USA Today Coaches' Preseason Poll

Team (first-place votes), Points, Final 2010 ranking
1. Oklahoma (42), 1,454, 6
2. Alabama (13), 1,414, 11
3. Oregon (2), 1,309, 3
4. LSU (2), 1,296, 8t
5. Florida State, 1,116, 16
6. Stanford, 1,101, 4
7. Boise State, 1,065, 7
8. Oklahoma State, 933, 10
9. Texas A&M, 885, 21
10. Wisconsin, 829, 8t
11. Nebraska, 814, 19
12. South Carolina, 779, 22
13. Virginia Tech, 767, 15
14. Arkansas, 750, 12
15. TCU, 687, 2
16. Ohio State, 631, 5
17. Michigan State, 536, 14
18. Notre Dame, 440, NR
19. Auburn, 329, 1
20. Mississippi State, 301, 17
21. Missouri, 266, 18
22. Georgia, 260, NR
23. Florida, 240, NR
24. Texas, 162, NR
25. Penn State, 161, NR

Others receiving votes
Arizona State (6-6) 158; West Virginia (9-4) 149; Utah (10-3) 50; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 49; Iowa (8-5) 41; Northwestern (7-6) 30; Arizona (7-6) 28; Central Florida (11-3) 22; Michigan (7-6) 19; Air Force (9-4) 15; North Carolina (8-5) 14; Houston (5-7) 13; South Florida (8-5) 9; Hawaii (10-4) 8; Clemson (6-7) 7; Tennessee (6-7) 7; Southern Miss (8-5) 6; Brigham Young (7-6) 5; North Carolina State (9-4) 4; Northern Illinois (11-3) 4; Oregon State (5-7) 4; Pittsburgh (8-5) 3; Washington (7-6) 3; Georgia Tech (6-7) 1; Nevada (13-1) 1.