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Sunday, November 23, 2008
LSU SPORTS
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USA Today Coaches' Poll
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Rank
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Team (first-place votes) |
Record
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Points
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Final 2007 rankings
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1.
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Georgia (22) |
11-2
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1,438
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3
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2.
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Southern California (14) |
11-2
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1,430
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2
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3.
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Ohio State (14) |
11-2
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1,392
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4
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4.
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Oklahoma (3) |
11-3
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1,329
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8
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5.
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Florida (5) |
9-4
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1,293
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16
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6.
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LSU (3) |
12-2
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1,163
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1
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7.
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Missouri |
12-2
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1,143
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5
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8.
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West Virginia |
11-2
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1,008
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6
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9.
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Clemson |
9-4
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999
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22
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10.
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Texas |
10-3
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979
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10
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11.
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Auburn |
9-4
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888
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14t
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12.
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Wisconsin |
9-4
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747
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21
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13.
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Kansas |
12-1
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714
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7
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14.
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Texas Tech |
9-4
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644
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23
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15.
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Virginia Tech |
11-3
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568
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9
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16.
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Arizona State |
10-3
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560
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13
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17.
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Brigham Young |
11-2
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547
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14t
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18.
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Tennessee |
10-4
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506
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12
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19.
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Illinois |
9-4
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422
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18
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20.
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Oregon |
9-4
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399
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24
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21.
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South Florida |
9-4
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350
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NR
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22.
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Penn State |
9-4
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313
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25
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23.
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Wake Forest |
9-4
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203
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NR
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24.
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Michigan |
9-4
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112
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19
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25.
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Fresno State
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9-4
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91
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NR
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| Others receiving votes: Alabama (7-6) 83; South Carolina (6-6) 64; Utah (9-4) 60; Florida State (7-6) 53; Rutgers (8-5) 53; Boston College (11-3) 47; California (7-6) 41; Pittsburgh (5-7) 34; Boise State (10-3) 25; Oregon State (9-4) 23; Nebraska (5-7) 17; Cincinnati (10-3) 13; Virginia (9-4) 12; Connecticut (9-4) 9; Michigan State (7-6) 9; Mississippi State (8-5) 6; Kentucky (8-5) 5; Notre Dame (3-9) 5; TCU (8-5) 5; Maryland (6-7) 4; North Carolina (4-8) 3; Texas A&M (7-6) 3; UCLA (6-7) 3; Central Florida (10-4) 2; Georgia Tech (7-6) 2; Louisville (6-6) 2; Arizona (5-7) 1; Colorado (6-7) 1; Oklahoma State (7-6) 1; Tulsa (10-4) 1. | ||||
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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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