A Closer Look at the Coaches Poll - Pac-10 votes
Source: USA Today
Aside from USC, the Pac-10 wasn't too impressive during the regular season. One week early in the season saw four Pac-10 teams fall to Mountain West teams, and despite USC's impressive defense, it's obvious that poll voters discounted their Pac-10 success because of lighter competition. No. 13 Oregon and No. 25 Oregon State (the only team to beat USC) were the other teams making the final Top 25.
Coaches voting from the Pac-10: Mike Bellotti, Oregon; Rick Neuheisel, UCLA; Mike Riley, Oregon State; Jeff Tedford, Cal; Ty Willingham, Washington (lame duck as of midseason)
First-place votes: Florida 3, Oklahoma 1, Texas 1
Oklahoma vs. Texas: Bellotti and Neuheisel had Texas ranked above Oklahoma. Neuheisel was the only coach in the nation to rank Oklahoma outside the Top 3. (Bad feelings from his CU days perhaps?)
Outliers: USC was ranked No. 3 by nine coaches nationally -- four of them coming from the Pac-10 (Bellotti had the Trojans 4th). ... Neuheisel ranked the Oregon State Beavers 17th -- the other Pac-10 voters had OSU 24th. ... Willingham had Missouri ranked 11th in the nation -- no other coach in the country had the Tigers higher than 16th. ... Riley was the only coach in the country that did not rank Georgia at all, but he had Ball State 15th in the nation.
Top 25 according to the Pac-10 voters
(green = higher than national ranking; red = lower than national ranking)
1. Florida, 123
2. Oklahoma, 118
3. Texas, 115
4. USC, 114
5. Alabama, 105
6. Penn State, 100
7. Utah, 92
8. Texas Tech, 91
9. Boise State, 85
10. Ohio State, 81
11. TCU, 69
12. Oregon, 68
13. Cincinnati, 64
14. Georgia Tech, 56
15. Oklahoma State, 55
16. BYU, 50
17. Michigan State, 39
18. Georgia, 36
19t. Northwestern, 28
19t. Missouri, 28
21. Virginia Tech, 24
22. Pitt, 23
23. Ball State, 22
24. Oregon State, 16
25. Boston College, 8 (not ranked in national Top 25)
Other Votes: Cal 6, Florida State 4, Iowa 3, Mississippi 1
Aside from USC, the Pac-10 wasn't too impressive during the regular season. One week early in the season saw four Pac-10 teams fall to Mountain West teams, and despite USC's impressive defense, it's obvious that poll voters discounted their Pac-10 success because of lighter competition. No. 13 Oregon and No. 25 Oregon State (the only team to beat USC) were the other teams making the final Top 25.
Coaches voting from the Pac-10: Mike Bellotti, Oregon; Rick Neuheisel, UCLA; Mike Riley, Oregon State; Jeff Tedford, Cal; Ty Willingham, Washington (lame duck as of midseason)
First-place votes: Florida 3, Oklahoma 1, Texas 1
Oklahoma vs. Texas: Bellotti and Neuheisel had Texas ranked above Oklahoma. Neuheisel was the only coach in the nation to rank Oklahoma outside the Top 3. (Bad feelings from his CU days perhaps?)
Outliers: USC was ranked No. 3 by nine coaches nationally -- four of them coming from the Pac-10 (Bellotti had the Trojans 4th). ... Neuheisel ranked the Oregon State Beavers 17th -- the other Pac-10 voters had OSU 24th. ... Willingham had Missouri ranked 11th in the nation -- no other coach in the country had the Tigers higher than 16th. ... Riley was the only coach in the country that did not rank Georgia at all, but he had Ball State 15th in the nation.
Top 25 according to the Pac-10 voters
(green = higher than national ranking; red = lower than national ranking)
1. Florida, 123
2. Oklahoma, 118
3. Texas, 115
4. USC, 114
5. Alabama, 105
6. Penn State, 100
7. Utah, 92
8. Texas Tech, 91
9. Boise State, 85
10. Ohio State, 81
11. TCU, 69
12. Oregon, 68
13. Cincinnati, 64
14. Georgia Tech, 56
15. Oklahoma State, 55
16. BYU, 50
17. Michigan State, 39
18. Georgia, 36
19t. Northwestern, 28
19t. Missouri, 28
21. Virginia Tech, 24
22. Pitt, 23
23. Ball State, 22
24. Oregon State, 16
25. Boston College, 8 (not ranked in national Top 25)
Other Votes: Cal 6, Florida State 4, Iowa 3, Mississippi 1
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