Ohio State Tops USA Today Top 25 Poll

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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.

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