Coaches Poll

Nov. 30, 2008

Rank
Team (first-place votes)
Record
Points
Last week
1.
Alabama (58)
12-0
1,521
1
2.
Oklahoma (2)
11-1
1,397
2
3.
Texas
11-1
1,396
4
4.
Florida (1)
11-1
1,385
3
5.
Southern California
10-1
1,298
5
6.
Penn State
11-1
1,176
6
7.
Utah
12-0
1,153
7
8.
Texas Tech
11-1
1,116
8
9.
Boise State
12-0
1,044
9
10.
Ohio State
10-2
999
10
11.
TCU
10-2
836
14
12.
Cincinnati
10-2
770
16
13.
Ball State
12-0
765
15
14.
Oregon
9-3
658
15
15.
Oklahoma State
9-3
613
12
16.
Georgia Tech
9-3
590
23
17.
Missouri
9-3
470
11
18.
Brigham Young
10-2
461
19
19.
Georgia
9-3
440
13
20.
Boston College
9-3
435
22
21.
Michigan State
9-3
414
21
22.
Northwestern
9-3
333
20
23.
Pittsburgh
8-3
154
NR
24.
Oregon State
8-4
127
17
25.
Mississippi
8-4
126
NR
 
Dropped out
No. 24 Florida State (8-4, lost to then-No. 3 Florida), No. 25 West Virginia (7-4, lost to then-unranked Pittsburgh 19-15).
Others receiving votes

Virginia Tech (8-4) 41; Iowa (8-4) 31; Tulsa (10-2) 21; Florida State (8-4) 15; Nebraska (8-4) 11; Kansas (7-5) 10; Connecticut (7-4) 5; North Carolina (8-4) 5; Rice (9-3) 5; California (7-4) 4.
RANK
TEAM RECORD PTS
LAST
1
Alabama  (62) 12-0 1620 1
2
Florida  (3) 11-1 1516 2
3
Texas  11-1 1488 4
4
Oklahoma  11-1 1480 3
5
Southern Cal  10-1 1355 5
6
Penn St.  11-1 1257 6
7
Utah  12-0 1216 8
8
Texas Tech  11-1 1197 7
9
Boise St.  12-0 1103 9
10
Ohio St.  10-2 1069 10
11
TCU  10-2 885 14
12
Ball St.  12-0 834 15
13
Cincinnati  10-2 824 16
14
Oklahoma St.  9-3 798 11
15
Georgia Tech  9-3 708 18
16
Oregon  9-3 630 19
17
Georgia  9-3 495 13
18
Boston College  9-3 482 20
19
Missouri  9-3 479 12
20
BYU  10-2 385 20
21
Michigan St.  9-3 312 22
22
Mississippi  8-4 280 25
23
Pittsburgh  8-3 241 NR
24
Northwestern  9-3 190 24
25
Oregon St.  8-4 122 17
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes: Iowa 66, Virginia Tech 47, Tulsa 13, Florida St. 12, California 7, West Virginia 4, Connecticut 3, Nebraska 3, Rice 3, North Carolina 1.