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Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 Rankings: Week 5

Where do all the top teams rank in Week 5 of the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are waiting in the wings?

Where do all the top teams rank in Week 5 of the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are waiting in the wings?

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Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State 120; Minnesota 120; Southern California 112; Kansas State 86; Texas Christian 58; Oklahoma 53; Army 51; Marshall 46; Iowa 39; Coastal Carolina 38; Utah 36; Memphis 35; Arkansas 35; Pittsburgh 32; West Virginia 30; Boise State 30; UAB 25; Mississippi 24; NC State 17; Arizona State 16; Tulsa 15; Air Force 13; Kentucky 11; Washington 8; Virginia 8; Nebraska 5; California 5; Boston College 5; Stanford 4; Baylor 2; Liberty 1

Last week’s ranking in parentheses.

25. UCF Knights 2-1 (12) 127

24. Iowa State Cyclones 2-1 (NR) 137

23. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 3-0 (NR) 207

22. Texas Longhorns 2-1 (9) 295

21. SMU Mustangs 4-0 (NR) 304

20. Texas A&M Aggies 1-1 (13) 339

19. Michigan Wolverines 0-0 (21) 409

18. Virginia Tech Hokies 2-0 (23) 423

17. Oregon Ducks 0-0 (NR) 494

16. LSU Tigers 1-1 (17) 616

15. BYU Cougars 4-0 (22) 646

14. Wisconsin Badgers 0-0 (18) 668

13. Auburn Tigers 1-1 (7) 701

12. Tennessee Volunteers 2-0 (20) 744

11. Cincinnati Bearcats 3-0 (15) 807

10. Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0 (19) 818

9. North Carolina Tar Heels 3-0 (11) 982

8. Penn State Nittany Lions 0-0 (10) 983

7. Miami Hurricanes 3-0 (8) 1149

6. Ohio State Buckeyes 0-0 (6) 1192

5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-0 (5) 1372

T3. Georgia Bulldogs 2-0 (4) 1372

T3. Florida Gators 2-0 (3) 1372

2. Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0 (2) 1496 (14 1st place votes)

1. Clemson Tigers 3-0 (1) 1533 (46 1st place votes)

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Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 Rankings: Week 4

Where do all the top teams rank in Week 4 of the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are waiting in the wings?

Where do all the top teams rank in Week 4 of the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are waiting in the wings?

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Last week’s ranking in parentheses.

Others Receiving Votes: Louisiana 108; Minnesota 106; SMU 46; Kansas State 33; Iowa 32; Virginia 29; Baylor 25; Marshall 22; Kentucky 17; Arkansas State 16; Boston College 9; South Carolina 6; Nebraska 4; UAB 3; Coastal Carolina 3; Army 3; Louisiana Tech 2; Mississippi 1.

25. Pitt Panthers 3-0 (NR) 179

24. Memphis Tigers 1-0 (20) 215

23. Virginia Tech Hokies 1-0 (24) 215

22. BYU Cougars 2-0 (23) 260

21. Michigan Wolverines 0-0 (19) 271

20. Tennessee Volunteers 1-0 (21) 321

19. Oklahoma State Cowboys 2-0 (18) 374

18. Wisconsin Badgers 0-0 (17) 438

17. LSU Tigers 0-1 (5) 445

16. Oklahoma Sooners 1-1 (T3) 438

15. Cincinnati Bearcats 2-0 (16) 480

14. Mississippi State Bulldogs 1-0 (NR) 492

13. Texas A&M Aggies 1-0 (11) 561

12. UCF Knights 2-0 (15) 577

11. North Carolina Tar Heels 1-0 (12) 578

10. Penn State Nittany Lions 0-0 (13) 589

9. Texas Longhorns 1-0 (9) 745

8. Miami Hurricanes 3-0 (14) 795

7. Auburn Tigers 1-0 (8) 889

6. Ohio State Buckeyes 0-0 (10) 890

5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-0 (7) 971

4. Georgia Bulldogs 1-0 (T3) 1006

3. Florida Gators 1-0 (6) 1038

2. Alabama Crimson Tide 1-0 (2) 1144 (4 1st place points)

1. Clemson Tigers 2-0 (1) 1194 (42 1st place points)

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Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 Rankings: Week 3, Big Ten Added

Where do all the top teams rank in Week 3 of the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are waiting in the wings?

Where do all the top teams rank in Week 3 of the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are waiting in the wings?

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Last week’s ranking in parentheses.

Others Receiving Votes: Kentucky 146; Pittsburgh 140; Army 121; Baylor 57; Louisville 53; Southern Methodist 42; West Virginia 41; Marshall 40; Iowa 39; Texas Christian 26; Virginia 24; South Carolina 22; Boston College 20; Appalachian State 12; Mississippi 10; Mississippi State 7; Arkansas St. 6; NC State 5; Nebraska 4; Georgia Tech 4; Coastal Carolina 4; Air Force 3; Louisiana Tech 2

21. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 2-0 (21)  158

18. Virginia Tech Hokies 0-0 (19) 167

23. BYU Cougars 1-0 (22) 177

22. Minnesota Golden Gophers 0-0 (NR) 178

21. Tennessee Volunteers 0-0 (17) 266

20. Memphis Tigers 1-0 (15) 269

19. Michigan Wolverines 0-0 (NR) 267

18. Oklahoma State Cowboys 1-0 (12) 315

17. Wisconsin Badgers 0-0 (NR) 411

16. Cincinnati Bearcats 1-0 (14) 416

15. UCF Knights 1-0 (13) 497

14. Miami Hurricanes 2-0 (18) 500

13. Penn State Nittany Lions 0-0 (NR) 536

12. North Carolina Tar Heels 1-0 (11) 563

11. Texas A&M Aggies 0-0 (10) 651

10. Ohio State Buckeyes 0-0 (NR) 741

9. Texas A&M Aggies 0-0 (10) 764

8. Auburn Tigers 0-0 (9) 766

7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-0 (7) 896

6. Florida Gators 0-0 (6) 899

5. LSU Tigers 0-0 (5) 962

T3. Georgia Bulldogs 0-0 (4) 1019

T3. Oklahoma Sooners 1-0 (3) 1019

2. Alabama Crimson Tide 0-0 (2) 1119

1. Clemson Tigers 2-0 (1) 1196

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Coaches Poll: What The Top 25 Should Be Without Big Ten, Pac-12

With the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceling/postponing their respective seasons, what should the Coaches Poll be now?

With the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceling/postponing their respective seasons, what should the Coaches Poll be now?

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The coaches are all really busy right now, so let’s help them all out by adjusting the Amway preseason top 25 coaches poll to what it should be now without the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Mountain West teams.

Original preseason 2020 top 25 ranking in italics.

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25. Virginia Cavaliers (9-5) (37) 13

24. Navy Midshipmen (11-2) (36) 17

23. Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-1) (35) 31

22. Miami Hurricanes (6-7) (34) 58

21. Louisville Cardinals (8-5) (33) 62

20. Baylor Bears (11-3) (31) 66

19. Memphis Tigers (12-2) (30) 71

18. Kentucky Wildcats (8-5) (29) 73

17. Tennessee Volunteers (8-5) (26) 111

16. Iowa State Cyclones (7-6) (25) 135

15. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-5) (24) 143

14. Cincinnati Bearcats (11-3) (22) 229

13. UCF Knights (10-3) (21) 232

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12. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-6) (19) 415

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) (16) 524

10. Texas Longhorns (8-5) (14) 703

9. Texas A&M Aggies (8-5) (13) 807

8. Auburn Tigers (9-4) (11) 898

7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) (10) 1012

6. Florida Gators (11-2) (8) 1176

5. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) (6) 1315

4. LSU Tigers (15-0) (5) 1330 (6 1st)

3. Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) (4) 1345

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2) (3) 1495 (4 1st)

1. Clemson Tigers (14-1) (1) 1589 (38 1st)

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 9; TCU 7; UL Lafayette 3; SMU 3; Pitt 1; Kansas State 1; Duke 1

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Coaches Poll: 5 Things That Matter, Overrated, Underrated, Conference Rankings

The 2020 Preseason USA Today Amway Coaches Poll was released. 5 things that matter, overrated and underrated teams and conference breakdowns

The 2020 Preseason Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was released. Here are the topics that matter with the overrated and underrated teams, and which conference got the most respect.

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5. Who is, technically, overrated in the Coaches Poll?

It’s way too easy and lazy to call something overrated or underrated, unless someone is actually doing the rating. The Coaches’ Poll just did the rating and rankings.

So who’s overrated? At least, according to the CFN Preseason Team Rankings – based on how good the teams are to start the season – the five most overrated teams are …

No. 13 Texas A&M
Call this the We Know Who The Starting Quarterback Is ranking. The Aggies are very, very good, and they have the experience and talent to be right there in the mix for big things around QB Kellen Mond, but this is still a team that should be around the 20s going into the season with 13 being a humongous ranking from the coaches.
– Texas A&M Preview

No. 16 Oklahoma State
Call this the We Know Who The Superstar Running Back Is ranking. We’re quibbling here. Oklahoma State is loaded with as much offensive firepower as anyone in the country starting with RB Chuba Hubbard. But that defense … it’s fine. Not great, but fine. The Cowboys should be around the 20s behind USC, Iowa, and others. Being this close to the top 15 is a wee bit of a stretch.
– Oklahoma State Preview

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No. 21 UCF
There’s no real beef with the ranking – there are about 15 teams that could’ve made the top 25, and UCF is one of them. Of course the team can hang with just about anyone, but this is more of a fringe top 25-team in terms of overall depth and talent – the O line needs a little time before it crushes – than a sure-thing in the 25. Remember, there’s a difference between playing in the AAC and dealing with the weekly grind of a Power Five league. The bigger problem is with …
– UCF Preview

No. 22 Cincinnati
This is a massive amount of love for a team whose calling card last year was a win over a mediocre UCLA and a bowl win over a Boston College program in transition. The passing game is just okay, the offensive line is just okay, and the depth is just okay. This is a top 40ish team with 22 a really, really big reach.
– Cincinnati Preview

– CFN 2020 Preseason Rankings 1-130

No. 25 Iowa State
Sort of like Texas A&M this year, in general, preseason voters like to know who the starting quarterback is, especially if he’s a superstar. The voters know Brock Purdy, but Iowa State at 25 is a whole lot of love. There’s experience, and this is hardly anything that bad, but the Cyclones should be around the 30s and snuck in.
– Iowa State Preview

And then there are the …

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Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 Powered By USA TODAY Sports: Preseason Rankings

Where do all the top teams rank in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports Top 25?

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Where do all the top teams rank in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are also receiving votes?

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Last season’s record and final Coaches’ Poll finish in italics.

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25. Iowa State Cyclones (7-6) (NR)

24. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-5) (NR)

23. Iowa Hawkeyes (10-3) (15)

22. Cincinnati Bearcats (11-3) (21)

21. UCF Knights (10-3) (24)

20. Utah Utes (11-3) (16)

19. North Carolina Tar Heels (7-6) (NR)

18. Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-2) (10)

17. USC Trojans (8-5) (NR)

16. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-5) (NR)

15. Michigan Wolverines (9-4) (19)

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14. Texas Longhorns (8-5) (NR)

13. Texas A&M Aggies (8-5) (NR)

12. Wisconsin Badgers (10-4) (13)

11. Auburn Tigers (9-4) (14)

10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) (11)

9. Oregon Ducks (12-2) (5)

8. Florida Gators (11-2) (7)

7. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) (9)

6. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) (6)

5. LSU Tigers (15-0) (1)

4. Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) (4)

3. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2) (8)

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (13-1) (3)

1. Clemson Tigers (14-1) (2)

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.

The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 65 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2020 season. Dino Babers, Syracuse; Craig Bohl, Wyoming; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Matt Campbell, Iowa State; Steve Campbell, South Alabama; Jason Candle, Toledo; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Butch Davis, Florida International; Manny Diaz, Miami (Fla.); Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern; James Franklin, Penn State; Hugh Freeze, Liberty; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech; Todd Graham, Hawaii; Jeff Hafley, Boston College; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Will Healy, Charlotte; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Texas; Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Brian Kelly, Notre Dame; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Doug Martin, New Mexico State; Jeff Monken, Army; Dan Mullen, Florida; Billy Napier, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Jay Norvell, Nevada; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Jeff Scott, South Florida; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Lovie Smith, Illinois; Jonathan Smith, Oregon State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Sumlin, Arizona; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Matt Wells, Texas Tech; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

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