway, Alabama-Birmingham; Gene Chizik, Iowa State; Mario Cristobal, Florida International; Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State; Mark Dantonio, Michigan State; Butch Davis, North Carolina; Todd Dodge, North Texas; Randy Edsall, Connecticut; Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee; Jeff Genyk, Eastern Michigan; Turner Gill, Buffalo; Joe Glenn, Wyoming; Todd Graham, Tulsa; Jim Grobe, Wake Forest; Dan Hawkins, Colorado; Pat Hill, Fresno State; Butch Jones, Central Michigan; Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville; Mike Leach, Texas Tech; Jim Leavitt, South Florida; Rocky Long, New Mexico; Bill Lynch, Indiana; Doug Martin, Kent State; Urban Meyer, Florida; Les Miles, LSU; Shane Montgomery, Miami (Ohio); Hal Mumme, New Mexico State; Rick Neuheisel, UCLA; Tom O'Brien, North Carolina State; George O'Leary, Central Florida; Gary Patterson, TCU; Bo Pelini, Nebraska; Chris Petersen, Boise State; Gary Pinkel, Missouri; Mike Price, Texas-El Paso; Mark Richt, Georgia; Mike Riley, Oregon State; Rich Rodriguez, Michigan; Greg Schiano, Rutgers; Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic; Mark Snyder, Marshall; Frank Solich, Ohio; Steve Spurrier, South Carolina; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Jeff Tedford, California; Joe Tiller, Purdue; Bob Toledo, Tulane; Dick Tomey, San Jose State; Jim Tressel, Ohio State; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn; Charlie Weis, Notre Dame; Kyle Whittingham, Utah; Tyrone Willingham, Washington; Ron Zook, Illinois.
The AFCA prohibits coaches from voting for schools on major NCAA probation.
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