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USA Today Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2005 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and final ranking:
Record Pts Pvs- Ohio State (28) 10-2 1,487 4
- Texas (11) 13-0 1,378 1
- Notre Dame (9) 9-3 1,348 11 tie. Southern California (1) 12-1 1,348 2
- Oklahoma (13) 8-4 1,320 22
- Auburn (1) 9-3 1,206 14
- West Virginia 11-1 1,202 6
- Florida 9-3 1,054 16
- LSU 11-2 1,037 5
- Florida State 8-5 874 23
- Miami (Fla.) 9-3 839 18
- California 8-4 798 25
- Louisville 9-3 785 20
- Georgia 10-3 784 10
- Michigan 7-5 778 NR
- Virginia Tech 11-2 591 7
- Iowa 7-5 519 NR
- Clemson 8-4 493 21
- Penn State 11-1 406 3
- Oregon 10-2 373 12
- TCU 11-1 270 9
- Nebraska 8-4 261 24
- Tennessee 5-6 216 NR
- Alabama 10-2 210 8
- Texas Tech 9-3 198 19
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 182; Boston College 87; Utah 84; Arkansas 64; South Carolina 55; Boise State 46; Wisconsin 37; UCLA 29; Georgia Tech 28; Fresno State 14; Tulsa 11; Iowa State 9; Minnesota 9; Maryland 8; Purdue 7; Texas A&M 6; Memphis 5; Nevada 3; Texas-El Paso 3; Arizona 2; Brigham Young 2; Northern Illinois 2; Northwestern 2; Oregon State 2; Rutgers 2; Colorado 1; Duke 1.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-08-04-06 1030MDT
