[mervinout]

espn has listed the coaches top 25 osu 1 texas 2, the suprise for me was OU at 5. The good thing was to see WVU at 7 and another big east team at 13 lusiville

[Kasey Kahne 9 fan]

couple surprises

[desertrat]

I am sure that Oklahoma would be rated a bit lower had the dismissals of Bomar and Quinn come before the majority had already cast their votes.

[Lefty Noob]

I am sure that Oklahoma would be rated a bit lower had the dismissals of Bomar and Quinn come before the majority had already cast their votes.

Most definitely.

OSU is at or near the top of most polls, WVU is a real up-and-coming team.

Can anyone post the entire poll here in this thread?

[desertrat]

Here is the link to the coaches poll:
USATODAY.com

[desertrat]

I find it interesting the Oklahoma has 13 first place votes and are #5 overall. That is the 2nd most first place votes in the poll, USC recieved only one 1st place vote and are ranked #3. Apparantly some coaches must have waited to the last minute before casting their ballots.

[mervinout]

Originally Posted by desertrat

I find it interesting the Oklahoma has 13 first place votes and are #5 overall. That is the 2nd most first place votes in the poll, USC recieved only one 1st place vote and are ranked #3. Apparantly some coaches must have waited to the last minute before casting their ballots.

coaches have more concerns, im sure most of them got it in two days before the things was due at the earliest and that was the day of the incident

[WVGrandma4Kasey]

Originally Posted by mervinout

espn has listed the coaches top 25 osu 1 texas 2, the suprise for me was OU at 5. The good thing was to see WVU at 7 and another big east team at 13 lusiville

HooRay! clap,clap,clap.

[cjg11582]

I always wonder what the criteria is for the coaches when they are compiling rankings. Is the #1 team the most likely to get to the national title game or simply the best team. Because strength of schedule is almost as important as the strength of the actual team. For instance, if I was to rank the teams most likely to participate in the national title game, I would have WVU at 1, followed by OSU, USC, Miami and Notre Dame. But if I was ranking the best teams, 1-5 would look something like this: Auburn, OSU, LSU, Miami, Florida. I assume they are just ranking who they believe to be the superior teams, and not placing odds on pending success. Although Steve Spurrier ranks Duke at #25 at the beginning of every season, so obviously their motives are not always consistent.

[desertrat]

Originally Posted by cjg11582

I always wonder what the criteria is for the coaches when they are compiling rankings. Is the #1 team the most likely to get to the national title game or simply the best team. Because strength of schedule is almost as important as the strength of the actual team. For instance, if I was to rank the teams most likely to participate in the national title game, I would have WVU at 1, followed by OSU, USC, Miami and Notre Dame. But if I was ranking the best teams, 1-5 would look something like this: Auburn, OSU, LSU, Miami, Florida. I assume they are just ranking who they believe to be the superior teams, and not placing odds on pending success. Although Steve Spurrier ranks Duke at #25 at the beginning of every season, so obviously their motives are not always consistent.

I would guess thet many of the coaches vote in a way that makes their schedule look tougher than it might really be. Then there are the coaches that make a mockery of the entire poll, such as Steve Spurrier and his vote for Duke in the top 25 every year just because it was the first school to hire hin as a head coach.

[Doctor Know]

The Coaches are smarter than the fans and sport columnist. They know what it takes to make it to the top. The also talk to each other. They know what schools are loaded with hidden talent. Do you think Ohio State is worried that that lost nine starters to th NFL Draft (Five first round Picks) and have only two returning starters on Defense.....? Why are they Number One in the coaches poll? Don't be surprised by the 5Th or 6th game of the season OSU's defense will be ranked among the best in the country.

[EmpireWF]

Any chance TCU remains a top team this year? They had an amazing one last year and just fell short of that elusive undefeated record.