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Oct. 9, 2005
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Rank
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Team (first-place votes)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74 bgColor=#990000>
Record
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Points
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Last week
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1.
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Southern California (57)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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1,544
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1
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2.
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Texas (4) </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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1,488
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2
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3.
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Virginia Tech (1)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
6-0
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1,425
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3
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4.
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Georgia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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1,348
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4
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5.
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Florida State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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1,290
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5
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6.
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Miami (Fla.)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
4-1
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1,187
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8
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7.
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Alabama</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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1,156
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10
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8.
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LSU
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3-1
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1,049
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11
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9.
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Notre Dame
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4-1
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998
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12
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10.
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Penn State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
6-0
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942
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18
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11.
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Texas Tech</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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918
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13
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12.
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UCLA</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-0
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862
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16
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13.
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Florida
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5-1
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840
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15
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14.
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Boston College</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-1
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657
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17
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15.
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Ohio State
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3-2
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572
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6
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16.
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California</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-1
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563
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17.
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Michigan State
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4-1
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540
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19
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18.
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Tennessee</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
3-2
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473
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7
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19.
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Louisville</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
4-1
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460
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22
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20.
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Auburn</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
3-2
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444
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21
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21.
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Oregon</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-1
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311
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NR
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22.
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Minnesota</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-1
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303
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NR
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23.
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Wisconsin</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-1
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293
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14
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24.
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4-1
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184
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NR
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25.
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West Virginia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=74>
5-1
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91
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NR
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Dropped out</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6>
No. 20 Arizona State (3-3, lost to then-unranked Oregon 31-17), No. 23 Georgia Tech (3-2, lost to N.C. State 17-14), No. 24 Michigan (3-3, lost to then-unranked Minnesota 23-20), No. 25 Virginia (3-2, lost to then-No. 17 Boston College 28-17).
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Others receiving votes</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6>
TCU (5-1) 59; Arizona State (3-3) 44; Fresno State (3-1) 34; Georgia Tech (3-2) 17; Iowa (4-2) 13; Northwestern (3-2) 13; Michigan (3-3) 10; Virginia (3-2) 8; Connecticut (4-1) 4; Wyoming (4-2) 4; Nebraska (4-1) 3; Maryland (4-2) 1; Texas-El Paso (3-1) 1; Toledo (4-1) 1.
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The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 62 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2005 season: Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin; Chuck Amato, N.C. State, Gary Barnett, Colorado; Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Mike Bellotti, Oregon; Phil Bennett, SMU; Jack Bicknell, Louisiana Tech; Larry Blakeney, Troy; Bobby Bowden, Florida State; Tommy Bowden, Clemson; Jeff Bower, Southern Miss; Gregg Brandon, Bowling Green; Art Briles, Houston; Rich Brooks, Kentucky; Mack Brown, Texas; Watson Brown, UAB; John Bunting, North Carolina; Lloyd Carr, Michigan; Larry Coker, Miami (Fla.); Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State; Darrell Dickey, North Texas; Bill Doba, Washington State; Randy Edsall, Connecticut; Dennis Franchione, Texas A&M; Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee; Joe Glenn, Wyoming; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Walt Harris, Stanford; Ken Hatfield, Rice; Dan Hawkins, Boise State; Pat Hill, Fresno State; Terry Hoeppner, Indiana; Brady Hoke, Ball State; Skip Holtz, East Carolina; Brian Kelly, Central Michigan; Rocky Long, New Mexico; Sonny Lubick, Colorado State; Dan McCarney, Iowa State; Andy McCollum, Middle Tennessee; Shane Montgomery, Miami (Ohio); Joe Novak, Northern Illinois; Houston Nutt, Arkansas; Tom O'Brien, Boston College; Gary Patterson, TCU; Bobby Petrino, Louisville; Mark Richt, Georgia; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Greg Schiano, Rutgers; Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic; John L. Smith, Michigan State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Steve Spurrier, South Carolina; Bob Stoops, Oklahoma; Jeff Tedford, California; Joe Tiller, Purdue; Dick Tomey, San Jose State; Jim Tressel, Ohio State; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn; Bobby Wallace, Temple; Randy Walker, Northwestern; Charlie Weis, Notre Dame; Tyrone Willingham, Washington.
The AFCA prohibits coaches from voting for schools on major NCAA probation.
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