The Preseason 2010 USA Today Coaches’ Poll for the 2010 College Football season has been released and is now posted on NSAwins.com. Last season’s BCS National Championship winner, Alabama, will start out the 2010 NCAA season as the #1 ranked team with 55 first place votes. Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide has been given +400 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship this season. Coming in behind Alabama as the #2 ranked team in the preseason coaches’ poll is Jim Tressel’s Ohio State Buckeyes. The Buckeyes are led by 2010 Heisman hopeful Terrelle Pryor at quarterback and have the schedule and talent to make a legitemate run for the program’s 8th national football championship, while Pryor has +450 vegas odds to win the 2010 Heisman Trophy and become the 8th Heisman winner in Ohio St history. Rounding out the top 5 after Alabama and Ohio State are #3 Florida, #4 Texas and #5 Boise State. Florida and Texas both will be replacing legendary college football quarterbacks in the departed Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy, while Boise St appears set to challenge for a BCS National Championship behind returning Heisman candidate Kellen Moore at quarterback(+1300 odds to win Heisman). You can view the complete 2010 Preseason College Football USA Today Coaches’ Poll below and be sure to visit NSAwins.com’s College Football Power Rankings 2010 page throughout the season for weekly updated USA Today, AP, BCS and NSAwins.com power rankings and polls.
August 6
2010 Preseason College Football USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Rank Team (first-place votes) 2009 record Points Final 2009 rank
1. Alabama (55) 14-0 1,469 1
2. Ohio State (4) 11-2 1,392 5
3. Florida 13-1 1,245 3
4. Texas 13-1 1,240 2
5. Boise State 14-0 1,215 4
6. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,052 10
7. TCU 12-1 1,051 6
8. Oklahoma 8-5 1,035 NR
9. Nebraska 10-4 1,001 14
10. Iowa 11-2 952 7
11. Oregon 10-3 940 11
12. Wisconsin 10-3 778 16
13. Miami (Fla.) 9-4 728 19
14. Penn State 11-2 508 8
15. Pittsburgh 10-3 492 15
16. LSU 9-4 476 17
17. Georgia Tech 11-3 455 13
18. North Carolina 8-5 445 NR
19. Arkansas 8-5 438 NR
20. Florida State 7-6 374 NR
21. Georgia 8-5 312 NR
22. Oregon State 8-5 263 NR
23. Auburn 8-5 260 NR
24t. Utah 10-3 169 18
24t. West Virginia 9-4 169 22
Others receiving votes:
Cincinnati (12-1) 135; Houston (10-4) 76; Brigham Young (11-2) 66; Arizona (8-5) 65; Mississippi (9-4) 48; Clemson (9-5) 44; Stanford (8-5) 41; Connecticut (8-5) 40; Notre Dame (6-6) 38; South Carolina (7-6) 38; Washington (5-7) 26; Missouri (8-5) 23; Navy (10-4) 12; Oklahoma State (9-4) 11; Boston College (8-5) 10; Michigan State (6-7) 10; Arizona State (4-8) 6; California (8-5) 6; Texas Tech (9-4) 5; South Florida (8-5) 4; Texas A&M (6-7) 3; Northwestern (8-5) 2; Temple (9-4) 2; Central Michigan (12-2) 1; Mississippi State (5-7) 1; Nevada (8-5) 1; Northern Illinois (7-6) 1; Southern Methodist (8-5) 1.