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 waiting in the wings?
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Last season’s finish in italics.
25. Northwestern Wildcats (9-5) 161 (19)
24. Iowa State Cyclones (8-5) 169 (NR)
23. Stanford Cardinal (9-4) 200 (NR)
22. Syracuse Orange (10-3) 227 (15)
21. Washington State Cougars (11-2) 274 (10)
20. Michigan State Spartans (7-6) 313 (NR)
19. Iowa Hawkeyes (9-4) 343 (NR)
T17. Wisconsin Badgers (8-5) 436 (NR)
T17. UCF Knights (12-1) 436 (12)
16. Auburn Tigers (8-5) 606 (NR)
15. Utah Utes (9-5) 642 (NR)
14. Penn State Nittany Lions (9-4) 699 (17)
13. Oregon Ducks (9-4) 787 (NR)
12. Washington Huskies (10-4) 834 (13)
11. Texas A&M Aggies (9-4) 893 (16)
10. Texas Longhorns (10-4) 1038 (9)
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) 1100 (5)
8. Florida Gators (10-3) 1103 (6)
7. Michigan Wolverines (10-3) 1155 (14)
6. LSU Tigers (10-3) 1218 (7)
5. Ohio State Buckeyes (13-1) 1368 (3)
4. Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) 1415 (4)
3. Georgia Bulldogs (11-3) 1447 (8)
Clemson received 59 first place votes, and Alabama received six.
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (14-1) 1566 (2)
1. Clemson Tigers (15-0) 1619 (1)
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 152; Boise State 118; Mississippi State 111; Miami 94; Army 91; Kentucky 79; Virginia Tech 64; TCU 63; Southern California 47; Utah State 32; Fresno State 32; Virginia 30; Cincinnati 25; West Virginia 24; Memphis 24; Oklahoma State 20; South Carolina 15; North Carolina State 12; Duke 10; Boston College 5; Appalachian State 4; Baylor 4; Florida State 4; Houston 3; North Texas 3; UCLA 2; Temple 2; Arizona State 2; Minnesota 1; Mississippi 1; Tennessee 1; Troy 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 2019 season: Chris Ash, Rutgers; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Craig Bohl, Wyoming; Jeff Brohm, Purdue; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Steve Campbell, South Alabama; Rod Carey, Temple; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Mark Dantonio, Michigan State; Butch Davis, Florida International; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Manny Diaz, Miami (Fla.); Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist; 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; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Texas; Doc Holliday, Marshall; Jay Hopson, Southern Mississippi; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Mike Leach, Washington State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Chip Lindsey, Troy; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green; Rocky Long, San Diego State; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Doug Martin, New Mexico State; Jeff Monken, Army; Phillip Montgomery, Tulsa; Dan Mullen, Florida; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Chris Petersen, Washington; Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee; Matt Rhule, Baylor; Nick Saban, Alabama; Tony Sanchez, UNLV; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Jonathan Smith, Oregon State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Sumlin, Arizona; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Matt Wells, Texas Tech; Kyle Whittingham, Utah
